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Responsibilities include defining test strategies, designing detailed test plans, and developing reliable automation frameworks to validate the next-generation routing platform.\nPartner with the best\nThis role involves expertise in networking protocols to ensure resilience, scalability, and performance of routing infrastructure while automating processes efficiently. It suits individuals skilled at analyzing complex systems and identifying protocol bugs under edge-case scenarios to improve network reliability and functionality.\nAs a Senior II Software Development, you will be responsible for:\nDesigning, developing, and executing comprehensive functional tests for routing services, emphasizing BGP protocols, FRRouting (FRR), and GoBGP.\nValidating advanced networking features such as EVPN, BGP Route Reflection, and essential IP routing and switching technologies.\nCreating and maintaining scalable automated testing frameworks utilizing Python and Pytest effectively.\nIntegrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines ensures continuous validation while maintaining software quality effectively.\nConducting performance, stress, and scalability testing with tools like Spirent TestCenter or comparable traffic generation solutions.\nResolving intricate networking problems, analyzing routing convergence, and pinpointing underlying causes of system-wide malfunctions.\nCollaborating with cross-functional engineering teams while mentoring junior engineers to promote testing best practices and continuous improvement.\nDo what you love\nTo be successful in this role you will:\nDemonstrate expertise in Network Validation, QA Automation, or Systems Testing, supported by practical knowledge in computer science, engineering, or related fields.\nDemonstrate expertise in L2/L3 networking concepts, including TCP/IP and IPv4/IPv6, with practical experience configuring, debugging, and testing routing stacks like FRR.\nDemonstrate expertise in BGP protocols, attributes, state machines, scaling techniques, and advanced Python proficiency for automation using Pytest and libraries.\nLeverage expertise in high-scale traffic generation tools like Spirent, Keysight/Ixia, Cisco TRex, or Xena Networks for performance validation.\nUtilize Docker to containerize routing daemons, manage multi-container network topologies, and create virtualized network test environments with advanced tools.\nAbout us\nAt Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.\nWhether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. 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