SR SW QA Engineer (Performance & Scale) - 10420

Extreme Networks
Chennai
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 5-12 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical","Communication","Debugging","Collaboration"]

Own end-to-end QA for cloud-based networking applications, covering functional, integration, performance, and scale validation. Build and automate test suites across API and GUI, including API contract testing and REST-based scale/performance checks. Partner with Product, Development, and CloudOps to plan test strategy, review deployments and coverage gaps, and provide feedback on automation code. Work with cloud platforms and containerized environments using Kubernetes and Docker, plus Linux/Unix tooling.

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Extreme Networks
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SR SW QA Engineer (Performance & Scale) - 10420

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end QA for cloud-based networking applications, covering functional, integration, performance, and scale validation. Build and automate test suites across API and GUI, including API contract testing and REST-based scale/performance checks. Partner with Product, Development, and CloudOps to plan test strategy, review deployments and coverage gaps, and provide feedback on automation code. Work with cloud platforms and containerized environments using Kubernetes and Docker, plus Linux/Unix tooling.
Location: Chennai
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Create and execute end-to-end QA strategy, test planning, and automated test suites for cloud-based networking applications and services.
  • •Perform functional, integration, performance, and scale/load validations, including performance testing and monitoring.
  • •Automate testing across an end-to-end perspective, covering both API and GUI, and review automation code from other team members.
  • •Test API capabilities (functional, security, and scale/performance), using REST preferred and API contract testing with mocks and automation.
  • •Work with Product Owners, Development, CloudOps, and other teams to address test coverage gaps based on customer deployments and found issues.

Key Requirements

  • •5 to 12 years of QA experience, including functional, integration, performance, and scale/load validations for cloud-based applications.
  • •Hands-on testing experience with cloud environments (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure) and containerization technologies like Kubernetes and Docker.
  • •Create end-to-end test strategy and test planning, then plan, develop, execute, and automate test suites for cloud-based networking applications and services.
  • •Strong API testing skills (functional/security/scale and performance), including API contract testing with mocks and API automation (REST preferred).
  • •Experience with automation and programming using Java, Python, Robot, and scripting languages (e.g., Perl, Go, TCL/TK), plus UI automation using Selenium or Playwright.
Experience:5-12 yearsCloudSaaSNetworkingMicroservicesNetwork orchestrationContainerizationAPI testingPerformance testingTest automation
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science or a related technical field
Skills:AnalyticalCommunicationDebuggingCollaboration
Tech Stack:AWSGoogle CloudAzureKubernetesDockerJavaPythonRobotPerlGoTCL/TKRESTSeleniumPlaywrightWiresharkEtherealJmeterLocustLinuxUnix

Company Brief

Extreme Networks
Provides wired and wireless network infrastructure, cloud-driven network management, and analytics for enterprises and service providers, delivering switching, routing, security, and access solutions.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1996
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