Senior Product Verification Specialist

Zhone Technologies

About The Position

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 Gen Optical Edge Transport Modules. This individual will provide detailed implementations for test coverage, automation, validation, and documentation to ensure the delivery of Zhone Technologies' advanced optical transport solutions are high quality and robust. In this role, the successful candidate will report to the Manager, Product Verification (TQA).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science
Minimum 5+ years of experience in optical transport product verification and test automation
Experience with Optical WDM software, hardware and end-to-end systems testing
Experience with testing management software for optical Transponders/Muxponders including ROADM
Experience with optical Ethernet/OTN test sets such as EXFO, Viavi and Ixia
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 software defect tracking system 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

Responsibilities

Design test plans and strategies to conduct full characterization of optical interface 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