Python Automation Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Automation & Verification Engineer with expertise in networking and open source to join our team. The role focuses on ensuring seamless integration between access points and switches, the cloud-based management plane, and an AWS-backed backend infrastructure. Your primary responsibility is to design and automate the end-to-end Cloud-to-Ground validation process.

At PLVision, you will work on a stable, long-term project where deep technical expertise is valued. The role provides an opportunity to apply your experience, influence complex system architecture, and focus on solving challenging engineering problems in an environment that supports professional growth and confidence in the future.

RESPONSIBILITIES

✅ Framework Development: Design, build, and maintain Python-based automated test frameworks to validate Cloud-to-Access Point (AP) communication via vendor-provided Cloud SDKs
✅ End-to-End Verification: Develop and execute end-to-end and stress test scenarios for Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and cloud-hosted firmware management pipelines
✅ Protocol Testing: Conduct deep packet inspection and traffic analysis using tools such as Wireshark to validate IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) functionality, WPA3 security mechanisms, and roaming protocols (802.11r/k/v)
✅ CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) test suites into CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous validation of cloud updates against field-deployed hardware
✅ Performance Benchmarking: Measure and analyze system performance metrics, including latency, throughput, and Northbound API responsiveness, to ensure carrier-grade reliability

REQUIREMENTS
1. Networking & Open Source
— Deep understanding of disaggregated networking architectures, including separation of the Control Plane (Cloud) and the Data Plane (Hardware)
— Strong expertise in Wi-Fi protocols (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) and RADIUS/Enterprise authentication
— Hands-on experience testing large-scale Wireless LAN (WLAN) deployments

2. Cloud & Automation
— Strong Python automation skills, including experience with PyTest and Scapy, as well as Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and/or Ansible.
— Proven experience with API-driven network automation, including testing RESTful Northbound Interfaces (NBI) and WebSocket-based device connections

3. Verification Experience
— Practical experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) testing, including automated management of physical Access Points and network switches
— Solid understanding of Linux networking fundamentals, including network namespaces, bridge-utils, and hostapd.
 

BENEFITS

📌 Medical insurance
📌 Paid vacation and sick leave days
📌 Paid bank holidays
📌 Relocation bonus
📌 Marriage and childbirth bonuses
📌 Referral bonus
📌 Educational courses and training programs
📌 Remote work
📌 Flexible schedule

ABOUT PLVISION

As a European leader in open, disaggregated technologies, PLVision delivers custom vendor-agnostic software networking solutions, giving you full control, lower costs, and future‑ready scalability. We offer complete solutions, from A to Z. No matter who you are — a startup or an enterprise — we will become your magic wand.