Senior Product Verification Specialist

Description

As a member of a dynamic development team, the Senior Product Verification Specialist will be actively involved in many different aspects of verifying Zhone Technologies' next-generation packet-optical transport products. This individual will provide detailed implementations for test coverage, automation, validation, and documentation to ensure the delivery of Zhone Technologies' advanced telecom solutions are high quality and robust. In this role, the successful candidate will report to the Manager, Test & Quality Assurance (TQA).

• →Design test plans and strategies to conduct full characterization of packet-optical transport products 
• →Execute test plans to evaluate equipment performance against design requirements
• →Document test progress, results and assist with investigations and issue resolution
• →Develop, execute, and investigate automated tests
• →Explore new methods for software verification and validation
• →Continuously contribute and improve test automation framework and team processes
• →Participate in technical design document review throughout design and verification cycle
• →Provide product and software feature training to cross-functional teams
• →Maintain testing environments.

Requirements

• →Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science
• →Minimum 5+ years of experience in telecom equipment product verification and test automation
• →Experience with telecom hardware, software, and end-to-end systems testing
• →Experience with test management software for telecom network equipment such as switches, routers, transponders, or muxponders
• →Experience with Ethernet/telecom protocol test sets such as EXFO, Viavi, Ixia, or Spirent
• →Experience with Network Management System (NMS) testing using NETCONF/RESTCONF and SNMP
• →Good knowledge on NETCONF/RESTCONF XML/JSON-based syntax, schema and validation
• →Experience with Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 protocol testing
• →Experience with developing, executing, and maintaining automated regression tests
• →Good knowledge of software version control using Git or SVN
• →Good knowledge of Operating Systems (Linux and Microsoft)
• →Familiarity with test case management tool TestRail
• →Familiarity with software defect tracking systems such as JIRA or Bugzilla
• →Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• →Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts, technologies, and solutions
• →Ability to interface with various disciplines/functional groups
• →Good team player with strong verbal and written communication skills
• →Good to have: experience with optical transport/WDM systems, optical Transponders/Muxponders, ROADM, or optical Ethernet/OTN testing.