Jr. Platform Test Automation Engineer

Nokia; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in Ottawa is seeking a qualified individual to join its Service Router Platform team. The role involves validating Media Dependent Adapter components, developing automated test cases in a Linux environment, and troubleshooting with functional area testers. Ideal candidates will hold a Bachelor's degree in relevant fields and possess strong programming skills with an emphasis on quality assurance. Familiarity with networking tools and Linux systems is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Systems, Software, Electrical or Communications.
• Experience with programming languages, preferably scripting languages.
• Attention to detail and knowledge of quality best practices.

Responsibilities

• Validate and qualify Media Dependent Adapter level components on new routers.
• Maintain and utilize lab test equipment including traffic generators.
• Develop and enhance automated test cases in a Linux-based environment.
• Troubleshoot issues and work closely with developers to resolve bugs.
• Learn industry's best practices in software development and quality assurance.

Skills

Programming languages (TCL, Python, Perl, shell)

Attention to detail

Best practices in quality assurance

Education

Bachelor of Engineering degree in relevant fields

Tools

Git

Networking test tools (IXIA, Spirent, IPerf, Wireshark)

Linux system knowledge

Job description

The Service Router Platform team is responsible for qualifying components and related features of the leading edge data centre, enterprise and CSP family of products.We are required to design, develop, automate and execute sophisticated tests to verify the conformance of features and their functionality implemented by Engineering against requirements specifications laid out by Product Management. We are responsible for driving the features to completion and will therefore have to interact extensively with Software, Hardware, Firmware and Product Management teams. Our team is the reason why Nokia has a reputation for quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Systems, Software, Electrical or Communications or equivalent
• Experience and knowledge of programming languages (preferably scripting languages such as TCL, Python, Perl, shell)
• A drive towards best practices and the best quality possible and a strong attention to detail

It would be nice if you also had:

• Knowledge and hands-on experience using Git.
• Familiarity with networking test tools (IXIA, Spirent, IPerf, Wireshark, etc.), knowledge of IP/TCP, routing protocols (OSPF, ISIS, BGP) and/or signaling protocols (RSVP, LDP), and understanding of legacy interface technologies like T1/E1, C37.94, Serial (RS232/RS485/RS422).
• Knowledge of Ethernet and optics transceivers, understanding of x86 or ARM CPU architectures and devices (BIOS/uboot, Flash, TPM), and familiarity with root of trust chain and cryptography standards.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with Linux file system, kernel, and partitions.
• Knowledge of CESoPSN service protection like Pseudo Wire (PW) redundancy.

Responsibilities

• Help validate and qualify Media Dependent Adapter level components on new routers, including Ethernet and pluggable optical transceivers of various form factors
• Maintain and utilize various state of the art lab test equipment including traffic generators, optical measurement, impairment and cleaning devices using a good balance of hands-on and automation techniques
• Develop and enhance automated test cases to validatenew h/w and s/w features in a Linux-based regression environment
• Troubleshoot issues and work closely with the functional area testers and developers from the software and hardware teams to investigate and resolve bugs
• Learn the industry's best practices in software development, configuration management and quality assurance design and automation