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# Senior QA Software Engineer - Networking

- **Company:** NVIDIA Corporation
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $224,250.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Bug Tracking Systems, Unix, Software Quality, Software Debugging, Linux, Ethernet, Python (Programming Language), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Ansible, Software Engineering, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), System Testing, Test Management, Virtual Local Area Networks, Network Switches, Scripting, Performance Testing, Gerrit, Hp Alm, Git, Information Technology, Jenkins
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Senior-QA-Software-Engineer---Networking_JR2020567

## About the Role

* B.S. degree in Engineering/Computer Science/related field, or equivalent experience
 * 5+ years of demonstrable experience in Software Quality Engineering
 * Strong skills in Python or other scripting languages is a must. Good to have ansible knowledge
 * Strong technical abilities, problem solving, designing, coding and debugging skills
 * Hands on experience on any L2 and L3 protocols like MLAG, VLAN, STP, OSPF, BGP, EVPN etc
 * Experience with using test tools from Ixia or Spirent and working experience in test management
 * Proficiency with tools like HP ALM
 * Good experience working on Unix or Linux based OS
 * Great teammate with multi-tasking ability and good interpersonal skills
 * Solid foundation in and understanding of software engineering practices

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

 * Experience with bring up and troubleshooting of Ethernet interfaces and modules
 * Knowledge in performance testing and solving problems performance issues
 * Experience with CI methodology & tools (Git, Gerrit, Jenkins etc.)

## Description

* Functional Testing of various Layer2 and Layer3 features of NVIDIA-Mellanox Spectrum series Ethernet Switch systems running NVIDIA-Cumulus Linux
 * Writing detailed feature and system test plans, defining and designing test beds and topologies
 * Identifying and reporting issues found during testing into the defect tracking system and validating the fixes and workarounds
 * Developing automated test suites for different features of NVIDIA-Cumulus Linux
 * Building and maintaining automation required to ensure quality via continuous functional regression
 * Collaborating with design, test and other internal engineering groups to identify, report and resolve


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