Software QA Engineer : Network Testing L2/L3, Automation | AI-Assisted Validation | 6-9 Years
Company: 123 Cisco Systems (India) Private Limited
Location: Bangalore, India
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-07-31
About this role
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## Meet the Team
Our team is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, scalability, and security of next-generation networking solutions across enterprise, cloud, and AI-driven infrastructures. We build comprehensive validation frameworks, automation platforms, and intelligent test systems that enable rapid innovation while maintaining the highest quality standards.
As part of a highly collaborative engineering organization, you will work closely with development, product management, DevOps, customer support, and architecture teams to validate cutting-edge networking technologies and accelerate product delivery through automation and AI-powered workflows.
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## Your Impact
- Define and drive test strategies for enterprise networking products, ensuring comprehensive coverage across functional, scale, performance, resiliency, security, and interoperability testing.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Python and modern automation technologies.
- Lead end-to-end validation of Layer 2, Layer 3, routing, switching, security, SD-WAN, and cloud networking features.
- Develop automated test suites for feature validation, regression testing, system integration testing, and customer deployment scenarios.
- Collaborate closely with software developers, architects, and product managers to understand requirements and translate them into effective validation strategies.
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codex, Claude, and VS Code extensions to improve productivity, automation quality, and test coverage.
- Build and optimize CI/CD-based testing pipelines to enable continuous validation and faster release cycles.
- Perform root-cause analysis of complex software and networking issues using protocol-level debugging and packet analysis tools.
- Drive quality metrics, risk assessment, defect prevention initiatives, and release readiness reviews.
- Mentor junior engineers in automation best practic...