Job Summary

The Catalyst 9000 team is responsible for delivering industry-leading enterprise switching solutions that power campus, branch, and data center networks worldwide. We focus on building highly reliable, secure, scalable, and intelligent networking platforms that enable customers to accelerate digital transformation while maintaining operational excellence.

As part of the Quality Engineering organization, you will play a critical role in validating next-generation Catalyst switching platforms and software features. You will collaborate with engineering, product management, architecture, and customer support teams to ensure exceptional product quality through comprehensive testing, automation, and AI-assisted validation methodologies.

Responsibilities

- Define and drive test strategies for Catalyst 9000 switching platforms, ensuring comprehensive validation across functional, scale, performance, resiliency, interoperability, and security domains.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Python and modern automation technologies.
- Lead end-to-end validation of Layer 2, Layer 3, security, management, and platform software features.
- Develop automated test suites for feature validation, regression testing, system integration testing, upgrade testing, and customer deployment scenarios.
- Collaborate closely with software developers, architects, and product managers to understand feature requirements and define robust validation plans.
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codex, Claude, and VS Code extensions to improve automation productivity, test coverage, and engineering efficiency.
- Build and enhance CI/CD-based validation pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster release cycles.
- Perform root-cause analysis of complex networking and software issues using protocol-level debugging and packet analysis tools.
- Drive quality metrics,



risk assessments, defect prevention initiatives, and release readiness reviews.
- Mentor team members on networking technologies, automation best practices, troubleshooting techniques, and quality engineering methodologies.
- Partner with customer support and field teams to reproduce customer issues and validate software fixes.

Qualifications

- Bachelor s or Master s Degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 1+ years of experience in Software QA, System Validation, or Network Testing.
- Strong experience testing enterprise switching and networking products.
- Hands-on expertise with:Layer 2 SwitchingVLANs, VTP, STP, RSTP, MSTEtherChannel, LACPLayer 3 RoutingIPv4 and IPv6ARP, DNS, DHCPOSPF, EIGRP, BGPVRF, MulticastACLs, QoSAAA, RADIUS, TACACS+High Availability and Redundancy features
- Experience validating network security features including: 802.1XMACsec TrustSecPort Security DHCP Snooping Dynamic ARP InspectionIP Source Guard
- Strong automation experience using Python.
- Hands-on experience with REST APIs, NETCONF, RESTCONF, YANG, JSON, and YAML.
- Experience using automation and testing frameworks such as PyTest, Robot Framework, or equivalent.
- Strong Linux fundamentals including scripting, troubleshooting, and system administration.
- Experience with virtualization and container technologies such as VMware, KVM, Docker, or Kubernetes.
- Proficiency with Git and contemporary software development workflows.
- Strong troubleshooting experience using: Wiresharktcpdump IxiaSpirent Network protocol analyzers
- Strong analytical, debugging, and end-to-end solution validation skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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