Senior Automation Engineer

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Keysight Technologies
Published
May 14, 2026
Location
Bucharest, Romania

Senior Automation Engineer: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role: A senior automation engineer role to develop and maintain test automation and performance benchmarking for AI/ML data center fabric products.
  • The Person: Design and develop modules in the automation framework, create and run tests including performance tests, perform defect analysis and root-cause isolation, and log reproducible bugs to improve product reliability and performance.
  • Requirements: Strong knowledge of Python, experience in Quality Assurance and Test Automation, developing automation frameworks, UI and API testing, basic Linux, L2-7 networking protocols, CI/CD pipeline automation, and familiarity with REST/SOAP JSON XML.

Job Description

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

 

Do you want to work in a highly proficient team and further develop the industry’s leading solution purpose-built for AL/ML data centers testing?

 

If yes, we would like to tell you more about what we do and can’t wait to meet you. 

         

The project:

 

Our goal is to benchmark AI/ML cluster fabric with realistic workloads which typically require investments into compute systems with GPUs and RDMA NICs that are costly and time-consuming to build and operate. To achive this goal, we're creating a product that is able emulate realistic collective communication that is able to test AI/ML fabrics both for conformance and performance.

 

 

The Team:

 

  • Was founded in order to fill a gap on the AI/ML data center workloads testing market. 
  • Currently has 25 members and it’s part of a bigger team spread accros multiple geos.
  • We live in the virtual environment, working in Agile, meeting daily to plan and track our objectives.
  • We are working directly with our partners as well as the end customer in a dynamic fashion.
  • We are always designing and developing new features, as well as resolving customer’s enquiries, and working closely with other teams.

Responsibilities

In this role you will become proficient in:

  • Automation Framework development & best practices
  • Networking
  • Performance optimizations
  • Python
  • AI/ML related technologies and techniques

 

Responsibilities:

  • Define and develop modules in the Automation Framework, evaluate toolsets
  • Developing tests to ensure the entire product works as intended
  • Conducting strategic defect analysis to enhance product reliability and performance
  • Perform Performance Testing
  • Capable of root cause isolation and proper bugs logging to focus on problem description, steps to reproduce and relevant logs

 

We offer an attractive employee benefits package that covers: 

  • Personal and professional development tools and internal library. 
  • Medical subscription for employee and family members. 
  • Flexible working hours. 
  • Competitive salary package based on performance. 
  • Access to sport activities, and many others.

Qualifications

What you need:

  • Strong knowledge of Python programming
  • Seasoned professionals with 5+ years of transformative experience in Quality Assurance and Test Automation
  • Experience with developing and implementing Testing Automation Frameworks
  • Experienced with both UI and API based testing automation
  • Experienced with automation strategies
  • Basic Linux knowledge (for troubleshooting and debug purposes only)
  • L2-7 protocols expertise (good understanding of networking protocols)
  • Experienced with CI/CD pipeline automation
  • Desire and ability to work in a highly collaborative, team-oriented environment
  • Prove to be performance driven and having a proactive attitude
  • Effectively collaborate with peers

 

Bonus skills (not mandatory but appreciated)

  • Ability to organize, prioritize work, meet deadlines, and work independently
  • Ability to recognize design and usage patterns and adapt designs accordingly
  • Requires strong oral and written communication skills
  • Must be a creative problem solver, flexible, proactive, and work in a fast paced, ever-changing environment
  • Ability to facilitate meetings and action plans
  • Must be a strong team player
  • Ability to understand REST/SOAP API, JSON, and XML formats – experience with API testing tools is a plus.
  • Knowledge of Web Application Testing, Performance Testing, Security Testing.
  • Experienced with test driven development
  • Regression test management
  • Computer Science Degree (or similar)

 

Careers Privacy Statement***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***

Key Skills
? Key Skills in dark blue have been inferred based on similar industry roles
Test Automation Frameworks Performance Testing Linux Networking Protocols (L2-L7) API Testing (REST/SOAP JSON XML) ML REST Agile Python CI/CD Test Automation

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