Senior Software Test Engineer New Zealand

About the Role: Provide necessary software test expertise to Network Management Systems group projects and contribute to Automated Test System development projects.

Location: New Zealand, no sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Analyze software testing needs and contribute to software test plans.
• Execute software test plans, create and maintain software test specifications (test cases) and test coverage reports.
• Conduct software design acceptance testing and regression testing.
• Develop and maintain software/scripts for automated software testing.
• Liaise with other software team members (Network Management and Embedded products).
• Contribute to software product release meetings and release decisions.
• Review software requirement specifications to determine testability.
• Contribute towards improving the Aviat Networks software development process and procedures.
• Apply Aviat Networks software quality assurance practices.
• Provide necessary software testing expertise on other projects, as required.
• Participate in software project development reviews, as required.
• Mentor and guide junior team members on product capabilities and testing.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Competencies

ESSENTIAL

• Software product testing practices and principles.
• Agile software development framework.
• Python scripting language.
• Good skills in diagnosing problems and reporting relevant data.
• Well-developed test analysis and design skills.
• Excellent written documentation skills through the use of Microsoft Office tools.

DESIRABLE

• Javascript language.
• Network management principles and protocols (e.g. SNMP / MIB and Netconf / YANG).
• Networking communications and protocols.
• Software version manager and change control tools (e.g. GIT and Jira).
• Software quality standards (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 9000-3 or TL-9000).