Software Engineer in Test

Job Description
We are the SCIA team part of the EXOS development organization responsible for the design development execution and analysis of automated regression testing throughout the product development lifecycle.
Our mission is to identify quality and performance issues early enabling faster delivery of high-quality reliable Calix EXOS products.
We are looking for an Automation Test Engineer who will play a key role in building and maintaining our automation infrastructure developing high-quality test scripts and expanding automation coverage across CI build sanity and regression testing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the EXOS manual test team to understand product features functional test cases and test strategies.

• Design develop and maintain high-quality automated test cases using a Python-based automation framework following established automation development guidelines.

• Continuously improve test efficiency stability execution time and test bed utilization.

• Set up configure and maintain automation regression test beds for EXOS products.

• Execute automation tests on designated code branches analyze results report issues and refine test cases based on failures and coverage gaps.

• Work closely with global development teams to perform root cause analysis and resolve complex product-level issues.

• Partner with cross-functional teams including Development Solution Test CPEG and external partners to expand Smoke CI and Build Sanity automation coverage.

• Actively contribute to process improvement automation framework enhancements and adoption of new tools or technologies.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field.

• 3 years of experience in automation test development using one or more of the following:

• Python Perl Shell Tcl Ruby Robot Framework.

• 1 year of experience testing data communications or telecommunications products such as: Switches Routers Gateways Wi-Fi XPON Layer 2 / Layer 3 protocols.

• 1 year of hands-on experience with CI/CD test automation using tools such as: Bamboo Jenkins or equivalent platforms.

• Strong problem analysis and debugging skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex system-level issues.

• Self-motivated fast learner with a strong interest in emerging technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Linux systems Shell scripting and container technologies such as Docker and LXC.

• Good oral and written English communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a global team environment.