Senior Product Verification Specialist

What You’ll Do

• Design test plans and strategies to thoroughly characterize packet-optical transport hardware and systems.
• Execute system-level test suites to ensure hardware and software performance aligns with target technical specs.
• Document testing progress and outcomes, actively assisting in defect investigation and bug resolution.
• Build, run, and troubleshoot automated test cases.
• Explore and implement modern methodologies for software verification and validation.
• Contribute to scaling the test automation framework and improving overall QA workflows.
• Review technical design documentation across all phases of the product design and verification lifecycle.
• Deliver technical feature and product walk-throughs for cross-functional engineering teams.
• Maintain, configure, and monitor lab testing environments.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in telecom equipment verification and test automation.
• Solid background in testing telecom hardware, software, and end-to-end network systems.
• Hands-on experience with test management software for telecom equipment (switches, routers, transponders, or muxponders).
• Experience with industry protocol test tools like Spirent, Ixia, Viavi, or EXFO.
• Experience with Network Management System (NMS) testing via NETCONF/RESTCONF and SNMP.
• Strong grasp of XML/JSON schemas, data syntax, and validation for NETCONF/RESTCONF interfaces.
• Solid experience testing Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 networking protocols.
• Demonstrated ability to build, maintain, and execute automated regression test suites.
• Practical proficiency with Git/SVN, Linux/Windows environments, and tools like Jira/Bugzilla and TestRail.
• Strong root-cause debugging skills, cross-team communication, and adaptability to new technologies.

Good to Have

• Hands-on experience with optical transport/WDM systems, ROADM architectures, optical transponders/muxponders, or optical Ethernet/OTN testing.