Principal QA Engineer
Nokia (company site, opens in a new tab)12+ yrsHybridDirect career pageEst. 30–45 LPA
Posted on 22 Sept
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About This Role
- Lead the definition and execution of QA strategies for Optical DWDM platforms and related protocols.
- Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive test strategies, both manual and automated, ensuring system validation, scalability, and reliability.
- Provide detailed reporting on test execution, defect analysis and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure effective test coverage and delivery of high-performance products.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in CSE, EEE, or ECE.
- 12+ years of experience in testing and automation within optical networking domains.
- Proven experience certifying SONET/SDH/OTN/DWDM systems with strong protocol knowledge including OTN, FlexO, FlexE, Ethernet, and related interfaces like Netconf, Restconf, gRPC.
- Hands-on experience with test traffic generators (e.g., Viavi, Spirent, Ixia), optical spectrum analyzers, and programming/scripting skills in Python or similar languages.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced test technical leader with expertise in system testing and test architecture across multiple product releases in optical networking.
- Strong background in software design for network equipment, including L0/L1/Platform software and familiarity with Microservices and container-based applications.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with system engineering, test, design, and architecture teams to influence quality assurance at strategic and operational levels.