Senior QA Engineer

Job Description

Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation. We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day. This means that when you digitally interact in your world - picking up the phone, streaming video, texting a friend or loved one your interactions are being enabled by Ciena technologies. Ciena makes your social / entertainment / business existence REAL. Job Description Blue Planet ROA Senior PV EngineerWhat we re looking for:We believe in the power of people. We are a network strategy and technology company that is motivated by making a difference in people s lives their productivity, their creativity, their health and comfort. That s why our verification engineers help sanitize technologies that allow people to do great things.We re looking for a highly motivated, talented and experienced engineer who is passionate about product verification and automation activities. You will certify solutions that provide our customers opportunities to differentiate their service offerings in a very competitive market. You will own entire solutions based on BluePlanet ROA and validate them for functionality, reliability, scalability and efficiency.What will you do at Ciena
• Engage various engineering teams, product line managers and product owners to transform concepts and high level requirements into optimized test coverage and enhanced customer experience.
• Develop test strategies to fully exercise ROA functionality as it pertains to L3 Routing and Packet management service provisioning, service switching and routing performance, Fault management, Network traffic integrity, stress loading and track test plan execution using TestRail.
• Drive (plan and implement) lab buildout activities to fully address proposed testing scenarios and coordinate equipment acquisition/sharing agreements with the various teams concerned.
• Validate the successful integration of both open source and 3rd party software applications within the ROA solutions to ensure these components contribute in making the Ciena Blue Planet solution a success story for our customers.
• Analyse test results and prepare test reports.
• Investigate software defects and highlight critical issues that can have potential customer impact and consult with software development engineers in finding resolution or to address problems related to specifications and/or test plans/procedures.
• Help in efforts to automate all manually devised and executed test cases using automation best practices, including the maintenance of these test cases going forward.
• Share your experience while mentoring more junior members of the team from time to time.
Required Skills:
• Knowledge and/or experience working with Layers 2/3 technologies with specific expertise in any of the following areas:
  • BGP
  • IGP (EIGRP/OSPF/ISIS)
  • E-LINE/E-LAN/E-TREE
  • Segment Routing
  • Traffic Engineering
  • MPLS
  • LDP/RSVP-TE
  • SNMPv2/v3
  • TWAMP
  • Authentication Protocols(TACACS/Radius)
  • DHCP / DNS / NTP
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills associated with enterprise and carrier software solutions in general.
• Knowledge and/or experience working with Blue Planet product line, its general functions, architecture and micro-services is highly desirable.
• Experience with different Router configuration on vendors such as Ciena, Cisco, Juniper, Arista etc.
• Knowledge and experience working with Centos/RHEL and/or Virtual Machine and system admin functions.
• Knowledge and experience working with virtualization software such as VMware ESXi, OpenStack, AWS, KVM virtualization.
• Knowledge and/or work experience with Python, and/or REST API and associated tools is bonus.
• Excellent written (documentation) and interpersonal communication skills (English).
• Strong abilities to work as part of a team or independently with little supervision.
• Strong abilities to rapidly learn new complex technological concepts and apply knowledge in daily activities.
Required Experience:
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 7 years of progressive experience in Software Product or System Testing role
Becoming a Ciena employee:What you can expect from usYou will receive notification of your successful application Successful applicants will be contacted by Talent Acquisition for an initial discussion. If suitable you will be considered for the short list and our formal interview processCiena values the diversity of our workforce and respects its employees as individuals, regardless of race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender and age. About Ciena Ciena is a network strategy and technology company with a passion to provide an experience, to you and our customers that is as rewarding as the outcome. We attract the best and brightest those with outstanding talent, motivation, and the right attitude to contribute to our success. Our culture balances our openness and informality with professionalism and trust and is built on the foundation of our core values: Customer First, Integrity, Velocity, Innovation, and Outstanding People. Ciena enables everyone to have a voice and a network that supports them while on the journey to discovering their passion and purpose. We trust each individual to do what they can to reach their full potential and make an impact on the business, whenever, wherever they are in the world. With Ciena s highly innovative, forward-thinking business practices, we reward people for pushing the boundaries. Unlock your potential at Ciena! Being You Ciena As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we want to foster an environment that values and respects all individual s strengths, perspectives, ideas, and ability to meet the needs of our customers globally. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status or any other category protected by applicable law. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination. Ciena is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, you should advise Ciena in a timely fashion of the specific accommodation measures required for you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. We do not charge any fee for employment and the same applies to the Recruitment Partners we work with. Additionally, we do not ask for any refundable security deposit to be paid in bank accounts for employment purposes. We request candidates to be cautious of misleading communications and not pay any fee/ deposit to individuals/ agencies/ employment portals on the pretext of attending Ciena s interview process or seeking employment with us.,

Keyskills :
communication skillstest casesregression testingsoftware developmentservice provisioningtalent acquisitionfault management