Overall QA background of 6+ years, with 4+ years in testing networking domain-related applications.
QA Automation experience in an Agile/SCRUM team, focused on API and/or CLI testing (4+ years);
Python strongly preferred (other comparable languages considered).
Automated Testing for API or CLI 4+ years, including experience in test harness or framework
Hands-on experience automating Spirent TestCenter (STC) using its Python API — specifically StcPython
native API, the REST-based stcrestclient library (py-stcrestclient), or HLTAPI (High Level Test API); ability
to script traffic port configuration, device emulation, traffic stream setup, result subscription and statistics
Familiarity with STC Lab Server architecture: connecting to chassis, managing test sessions, and
executing automated sequences without GUI dependency.
Experience writing and maintaining long-running automation suites (soak tests of days/weeks duration)
with robust result collection, error handling, and reporting.
Working knowledge of L2/L3 protocols exercised through STC: Ethernet, VLAN/QinQ, BGP (v4/v6),
OSPF (v2/v3), IS-IS, MPLS/LDP, BFD, and data-center protocols such as VXLAN and EVPN; ability to
configure emulated/simulated router topologies for scale and convergence testing.
Familiarity with RFC 2544 / RFC 2889 benchmarking methodology for throughput, latency, frame loss and
Practical experience with AI tooling in day-to-day activities to improve productivity and delivery quality
(code generation, code review, automation, agentic AI, MCP usage, etc.).
Experience in performance, scale, and convergence testing; ability to analyze and improve performance
and convergence at system level.
Ability to develop and publish solution validation documents and test reports.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate effectively across QA and
Highly motivated, self-driven, and able to collaborate cross-functionally to meet challenging goals.
Knowledge Linux OS variants (Ubuntu, Debian).
CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab, or similar) and issue tracking tools (JIRA, Confluence).
Knowledge of STC Tcl API or legacy Tcl/HLTAPI scripting (useful for migrating existing test suites to
Familiarity with additional traffic generation or network testing tools (e.g., IXIA/Keysight, Wireshark, Iperf).
