About The Role

In this role, you will join the client's SD-WAN/Networking team, focused on validating the reliability, scalability, security, and usability of software-defined networking products. The role combines strong networking knowledge with hands-on Python-based test automation, UI automation using Playwright, REST API testing, and CI/CD. You will work closely with platform, backend, frontend, development, and systems engineering teams to improve automation quality, identify product risks, and prevent regressions throughout the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute test strategies covering SD-WAN features and end-to-end product workflows
• Develop and maintain test automation using Python
• Build and maintain UI automation using Playwright or comparable browser automation frameworks
• Test and automate RESTful APIs, including positive and negative scenarios, authentication, payload validation, and error handling
• Analyze test failures, logs, stack traces, API responses, browser artifacts, and system behavior to identify root causes
• Identify and resolve flaky automation tests to improve stability, coverage, execution performance, reliability, and maintainability
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools
• Report, track, and manage software defects through resolution
• Collaborate with platform, backend, frontend, development, networking, and infrastructure engineering teams
• Apply AI-assisted engineering practices where appropriate to improve testing and automation efficiency
  
  
  

Requirements

• Strong networking fundamentals at CCNA/CCNP knowledge level, including IPv4/IPv6, TCP/IP, routing and switching, VLANs, VRFs, NAT, DHCP, DNS, and QoS
• Good understanding of routing protocols and concepts, including BGP and OSPF
• Hands-on network troubleshooting experience using packet captures, logs, counters, and device CLI
• Working knowledge of SD-WAN concepts, including underlay/overlay networks, control/management/data planes, WAN edge devices and controllers, tunnels, segmentation, VPNs, routing policies, high availability, and failover
• Hands-on experience developing test automation using Python
• Practical experience with Playwright or a comparable browser automation framework
• Experience testing and automating HTTP/RESTful APIs, including authentication, JSON/XML payloads, request/response validation, negative testing, and error handling
• Experience with Git-based development workflows, including branching, merging, pull requests, code reviews, and conflict resolution
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
• Experience identifying and improving flaky or unstable automated tests
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of test quality, and collaborate effectively within cross-functional engineering teams
• Strong Intermediate level of English for effective communication
  
  
  

SoftServe is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, disability, health condition, marital or family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.