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Automation Engineer IV

Mindlance

Menlo Park, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$60–$75 Per Hour
SKILLS
Automation Engineering, BGP, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Debugging Skills, IXIA, Laboratory Automation, Linux Operating System, Machine Tool, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Operations Center, Network Routing, Network Testing, On Call, Optics, Performance Testing, Product/Service Launch, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Software Testing, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Switched Fabric, Test Automation, Test Case, Test Lab, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Scripts, Testing, Time Management, Topology
LOCATION
Menlo Park, CA
POSTED
21 days ago
Job Description
Datacenter Product Introductions team is looking to scale its test automation and CI/CD coverage to keep pace with NPIs.
We are hiring contractors to expand test and automation for solutions involving BGP++, Open/R, Fabrics, Switches and Optics.

Responsibilities
Test and automate end-to-end network test cases (control-plane, data-plane, performance, stress/soak) using the inhouse test framework used by DNE team.
Build and run traffic-generation tests with Ixia/Keysight in lab environments.
Convert qualification test plans into automated, repeatable suites and onboard them as CI/CD conveyor nodes (DC/BB push pipelines) that gate releases.
Triage test failures for flakiness vs. legitimate regressions; file and track issues to the appropriate on call.
Maintain and improve existing automation, test configs, and lab tooling;
Collaborate with Netcastle (lab infra), Routing, and FBOSS XFN partners to unblock coverage.

Required Qualifications
3+ years in software/network test automation or QA engineering.
Strong Python (test frameworks, scripting, debugging).
Req Intake Template
Hands-on networking fundamentals: BGP, routing/forwarding, L2/L3, data-plane vs. control-plane concepts.
Experience with traffic generators (Ixia, Keysight, or equivalent).
CI/CD pipeline experience and comfort working in a Linux environment with source control.

Candidate Requirements
Must-Have HARD Skills
1 5-8+ years in software/network test automation or QA engineering.
2 Strong Python (test frameworks, scripting, debugging).
3 Hands-on networking fundamentals: BGP, routing/forwarding, L2/L3, data-plane vs. control-plane concepts.
4 CI/CD pipeline experience and comfort working in a Linux environment with source control.
Experience with traffic generators (Ixia, Keysight, or equivalent).

Nice-to-have Skills
1 Exposure to Open/R, BGP, ECMP/UCMP, or large-scale DC fabric topologies.
2 Experience qualifying network hardware/optics or vendor NOS (e.g., Arista EOS).
3 Familiarity with lab automation, device provisioning, or scale/performance testing.

Years of Experience:
5-7 years in software/network test automation or QA engineering.

Degrees/Certifications Required: Bachelors of Science or network engineering

Preferred
Exposure to Open/R, BGP, ECMP/UCMP, or large-scale DC fabric topologies.
Experience qualifying network hardware/optics or vendor NOS (e.g., Arista EOS).
Familiarity with lab automation, device provisioning, or scale/performance testing.

How will performance be measured?
Timely delivery of work
Quality of work

Interview Process
How many rounds of interviews? Who will be conducting each round? 3 rounds
Types of Interviews (behavioral, technical, presentation, etc.)

EEO:
Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.

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