Software Engineer- Optical Telecom Test/Automation

What You'll Do

The SPNAA Applications team within Cisco facilitates business transitions by delivering innovative, outcome-driven management solution through network automation and analytics for Service Providers. Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager and Crosswork Suite product portfolio are comprehensive element, network and service management products for managing very large scale networks. They provide simplified, converged, end-to-end lifecycle management for carrier-grade networks of all sizes.

Who You'll Work with

This individual is expected to contribute to thetestingactivities by closely collaborating with his teammates, providing technical guidance and actively contributing to troubleshooting as needed. Moreover he is expected to collaborate to estimation and planning activities, supporting the management directions.

Who You are :

The candidate must have a strong technical background, mainly onsoftware/devices test & automationside and preferably from a product company building out large scale telecom engineering projects and working with high performance agile development team(s). Both software engineering skillset and optical domain technologies knowledge are key for this position.

Required experience:

·Master degree in software/telecom engineering

·10+ years of telecom industry experience with proven software/test skills

·6+ years of excellent hands-on Network Management software and devices / network configuration

·3+ years of in-depth, hands-on experience with Optical technologies (DWDM&OTN), including Cisco NCS40xx, NCS20xx, NCS10xx devices/networks configuration

·3+ years of experience with software testing methodologies and processes, including manual testing, planning / tracking, etc

·3+ years of experience with software Automation scripting/frameworks/tools

Required skills:

·Deep Working Knowledge of DWDM, OTN, SONET/SDH

·Working Knowledge of SNMP, TL1, syslog, IOS/IOS-XR CLI, HTTP, REST, JSON , XML, NETCONF/YANG etc

·Knowledge of Git/Gerrit/SVN/MAVEN

·Knowledge of RUBY, PHYTON

·Knowledge of SQL/Database

·Experience with automation/testing tools like Junit, TestNG, Selenium and CI/CD infra like Jenkins

·Experience of developing in UNIX/Linux Operating System environments (shell scripting)

·Agile development and testing experience

Apart from technical skills, the following behavioral attributes are highly desirable:

·An excellent team player and a mentor flexible to work on any assigned tasks and adjust to changing business priorities and plans. Should take initiative in product and process improvements.

·Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills to balance requirements, manage expectations, and drive effective results across teams

·Can-do attitude and a strong drive to take initiative and complete tasks. Independently deliver complex modules across teams, on time with excellent quality.

·Facilitates problem solving among team members and proactively comes up with good ideas and solutions to improve product value, quality and processes.

·Takes up new initiatives and complete them with minimal support from management.

·Must be a quick learner

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