Who You'll Work With Cisco Networking Engineering (CNE) - erstwhile Distributed Systems Engineering (DSE) is a multi-billion-dollar business that generates its revenue primarily from the Web, Service Provider Edge, Core & Optical markets. The organization in India deals with development of High-End Routers like ASR9000, NCS5500, NCS540, NCS560, NCS5700 and Optical products like NCS1010, NCS1014, NCS1004, NCS4000 and NCS2000 series. What You'll Do: * Delivering software with benchmarked quality and customer happiness, thereby enabling faster customer adoption. * Uses expertise and creativity for innovative product recommendation and solutions. Applies knowledge of Cisco's business strategies. * Automated End-to-End System/Solution test experience needed. * Engage in debugging complex network problems and define solutions. * Work on Network automation, algorithmic thinking and Analytics applications derived from customer use cases * Work on continuous improvement and transformation. Scientific, Data driven testing. * Collaborate effectively with teams across geographies, direct customer interfacing and stakeholder management. * Write Python Automation test plans which define the automation strategy and test cases for new features / Solution Test / System Test * Be part of a team which values open communication, empowerment, innovation and career development * Strong in Software engineering test methodology and process knowledge Who You Are: * Excellent knowledge of test automation with Python and other automation test tools and methodologies is a must * Good understanding of Manageability technologies like OpenConfig, Restconf, Netconf-yang, Telemtery is a plus * Knowledge of Openconfig and OpenROADM specification is a plus * Expertise in Optical Technologies DWDM, ROADM, OTN, Coherent is a huge plus * Good understanding of customer deployments, operations and the ability to translate brown field/green field deployments into test strategy with high efficacy * Quick learner with an open mind to "grey box" testing, bringing in strategic on-the-box, off-the-box views that reflect the state of IOS-XR systems. * Experience in test engineering concepts and methodologies including test planning, test case design, test execution and test automation * Experience in Layer-0, Layer-1 traffic generators and analysers (e.g. Viavi, Agilent, Spirent, IXIA, etc.) * Strong written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills * Results oriented with a high degree of accountability, dedication and responsibility * Typically requires MS/BS in EE/CS combined with 6 - 8 years proven experience * Excellent problem solving skills, familiarity with Linux and modern software tools and techniques for development/debugging and solid software design and development skills * Industry certification such as CCNA/CCNP/CCIE/JCNA/JCIE will be a huge plus Why Cisco? #WeAreCisco. 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