Senior SW Test Engineer

About the role

The Senior Software Test Engineer is an integral role in our Network Management Systems (NMS) development team, contributing test analysis, design and execution expertise to development of our NMS and SDN (Software Defined Networking) product.

The role is to undertake software and system testing; develop and maintain automated tests; provide senior level contribution to all stages of software development life cycle including requirements, test planning, deployment and support; and take technical ownership for testing of key functionality.

The product's core technologies include Node.js, Vue.js, MongoDB, YANG data modelling, network management (SNMP and NETCONF) and telecommunications networking (Carrier Ethernet and IP/MPLS).

Key responsibilities

• Test analysis and design, including the detailed specification of test cases
• Execute manual tests on NMS application including system level tests involving NMS and networking devices such as microwave radios, routers, switches
• Design and maintain automated tests for NMS using Robot Framework, Python and Playwright
• Use test results and exploratory testing to diagnose problems, and provide comprehensive reporting to the development team
• Conduct thorough functional, performance, scalability, stability, and usability testing
• Investigate complex issues in development and deployment, collaborating closely with wider NMS team staff, and reproducing and tracking problems to their source
• Support maintenance and upkeep of team's test infrastructure including radio and networking gear, servers, VMs, booking & reporting systems
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our testing processes and methodologies within an Agile Kanban framework

About you

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software/Telecommunications/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related field
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant Software testing experience in commercial product development environment including both server-side and client-side testing
• Strong core test analysis, test design, test execution, diagnosis and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to lead the testing effort on new major product capabilities
• Proficient in developing and maintaining complex automation scripts and frameworks in Python, ideally including Robot Framework
• Experience with UI testing tools such as Playwright or Selenium
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases, ideally including MongoDB
• Experience in automating RESTful API tests
• Windows or Linux platform software testing
• Proficiency with GitLab and Jira