Enable complex performance testing and monitoring of HPE Networking SD-WAN products to ensure system level objectives are met
Collaborate with Engineering to proactively troubleshoot performance related issues and provide input on implementation considerations to ensure better performance metrics
Automate and maintain methods to deploy new testbeds in next-generation SD-WAN platforms for performance testing
Manage day-to-day operations to ensure the performance testbeds are configured appropriately for consistent execution of tests
Deploy new features and functionalities to performance testing frameworks

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in the networking industry
Minimum of three (3) years of experience and knowledge in automation using Python
5 plus years of experience in C programming and debugging
Experience with Linux as a traffic generator
Working experience with Intel E810 or similar network cards
Strong Computer Science fundamentals – algorithms and data structures, computational complexity, and excellent knowledge of programming
Hands on experience with Fedora Core or Ubuntu
Experience with Spirent or IXIA traffic generator
High degree of competency working with multi-threaded development
Strong troubleshooting and optimization skills
3 plus years of working experience with DPDK
Hands on knowledge of profiling/debugging/network traffic generating tools such as iperf, Nuttcp, Nmap, etc.
A desire to constantly grow and learn new things
Familiarity with tools and system administration using MySQL, Docker Swarm, Jenkins, etc.
Experience with wide-area-networking and network virtualization
Good communication skills, written and verbal, along with the ability to communicate complex procedures.

Performance Automation Engineer

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