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QA SW ENGINEER 10547- Layer2/Layer3 Protocol Testing

Extreme Networks

hybrid,BangaloreQAFull-time
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Role details

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Employment
Full-time
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Extreme Networks seeks a QA Engineer with 2-4 years of experience in telecom or data networking to validate L2/L3 protocol implementations. The candidate will develop test strategies, plans, and automation tools for high-end customer solutions.

What you need

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, ECE, TCE, or related field
  • 2-4 years of experience in Telecom, Data Networking, or network security
  • Experience with test planning, requirement-to-testcase mapping, and defect tracking
  • Proficiency in IEEE 802.1 standards (Bridging, VLAN, STP, MAC security, LLDP)
  • Knowledge of L2/L3 protocols including TCP/IP, VRRP, IGMP, IPv4/IPv6, ICMP, and ARP
  • Experience with network management protocols such as SNMP, sFLOW, NetFlow, and RMON

What you will own

  • Partner with engineering, services, and field teams to validate products and solutions for customer deployments
  • Write test strategies and plans to cover functional, performance, and scalability aspects of platform and software solutions
  • Develop tools and scripts for software validation
Core skills
L2/L3 Protocol TestingTCP/IPSNMPVLANWiresharkTest PlanningLinuxNetworking Security
Internal freshness window ends Oct 21, 2026
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  • salary “Not provided”
  • location “Job location: hybrid,Bangalore”
  • must_have “B.E. / B.Tech. or equivalent in CS/ECE/TCE/EEE or MS in Computer science/application/engineering”
  • must_have “2-4 years of relevant industry experience in Telecom/Data Networking and network security”
  • must_have “Should have hands-on experience on Test planning, computer networking topology planning, requirement-to-testcase mapping, Test case writing, Defect logging and tracking, with excellent debugging skills.”
  • must_have “IEEE 802.1 (Bridging, VLAN, STP, MAC security, LLDP)”
  • must_have “L2/L3 Features (TCP/IP, VRRP, IGMP, IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, ICMPv6, ARP), Basic understanding of IS-IS.”
  • must_have “Network Management and Monitoring (SNMP, SFLOW, Netflow, RMON, ERSPAN)”
  • must_have “DHCP, DNS, SSH, RADIUS, TACACS, LDAP, IPSec, CA.”
  • must_have “Unix/Linux and Windows environments.”
l2/l3 protocol testingtcp/ipsnmpvlan
Role brief
Roles and Responsibilities:
The QA Engineer would be an individual contributor partnering with other Engineering teams, Services and Field Engineers to help build and validate the Products and Solutions for high end customer deployments. The Engineers would write test strategy, test plans and develop tools and scripts to cover the various functional, performance and scalability aspects of Platform and Software solution validation.   Qualification and Experience:
B.E. / B.Tech. or equivalent in CS/ECE/TCE/EEE or MS in Computer science/application/engineering
2-4 years of relevant industry experience in Telecom/Data Networking and network security   Skillset Required:
•    Excellent knowledge and work experience in most of the following areas:
•    Good understanding of Operating system concepts and network applications and network operating system.
•    Familiarity with Traffic Generators (Ixia/Spirent) and Network debugging tools (Wireshark, ping, traceroute etc.)
•    Good knowledge of Cloud based application validation and micro services-based architecture.
•    Should have hands-on experience on Test planning, computer networking topology planning, requirement-to-testcase mapping, Test case writing, Defect logging and tracking, with excellent debugging skills.
•    Good knowledge of testing methodologies, knowledge of different testing types and overall product life cycle.
•    Good Analytical and Communication Skills
•    IEEE 802.1 (Bridging, VLAN, STP, MAC security, LLDP)
•    L2/L3 Features (TCP/IP, VRRP, IGMP, IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, ICMPv6, ARP), Basic understanding of IS-IS.
•    Network Management and Monitoring (SNMP, SFLOW, Netflow, RMON, ERSPAN)
•    DHCP, DNS, SSH, RADIUS, TACACS, LDAP, IPSec, CA.
•    Network Security and Management features - Netlogin, AAA, IP sec, Firewalls, SSL, SNMP MIB.
•    Unix/Linux and Windows environments.
Added Advantages:
•    ISTQB, Cloud Practitioner, Network+, CWNA and CCNA certification will have added advantage.