Develop, test, and automate functional test plans for CIENA's packet products. Collaborate with engineers to ensure product quality. Build in-depth knowledge of product architecture. Root-cause issues and develop tools for team efficiency. Review test plans and scripts. Stay updated on Carrier Ethernet and new technologies. Communicate effectively in English and French. Self-starter with agility and innovation mindset. 10 years of experience in telecommunications, test, and automation.
JOB DESCRIPTION
How You Will Contribute:
CIENA's Packet products portfolio comprises of a broad family of products for access and aggregation tiers of the network. Typically spanning from the Metro edge to the customer edge, these products provide Carrier Ethernet/MPLS/G.8032/TDM services in mobile backhaul, enterprise and residential domains.The Packet Software and Access R&D organization is responsible for delivering platform-independent Service Aware Operating System (SAOS), Access products and next-generation virtualized operating system to support Virtualized/SDN/NFV applications.
Functional engineer will be responsible for developing functional test strategies, test plans, test execution along with automation suite for platform-independent current and next-generation packet software encompassing the broad spectrum of CIENA's networking products. You will get an opportunity to innovate and influence new technologies that shape the future of Next Generation networks.
- Requires continuous research to ensure software features meet identified standards and product functional requirements
- Develop, execute and automate functional test plans to verify product capabilities
- Execution of test cases and reporting test results with artifacts using Quality Center (QC)
- Work closely with engineers across teams to ensure quality for the features
- Build in-depth knowledge of product architecture and develop ability to root-cause issues
- Proactively develop tools / scripts / templates to improve efficiency / productivity of team
- Coordinate activities with North America test and development teams on a need basis
- FS and test plan / scripts review: Able to host test plan reviews for assigned features, as well as to contribute to test plan reviews held by other team members. Attend independently and provide comments for the functional requirements and/or those relating to commercial specifications/RFCs for FS reviews
- Develop test cases beyond what is described in FS, including compliancy to commercial specs and RFCs, potential and likely interactions with other features, which may involve complex scenarios and topology
- Detailed knowledge of Carrier Ethernet products and at ease to ramp up quickly on new technologies and concepts
- SME on two or more of the following domains: Carrier Ethernet, MPLS, G.8032, Virtualization, TDM, OAM (BFD, CFM, EOAM, AIS), Network Security (Radius, GRSecurity, 802.1x, various tools)
What Does Ciena Expect of You?
- Initiative – You’re a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines.
- Agility – you are readily able to make key decisions and manage competing and ever-changing account priorities and largely driven by the product development lifecycle.
- Communication expertise – the ability to influence and tailor your message and ideas in both English and French to the audience to ensure understanding and consensus.
- The flexibility to work independently and as part of a broader team – you thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment, but are comfortable working independently as required.
- Relationship builder – with a proven ability to influence, you’re able to get work done through others.
- A commitment to innovation – you keep abreast of the market and competitive developments and are always keen to formulate new ideas and problem-solve.
The Must Haves:
- 10 years of relevant experience in telecommunications, test and automation
- Hands-on Experience on at least 2 of the following Networking Protocols: Carrier Ethernet, MPLS, G.8032, Virtualization, TDM, OAM (BFD, CFM, EOAM, AIS), Network Security (Radius, GRSecurity, 802.1x, various tools)
- Position requires proficient troubleshooting and problem solving skills
- Experience with Ixia traffic generators
- Fluent in various scripting languages for test automation (TCL, Python)
- Contributes (may take lead role) on a project team of engineers involved in the release and test of software.
- Quickly comes up to speed in understanding of advanced concepts/methodology and contributes to improving and extending the impact and effectiveness of those concepts or new approaches to the current project
- Conducts knowledge sharing sessions (Critical): Moderate to complex topics, including smaller protocol or RFC related information, specific functional area presentations or methods of procedures. Topics not product related that may help enhance process or efficiency, such introduction to new tools for testers
The Good To Haves:
- Experience on IxNetwork
- In automation handling of databases
- Understanding of SDN and NFV concepts and standards
- Object-oriented software design experience is desirable
