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How You will Contribute:
As a QA Software Engineer you will be creating and running tests to find defects in a feature. You will review feature design documents, create testplans, execute tests, raising any bugs you find and work with development engineers to fix that bug. Test Automation is a significant part of the role and you will automate all tests in Python to allow continual automated regression tests of images.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Participate in review of requirements and contribute to detailed specification of features for cloud based network orchestration products
- Define test plans and test cases, to ensure known quality prior to the release of new features
- Execute test cases, maintain and report on product feature performance, conformance, and regression status
- Work closely with engineers across teams to ensure quality for the features.
- Automate QA testing for the features in each release
- Share in maintaining core test automation with the team
- Record and track product defects
- Recreate customer-reported defects to clarify problem definitions.
What Does Ciena Expect of You?
Initiative – You’re a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines.
Agility – you are readily able to make key decisions and manage competing and ever-changing account priorities and largely driven by the product development lifecycle.
Communication expertise – the ability to influence and tailor your message and ideas in both English and French to the audience to ensure understanding and consensus
The flexibility to work independently and as part of a broader team – you thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment, but are comfortable working independently as required.
Relationship builder – with a proven ability to influence, you’re able to get work done through others.
A commitment to innovation – you keep abreast of the market and competitive developments and are always keen to formulate new ideas and problem solve
Participate in backlog defect reduction. Write scripts, test utilities, and other development tools. Lead Meetings and Brainstorming sessions.
Must Haves –
- 6+ years experience working in a software QA role
- Experience writing tests in Python, or similar dynamic languages
- Experience working with test automation systems
- Experience of ISO9001/TL9000
- Knowledge and demonstrated usage of Linux OS (ideally debian), containers and Kubernetes desirable
- Any knowledge of Atlassian toolset, Jenkins, Git, Robot framework would be an advantage
- Can demonstrate an understanding of REST based web services, cloud platforms and web UIs
- Experience with network protocols and services
- Ideally experience with security testing.
Required Experience
- A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent degree
- Software development
- Networking hardware setup, triage and management
- Experience with cloud networks and network virtualization
- Open Source project contribution
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At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.
Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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What We Do
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is a global leader in networking systems, services, and software. We build the world’s most adaptive networks to enable our customers to deliver richer, more connected experiences for all users. At our core, Ciena is a company rooted in people. We prioritize deep, collaborative relationships within our teams and alongside our customers, partners, and communities around the world.
For three-plus decades, we’ve brought our humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation. We continue to lead the evolution of networking with a strong track record of industry firsts. As end-user expectations skyrocket, our customers and their networks must transform. Ciena powers this transformation by driving next-generation solutions built for maximum openness and agility—today and into the future.
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• Integrity
• Velocity
• Innovation
• Outstanding People
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