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).