Test Automation Engineer - Acacia (Onsite)

Cisco•Maynard, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Test Automation Engineer on our Acacia team, you will be responsible for assuring that Acacia products reliably conform to software and hardware specifications. You’ll have a passion for test automation, working on complex systems, and delivering high-quality best-in-class technology, as well as have the opportunity to:

Requirements

5+ years of experience in developing large-scale, efficient, scalable, and easily maintainable test automation software in test environments for client optics modules, or similar environments, using C#, C++, or Python
Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Computer/Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Nice To Haves

Strong technical background in optical telecommunications, especially in client optics and/or optical coherent subsystems, including industry standards
First-hand experience with testing of client optics and/or optical telecommunication systems
Experience with bug tracking and reporting tools such as Bugzilla and Jira
Ability to lead efforts toward enhancing the testing process

Responsibilities

Design and develop test plans, test facilities, and test automation software (C#)
Execute tests on new Acacia product software releases
Work closely with product developers to resolve issues before delivery to customers
Document detailed test results and publish software release notes for customers

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.