SR SW SYSTEMS ENGINEER- Cloud Networking & Microservices (Java/Golang, AWS/Azure)

Extreme Networks
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Job Description

What you will do (Job Specific Details on the nature of the job and responsibilities).

Key Responsibilities

4 to 7 years of relevant industry experience

  • Technically lead the sustenance team responsible for maintaining, supporting, and enhancing Network Automation and Orchestration products.
  • Own the overall sustenance engineering lifecycle, including defect resolution, product enhancements, maintenance releases, and associated design, code, and unit/integration test artifacts.
  • Drive engineering excellence through effective debugging, root-cause analysis, code quality, regression testing, and automation of repetitive maintenance activities.
  • Analyse production issues and customer-reported defects, establish root causes, and drive timely resolution in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Mentor team members on troubleshooting, design principles, coding standards, testing practices, and effective problem-solving.
  • Collaborate closely with Product Management, Development, QA, Customer Support, and other engineering teams to ensure end-to-end resolution of product issues and successful delivery of enhancements.

Required Skills And Expertise

Core Competencies

  • Complete exposure to the entire Product Life Cycle (MUST HAVE)
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficiency in local and remote debugging

Architecture and Design

  • Microservices-based architecture and best practices
  • Hands-on experience with Docker containers, Kubernetes (K8s, K3s) clusters, and Helm charts
  • Exposure to cloud application development
  • Sound data and information modelling techniques using YANG, UML, JSON, and related tools.

Programming and Development

  • Strong coding and debugging experience with Java or Golang
  • Linux OS proficiency, advanced data structures, and IPC mechanisms
  • Intricate understanding of multi-threading, routines, network programming, and object-oriented methodologies
  • Agile Development Model with CI/CD, Jenkins pipeline, and Git environment

Data Management and Messaging

  • Database concepts and deployment models: RDBMS, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MariaDB
  • Messaging services such as RabbitMQ and Kafka
  • Working experience with webhook and web sockets

Networking and Protocols

  • OpenAPI, OpenConfig, NETCONF, Streaming Telemetry, GNMI, gRPC, and XMPP
  • Knowledge of WLAN or L2/L3 OSI layer protocols: 802.1Q, LAGs, VxLAN, EVPN, ACLs, Route Policy, MPLS/VPLS, BGP, L2 Forwarding, and L3 Routing

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with network orchestration platforms and automation frameworks
  • Background in building scalable, highly available distributed systems
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers and leading technical teams
  • Familiarity with containerized deployment architectures and orchestration platforms
  • Prior experience with telemetry and streaming analytics

Job Description Summary

Extreme Networks is seeking a Senior Software Systems Engineer to lead the development and

enhancement of cloud-based network automation and orchestration solutions.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements and Preferred Qualifications for the job.

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