Job Description Network Automation & Test Engineer (Contract-to-Hire)

Client: Cisco Solutions Team (Venkateshs org)
Location: San Jose, CA or Bengaluru, India (onsite strongly preferred)
Engagement Type: Contract-to-Hire treated as a full engagement from day one
Experience Level: 7 +years

About the Role

Venkateshs solutions team is looking for engineers to own system-level and solution-level testing for data-center networking environments. This is explicitly not a software development role its a test/validation role that requires a genuine blend of robust networking knowledge and practical Python automation skills. Candidates must ramp quickly with limited handholding, as the team doesnt have bandwidth for extensive training.

What Youll Do
- Perform system- and solution-level testing across data-center networking environments.
- Develop and maintain Python-based test automation.
- Automate test cases covering Layer 2, Layer 3, BGP, IP fabric, VXLAN, and EVPN scenarios.
- Support testing related to SONiC and potentially FBOSS.




- Review existing test code and understand the networking behavior its meant to validate.
- Validate the correctness of AI-generated or team-generated automation code using AI coding tools appropriately while independently verifying output.
- Troubleshoot test failures spanning automation, systems, and networking layers.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, test, and solution teams; participate in onsite technical discussions and debugging sessions.

Required Technical Background

Networking
- Strong Layer 2 and Layer 3 fundamentals
- BGP (critical non-negotiable)
- Data-center fabrics and IP fabric concepts
- VXLAN and EVPN
- Routing and switching
- Ability to troubleshoot system- and solution-level networking issues
- CCNP-equivalent depth
- OSPF exposure is helpful but secondary to BGP

Automation
- Strong Python skills
- Experience developing or maintaining network test automation
- Ability to read and understand existing automation

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