Senior Software Test Engineer

This position is based in Bangalore, India.

Calix is seeking a Senior Software Test Engineer with 7+ years of experience in software test automation (especially in NMS and networking domains) and is proficient with modern GUI test automation frameworks (Robot Framework, PYART, Playwright, or similar AI-driven tools).

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Responsible for defining QA strategy, architecture and execution for all product lines across Software, Web and Mobile.
• Bring high energy, effectiveness at managing relationships (up, down, across), and ability to roll-up your sleeves to get the job done.
• Design and develop advanced test suites using object-oriented methodologies. Implement and execute test strategies on all supported platforms and languages to help improve overall quality and test code coverage.
• Design, implement and execute both functional and Automation test suites. Write backend integration tests and tests for RESTful APIs.Interact with stakeholders to gather insights and translate technical concepts
• Document procedures for process control, process improvement, testing and CI/CD.
• Develop new test frameworks for data pipeline validation and streaming data processing.
• Ability to identify risks and errors in applications and tools
• Work collaboratively with development and the QA team to identify test cases and suites best suited for automation
• Design and develop integration, regression, and stress tests using industry standard tools.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Developers to understand requirements and translate them into test cases.
• Good knowledge of Web/UI testing.

Qualifications:

• BS/MS degree in CS, EE, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience as a test engineer with focus on both manual and automated testing.
• 5+ years of experience and deep understanding of programming in Java, Python, Groovy or other languages
• 3+ years of experience Automated Testing Framework, Selenium using Cucumber and Jenkins
• Proven track record in leading the architecture, design, development and operations of enterprise scale testing frameworks, processes, methodologies for diverse environments, solutions, and products.
• Proficiency in QA methodologies, software testing principles, concepts, verification/ validation techniques, and test management.
• Excellent analytical, research, documentation, project planning and implementation skills.
• Knowledge of behavior driven development and test driven development
• Experience with DevOps Pipeline (CI and CD), Jenkins
• Ability to adapt and willingness to learn new technologies and techniques.
• Effectively lead and manage change within their area of responsibility as well as across the business.
• Working knowledge of micro-services-based API and load testing tools.
• Experience using various bug tracking tools such as Jira, and test management tools such as TestRail or XRay.
• Experience working in a Cloud Ecosystem like AWS or Azure.
• Experience working in a CI/CD environment preferably with a modern build release model that supports continuous delivery.
• Experience in NMS and networking domain is must

Location:

• India – (Flexible hybrid work model - work from Bangalore office for 20 days in a quarter)