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

Client: Cisco — Solutions Team (Venkatesh's 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

Venkatesh's solutions team is looking for engineers to own system-level and solution-level testing for data-center networking settings. This is explicitly not a software development role — it's 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 doesn't have bandwidth for extensive training.

What You'll 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 it's 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
Solid 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

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