Designs and executes manual and automated tests for carrier-grade optical networking systems, including SONET, SDH, OTN, DWDM, ROADM, and optical amplifier equipment. Develops test plans, scripts, and automation frameworks; analyzes failures and defects; validates system requirements, provisioning, configuration, protection schemes, reliability, performance, and security. Collaborates with engineering, architecture, design, and test teams to deliver quality assessments and deployment-ready products.
Join us as a SW QA Engineer 1 and take ownership of ensuring the quality and performance of advanced optical networking solutions. In this role, you will design and drive test strategies and automation for Optical DWDM equipment and key protocols, including OTN, GBE, and DWDM, with a strong focus on system security.
You will work across both manual and automated testing plugged in with AI Agents enabling continuous execution and faster release cycles while improving overall product reliability. This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies, influence quality at scale, and collaborate with high-performing teams in a dynamic and inclusive environment.
Responsibilities- Review system and product requirements to create comprehensive test plans that validate system features and real-world customer deployment scenarios
- Verify complex system features and functionality in carrier-grade products to ensure reliability and performance
- Develop cross-functional feature test scripts based on system requirements and test plans
- Design, maintain, and execute automated test frameworks, analyzing failures to improve system quality
- Partner with system engineering teams on requirements review, definition, and test plan validation
- Partner with test, design, and architecture teams to understand feature implementation and ensure effective testing coverage
- Provide detailed test execution reports, including defect analysis and resolution tracking
- Deliver independent quality insights and assessments to support confident feature deployment
Qualifications
You Have:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in CSE, EEE, or ECE, with 1+ years of experience in testing and automation within optical network systems
- Hands-on experience testing SONET/SDH/OTN/DWDM systems, including ROADM and optical amplifier line cards, in a product development environment
- Experience in testing FCAPS, provisioning, configuration, and protection schemes to ensure system reliability
Proficiency in using test equipment, including test sets and optical spectrum analyzers (OSA), and programming/scripting skills in Python, Perl, or equivalent languages
Nice to Have:
- Strong understanding of optical and software design for network components.
Nokia Mumbai, Maharashtra, IND Office
Mumbai, India
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