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Software test engineer will work in Ciena India network management system verification team as an Individual contributor. He/She is responsible to carry out manual execution, automation development and execution of network management system and planning software. He/She must be experienced with s/w testing activities relating to test planning, automation development, and tests execution for telecom products
Responsibilities
S/W Test engineer is responsible for the execution of the product verification (PV) phase for the Network Management related applications in a multi-site R&D environment.
General Activities
Collaboration with stakeholders
Work with customer certification test group on all levels of testing: component level testing, module level testing, system level testing, network level testing
Work with Lab teams to expand the lab to procure test sets, servers, non-revs, etc.
Confer with software engineering personnel to resolve problems related to specifications and associated test plans/procedures
Skills
Software testing
Working experience in development of test strategy, test planning, manual & automation test development
Experienced in manual & automation test execution of NMS/EMS based telecom products
Worked in an Agile development environment with experience testing either In-scrum or customer vertical use cases, executing cross functional workflows using API micro services
Understanding of solution, system performance, load and stress testing
Technical
Experience working with DWDM/OTN/SONET/SDH/Packet technologies
Experience working with Microservice Based Architecture: Dockers, Containers, various DevOps tools
Development experience of Python, JavaScript, Postman and Selenium
Knowledge of databases like Oracle, MySQL, Cassandra
Knowledge of Core/Metro Transport, Core/Metro Switching
Thorough understanding of OAM&P based products and their project lifecycle, including Service Layer Management, Inventory Management and Connection Management.
Experience with north bound OSS interfaces (REST/TMF)
Working knowledge of Enterprise based network management software solutions in a Unix/Linux/VM/Cloud based environment
Soft skills
Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Experienced in coordination of activities between global teams
Team player and leader to enable wholesome participation and growth within the team
Independent self-starter and committed to delivering on aggressive deadlines
Comfortable in a team environment with ability to lead or to work with little supervision
Ability to prioritize within the scope of responsibility, multi-task and manage time effectively
Self-motivated and pro-active with attention to detail
Process
Experience with Agile software development methodologies
Knowledge of general software Product Verification process and methodologies
Desirable Characteristics
Strong debugging skills
Work with Lab teams to expand the lab to procure test sets, servers, non-revs, etc.
Confer with software engineering personnel to resolve problems related to specifications and associated test plans/procedures.
Work with customer certification test group on all levels of testing: component level testing, module level testing, system level testing, network level testing
Perform continuous process improvement via the Test Escape Analysis process (TEA)
Work with strategic CIENA product partners to ensure coordination throughout the PV cycle
Must have ability to understand customer’s perspective
Experience
Industry experience of 1 to 5 years
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Education
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication
M. Tech/MSc in Electronics and Communication, Computer Science
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