QA Automation Engineer (P1B)

As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people-first approach. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well-being, and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

We believe in the power of people. We are a network strategy and technology company that is motivated by making a difference in people’s lives – their productivity, creativity, health, and comfort.

We’re looking for a highly motivated, talented, and experienced engineer who is passionate about product verification automation activities and is ready to assume a leadership position within the team in addressing future projects. You will certify solutions that provide our customers opportunities to differentiate their service offerings in a very competitive market.

The ideal candidate is a flexible, highly technical problem solver with interdisciplinary knowledge of software and test & test automation. You feel at home in a dynamic, multi-disciplined engineering environment, acting as an interface between product design, other Blue Planet test engineering teams, and members of other functional groups (support, documentation, marketing, etc.).

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Engage with various teams, product line managers, and product owners to transform concepts and high-level requirements into optimized test coverage and enhanced customer experience.

• Automate and maintain all manually devised and executed test cases using automation best practices, and maintain the CI/CD pipeline framework

• Coding E2E, System, and Performance Automated tests with Jasmine and Cucumber, Webdriver.io, Typescript/JavaScript, and Python

• Coding Rest API testing automation
• Drive (plan and implement) lab or simulation environment setup activities to fully address proposed testing scenarios and coordinate equipment acquisition/sharing agreements with the various teams concerned.
• Drive Test Strategy and Test Plan writing.
• Analyse test results and prepare test reports.

• Investigate software defects and highlight critical issues that can have potential customer impact, and consult with software development engineers in finding a resolution or to address problems related to specifications and/or test plans/procedures.

• Raise Agile Jira bugs for product defects

• Report on automation status

• Research the best tools/ways of test automation for the required functionality

SKILLS

Expected from the candidate:

• Testing Automation with: Typescript/JavaScript, Python, Jasmine, Cucumber, Webdriver.io

• Backend testing: Rest API testing automation tools, Postman/Newman, Jasmine

• Load testing: JMeter, Grafana + Prometheus

• Container management: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenStack

• Continuous Integration Tools: Jenkins, GitLab

• Cloud Environments: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud

• Version control system: Git, Bitbucket

• Strong with Testing Automation, hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline configuration and maintenance

• Experienced in working as part of an Agile scrum team and with the DevOps process

Desirable for the candidate:

• Domain: Telecom, OSS, inventory management tool, NMS/EMS, SDH, DWDM

• Databases: PostgreSQL, Neo4j

• Test Management: TestRail

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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