SW QA Engr 1

SW QA Engr 1

India

(Hybrid)

Join us as a SW QA Engineer 1 and take ownership of ensuring the quality and performance of advanced optical networking solutions. In this role, you will design and drive test strategies and automation for Optical DWDM equipment and key protocols, including OTN, GBE, and DWDM, with a strong focus on system security.

You will work across both manual and automated testing plugged in with AI Agents enabling continuous execution and faster release cycles while improving overall product reliability. This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies, influence quality at scale, and collaborate with high-performing teams in a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Your responsibilities

• Review system and product requirements to create comprehensive test plans that validate system features and real-world customer deployment scenarios
• Verify complex system features and functionality in carrier-grade products to ensure reliability and performance
• Develop cross-functional feature test scripts based on system requirements and test plans
• Design, maintain, and execute automated test frameworks, analyzing failures to improve system quality
• Partner with system engineering teams on requirements review, definition, and test plan validation
• Partner with test, design, and architecture teams to understand feature implementation and ensure effective testing coverage
• Provide detailed test execution reports, including defect analysis and resolution tracking
• Deliver independent quality insights and assessments to support confident feature deployment

Your skills and experience

You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CSE, EEE, or ECE, with 1+ years of experience in testing and automation within optical network systems

• Hands-on experience testing SONET/SDH/OTN/DWDM systems, including ROADM and optical amplifier line cards, in a product development environment

• Experience in testing FCAPS, provisioning, configuration, and protection schemes to ensure system reliability

Proficiency in using test equipment, including test sets and optical spectrum analyzers (OSA), and programming/scripting skills in Python, Perl, or equivalent languages

Nice to Have:

• Strong understanding of optical and software design for network components.

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Job Info

• Job Category Applied R&D

• Posting Date 10/27/2026

• Degree Level Bachelor’s degree

• Job Schedule Full time

• Job Type Experienced

• Job Identification 40732

• Will NSA/CAPS approval be required? (E.g., accessing a US Customer Network?) No

• Role Type Individual contributor

• Laptop - support with ordering needed Yes

• Experience level Experienced

• Locations

Prestige Solitaire, 401, 6 Brunton Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560002, IN

(Hybrid)

• Regular or Temporary Regular

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Prestige Solitaire, 401, 6 Brunton Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560002, IN