Senior QA Automation Engineer, ASIC Simulation

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Responsibilities

• ▹Review architectural designs and requirements for new features
• ▹Drive the design, development and execution of tests across functional, performance and security scopes as part of SW GA and update releases
• ▹Develop Python automation suites built on clean OOP principles
• ▹Chase down defects and validate fixes until the root cause is fully resolved
• ▹Leverage the SimX platform to validate code and debug the ASIC long before hardware arrives
• ▹Collaborate closely with R&D to lead the quality of new features from design to deployment

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of hands-on QA or networking experience, backed by CCNP-equivalent protocol knowledge: L2 (VLAN, STP), L3 (BGP, OSPF), EVPN, VXLAN, and advanced features like PFC, ECN, RoCE and QoS
• ▹Production-quality Python engineering, specifically strong OOP design and hands-on experience with Pytest
• ▹Deep Linux proficiency (at an LPIC-1 or LPIC-2 level) to navigate system internals, analyze logs and debug effectively
• ▹Clear verbal and written communication, with professional proficiency in written and spoken English
• ▹B.Sc. or B.A. or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a similar background

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with Docker and traffic generation tools (Ixia, TRex, Scapy)
• ▹Hands-on experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• ▹Working knowledge of virtualization platforms (KVM, VMware)

Soft skills

About the company

The System Ethernet QA team at NVIDIA's R&D center is responsible for testing and qualifying virtual networking silicon (SimX) and software, from L2 forwarding and L3 routing to overlays, QoS and security.