Platform/Infra Python Test Automation Engineer

• *About the role**

You will join QA team, responsible for building and maintaining Python\-based test automation for the platform/VM layer of SD\-WAN controllers (Manager, Controller, Validator). This is the senior individual\-contributor role on the team — you'll set patterns for how the test automation framework is structured, without formal people\-management duties.

• *Responsibilities**

• Python Automation \- 5 to 7 yrs of experience with networking experience
• Pune location preferred, with fallback on Bangalore
• Working with large enterprise experience
• Overlap in US working time
• Design and maintain the core Python test automation framework used across the platform/VM layer
• Build and execute automated tests validating controller deployment, configuration, and lifecycle at the platform level
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Define reusable test patterns and utilities other engineers on the team can build on
• Perform manual and exploratory testing where automation coverage is still developing
• Collaborate with backend and UI test automation engineers to keep the framework consistent across layers
• *Requirements**

• Strong Python skills, including experience designing test automation frameworks (pytest, robot, or similar)
• Solid networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing, VPN/IPsec; SD\-WAN (Viptela/Catalyst) experience is a strong plus
• Experience with CI/CD integration for automated tests
• Comfortable working independently with light internal guidance rather than external leadership
• Senior\-level experience in test automation / SDET roles
• *Nice to have**

Cisco certifications: CCNA and CCNP