Senior Test Lead
India
Job Description
Senior Test Lead
Bengaluru, Karnataka

Job Summary

A Networking Regression Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and stability of network infrastructure or software products. They design test environments, automate repetitive testing, and identify network faults or regressions introduced by new updates, patches, or configuration changes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Test Automation & Scripting: Develop, maintain, and execute automated regression test suites using languages like Python, TCL, or Bash.
  • Environment Setup: Build and configure complex, simulated network topologies to mimic production environments.
  • Fault Isolation & Debugging: Analyze test results, identify network anomalies, and troubleshoot bugs to isolate whether the root cause is a hardware, software, or configuration failure.
  • Protocol Testing: Conduct deep testing of routing, switching, and security protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLAN, VPN, Firewalls).
  • Performance Analysis: Monitor throughput, latency, and packet loss before and after code merges to ensure network integrity
  • Documentation & Reporting: Maintain detailed logs of test results, generate metric reports, and file actionable bug tickets in tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla) for development teams.

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related field.
  • Technical Skills: Deep understanding of networking fundamentals and models (OSI model, TCP/IP, L2/L3 switching/routing).
  • Programming: Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Ansible, shell scripting).
  • Tools: Familiarity with traffic generators (e.g., Ixia, Spirent), packet analyzers (Wireshark), and virtualization (VMware, KVM).
  • Certifications: Certifications such as CCNA or CCNP are highly preferred

Key Responsibilities

A Networking Regression Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and stability of network infrastructure or software products. They design test environments, automate repetitive testing, and identify network faults or regressions introduced by new updates, patches, or configuration changes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Test Automation & Scripting: Develop, maintain, and execute automated regression test suites using languages like Python, TCL, or Bash.
  • Environment Setup: Build and configure complex, simulated network topologies to mimic production environments.
  • Fault Isolation & Debugging: Analyze test results, identify network anomalies, and troubleshoot bugs to isolate whether the root cause is a hardware, software, or configuration failure.
  • Protocol Testing: Conduct deep testing of routing, switching, and security protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLAN, VPN, Firewalls).
  • Performance Analysis: Monitor throughput, latency, and packet loss before and after code merges to ensure network integrity
  • Documentation & Reporting: Maintain detailed logs of test results, generate metric reports, and file actionable bug tickets in tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla) for development teams.

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related field.
  • Technical Skills: Deep understanding of networking fundamentals and models (OSI model, TCP/IP, L2/L3 switching/routing).
  • Programming: Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Ansible, shell scripting).
  • Tools: Familiarity with traffic generators (e.g., Ixia, Spirent), packet analyzers (Wireshark), and virtualization (VMware, KVM).
  • Certifications: Certifications such as CCNA or CCNP are highly preferred

Skill Requirements

A Networking Regression Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and stability of network infrastructure or software products. They design test environments, automate repetitive testing, and identify network faults or regressions introduced by new updates, patches, or configuration changes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Test Automation & Scripting: Develop, maintain, and execute automated regression test suites using languages like Python, TCL, or Bash.
  • Environment Setup: Build and configure complex, simulated network topologies to mimic production environments.
  • Fault Isolation & Debugging: Analyze test results, identify network anomalies, and troubleshoot bugs to isolate whether the root cause is a hardware, software, or configuration failure.
  • Protocol Testing: Conduct deep testing of routing, switching, and security protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLAN, VPN, Firewalls).
  • Performance Analysis: Monitor throughput, latency, and packet loss before and after code merges to ensure network integrity
  • Documentation & Reporting: Maintain detailed logs of test results, generate metric reports, and file actionable bug tickets in tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla) for development teams.

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related field.
  • Technical Skills: Deep understanding of networking fundamentals and models (OSI model, TCP/IP, L2/L3 switching/routing).
  • Programming: Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Ansible, shell scripting).
  • Tools: Familiarity with traffic generators (e.g., Ixia, Spirent), packet analyzers (Wireshark), and virtualization (VMware, KVM).
  • Certifications: Certifications such as CCNA or CCNP are highly preferred

Other Requirements

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Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 230,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending September 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.