Job Description

Company DescriptionArista Networks is an industry leader in Cognitive Cloud Networking for mission critical data center and campus environments. Arista is a well-established and profitable company with over $5 billion in revenue. Arista\'s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds from 10M to 400G bits per second, redefine scalability, agility and resilience. Arista has shipped more than 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system. Committed to open standards, Arista is a founding member of the 25/50GbE consortium. Arista Networks products are available worldwide directly and through partners.At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation.Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do.Arista Networks is looking for world class Software Test Engineers to join our fast-paced, high caliber team responsible for validating the products and solutions developed at Arista Networks.You will work with software development engineers, hardware engineers, field support engineers, product managers, and software test engineers to analyse customer requirements and use cases, gather technical details, create software test plans, and validate that the product meets our customer\'s requirements. You will also work with our customer support and engineering teams to help address escalated customer issues by reproducing, and debugging those in the lab.The role will provide opportunities to create real impact in the rapidly growing Software defined (SD) branch, SD-WAN, Cloud IT services, and virtualization technologies.

• Create and execute test plans which involve scale, stress, interop, and customer scenario testing to validate features and products.
• Work with Customer Support and Software Development teams to understand and reproduce customer found defects and validate fixes.
• Install and configure test tools like Ixia, iPerf, etc. to emulate complex networks in test environments.
• Log and track failures in a bug tracking system. Troubleshoot failures and work with the software development team to get them fixed.
• Review functional specs and test plans and provide feedback.
• Create and manage the schedule for assigned test efforts.

Qualifications

• B.Tech or M.Tech in CS/CE/ECE plus 2 years of experience, preferably in the SD WAN technologies (India)
• Knowledge of security protocols such as IPSec, IKE and ACLs is desired.
• Knowledge and/or experience with virtualization solutions (ESXi and KVM), cloud technologies including public cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge in some or all of the following areas: DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, NAT/PAT, QOS, VXLAN, EVPN, and routing with a strong proficiency in BGP
• Knowledge and skills related to software test methodologies and the use of test tools is required.
• Experience configuring, testing, trouble-shooting, or supporting ethernet network switches.
• Experience with Ixia, Wireshark, tcpdump, or a similar network traffic generation or packet capture/analysis tool.
• Familiarity with at least one of the following: Linux, network management, or scripting.
• Highly motivated. Strong communication and teamwork skills. Likes to take initiatives and drive collaboration.

Additional InformationCome join a team of talented professionals who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of networking technology. Be part of a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and out-of-the-box thinking.

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