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