TRPD-26-05196

Senior Software QA Engineer (Routing/Switch Platform Testing, IOS-XE/Polaris)

Senior Software QA Engineer to drive development, regression, and automation testing for Cisco enterprise routing/switching platforms (Polaris & IOS-XE). The role focuses on deep platform validation across PHY/MAC and high-speed interfaces, datapath/control-plane testing, hardware/environmental functional testing, and feature testing (MACsec, Port-Channels, QoS). Requires strong TCP/IP and L2/L3 protocol knowledge, Python-based test automation, Linux and virtualization (KVM/ESXi), traffic generators (Ixia/Spirent), Wireshark, Git, and strong debugging/root-cause skills in an Agile environment.

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Position summary

Location: India
Workplace: On-site
Employment: Full Time
Experience: Minimum 5 years and Maximum 10 years

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Role overview

Why This Role Matters.

Your Impact

Deliver Enterprise Value

Help organisations solve complex business problems through modern technology, consulting expertise and measurable outcomes.

Collaboration

Work Across Teams

Collaborate with consultants, architects, engineers and client stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Growth

Learn Continuously

Gain exposure to enterprise technologies, certifications, mentoring and real-world project experience.

Career Path

Grow With Ubique

Build a long-term consulting career with opportunities to take on greater responsibility and leadership over time.

Responsibilities

What You'll Be Doing.

Every role at Ubique contributes directly to solving meaningful business challenges for our clients.

Support the new platform software development test, regression test and automation test across routing platforms

Collaborate with other team members to define quality goals, test scope, and execution plan, ensure the on-time delivery of the products with high quality

Modern Test Practices: Apply modern Test workflows, including AI-assisted coding tools (such as GitHub Copilot or Codex) and integrated development environments like VSCode, to accelerate the development lifecycle and improve code quality.

In-Depth knowledge of TCP/IP networking technologies. Experience with L2-L3 network protocols. Minimum 5 years working on networking related area and 3 years’ experience on routing/switching technology area.

Hands-on automation test experience with Python.

M.S. or B.S. in CS/CE/EE/AI/ML and other IT related majors.

Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), with expertise in requirements analysis, test plan creation, execution, and release validation.

Extensive hands-on experience in platform testing, PHY/MAC layer validation, and high-speed interface integrity testing, which you will use to validate our Next-Gen engineering platforms.

Demonstrated ability to architect robust test plans and map them to critical platform testing areas, including port validation, Datapath/control path validation, FPGA, ROMMON, and environmental/hardware functional testing (e.g., power supplies, LEDs, fans).

Good technical knowledge and hands-on experience conducting deep-dive testing of MACsec, Port-Channels, Flow Control, and Quality of Service (QoS).

Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills, applying advanced debugging techniques, kernel logs, and system traces.

Solid foundation in Linux operating systems and hands-on experience with virtualization technologies, such as KVM and ESXI.

Technology stack

Tools & Technologies.

The platforms and technologies you'll use to build modern, enterprise-grade solutions.

IOS-XE

Required

Polaris

Required

routing

Required

switching

Required

TCP/IP

Required

L2

Required

L3

Required

MACsec

Required

Port-Channel

Required

LACP

Required

Flow Control

Required

QoS

Required

PHY

Required

MAC

Required

high-speed interfaces

Required

datapath

Required

control plane

Required

FPGA

Required

ROMMON

Required

Linux

Required

Requirements

Skills & Experience.

We value curiosity, collaboration and continuous learning. If you don't meet every requirement but believe you can make an impact, we'd still love to hear from you.

Essential

Required Qualifications

TCP/IP networking fundamentals and troubleshooting

L2/L3 networking protocols and routing/switching technologies

Platform testing for routing/switch platforms (development, regression, release validation)

Python test automation

SDLC understanding: requirements analysis, test planning, execution, release validation

PHY/MAC layer validation and high-speed interface integrity testing

Port validation; datapath/control-path validation

Testing/validation of FPGA, ROMMON, and environmental/hardware functions (power supplies, LEDs, fans)

Deep-dive testing of MACsec, Port-Channels, Flow Control, and QoS

Advanced debugging and root cause analysis using kernel logs and system traces

Linux OS fundamentals and hands-on usage

Virtualization: KVM and ESXi

Network traffic generators: Ixia and/or Spirent

Protocol analysis with Wireshark

Git version control

Agile development methodologies

Preferred

Nice to Have

AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Codex)

VSCode (or similar IDE) for test development workflows

Networking certifications: CCNA, CCNP, CCIE (or equivalent)

What you'll gain

More Than Just A Job.

We're committed to helping every team member grow professionally, personally and technically while working on meaningful projects.

Global Exposure

Collaborate with international clients and multicultural teams on enterprise programmes.

Continuous Learning

Expand your expertise through mentoring, certifications and hands-on project experience.

Career Growth

Take ownership, develop leadership skills and grow your consulting career over time.

Flexible Working

Hybrid and remote collaboration designed around trust and delivering exceptional outcomes.

People First

Join a supportive culture where collaboration, respect and long-term relationships come first.

Enterprise Projects

Work on meaningful technology initiatives for leading organisations across industries.

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