Software Test Engineer (DWDM, EDFA, WSS, OTDR, Raman, openROADM, Python| 7-12 years)

Cisco Networking Engineering (CNE) - erstwhile Distributed Systems Engineering (DSE) is a multi-billion-dollar business that generates its revenue primarily from the Web, Service Provider Edge, Core & Optical markets. The organization in India deals with development of High-End Routers like ASR9000, NCS5500, NCS540, NCS560, NCS5700 and Optical products like NCS1010, NCS1014, NCS1004, NCS4000 and NCS2000 series.

• Deliver high-quality, customer-centric software through automated end-to-end system testing and strong software engineering test methodologies.
• Drive innovation and product recommendations using expertise, creativity, and knowledge of Cisco’s business strategies.
• Develop Python automation test plans, focusing on network automation, algorithmic thinking, and analytics based on customer use cases.
• Debug complex network problems, pursue scientific, data-driven continuous improvement, and enable transformation.
• Collaborate effectively across geographies, interface directly with customers and stakeholders, and contribute to a culture of open communication, empowerment, and innovation.

• Experience: 7-12 years
• Feature and Domain Ownership: Own multiple features or domains such as optical applications or datapath of a product, ensuring end-to-end responsibility.
• Customer and Design Team Interface: Act as an interface between the product design team and customers to translate requirements optimally.
• Feature Testing: Work on feature tests of DWDM line systems, EDFAs, Raman amplifiers, ROADMs, and control loops.
• Automation first: Comfortable with Python automation to be able to automate tests as well as framework for faster coverage
• Test Design: Design tests to evaluate software quality, accuracy, and functionality using various testing methods.
• Documentation Mapping: Understand product and customer design documents and map them to test efforts.
• Testing Types: Perform functional, performance, security, and regression testing.
• Peer Reviews: Conduct and engage in peer reviews of test plans and automation scripts.
• Lab Environment: Plan, build, and maintain complex optical line systems in lab environments for solution-level testing.
• System-Level Testing: Conduct system-level testing using fully automated methods with Python, covering management interfaces such as CLI, Netconf, Restconf, OpenConfig, SNMP, and Telemetry.
• NMS/EMS testing: exposure will be a huge plus
• Debugging: Participate in debugging complex network issues during testing and in customer networks.
• Collaboration: Collaborate and communicate effectively across geographies, including direct customer interfacing and stakeholder management.
• Agile Environment: Work in an agile development environment, participate in sprint activities, and align with CI pipelines.
• Continuous Improvement: Engage in continuous improvement and transformation with scientific, data-driven testing.
• Team Culture: Be part of a team valuing open communication, empowerment, innovation, and career development.

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