Responsibilities
- Set day-to-day priorities independently while delivering team and organizational goals.
- Develop end-to-end test strategies for customer deployment scenarios and collaborate with automation teams on testing approaches.
- Automate NMS/EMS API and GUI test cases using common automation tools and interpret automation reports.
- Create and execute test cases for customer deployments and complete regression, scalability, performance, and compliance testing across software and hardware.
- Monitor tests, report results and system issues, reproduce field problems, and validate fixes.
- Analyze logs, troubleshoot and debug failures, and document system faults in issue-tracking tools.
- Use network emulators, traffic generators, packet-capture tools, and other networking evaluation tools to validate real-world traffic and system behavior.
- Lead and mentor a small team of junior and senior test engineers.
- Work with cross-functional internal teams and third parties to analyze test results and field scenarios.
Requirements
- 10+ years of technical knowledge and experience with NMS/EMS systems.
- At least 5 years of experience with GPON, NGPON, or XGS-PON telecom access products in fiber-to-the-home, business, curb, or desk environments.
- Experience with Layer 2/3 Ethernet networking, SNMP, Netconf, user-interface testing, and end-to-end OLT-ONU/OMCI testing.
- Experience with packet capture, traffic generation, wireline simulation, and networking test and evaluation tools.
- Understanding of test automation principles, automation tools, CI/CD pipeline integration, and automation reporting.
- Working knowledge of Apache Kafka, MongoDB, React, Meteor, and network emulators.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem articulation, analytical, organizational, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Hands-on performance testing experience with tools such as Spirent, IXIA, Abacus/Ameritec Bulk Call Generators, Ookla Speed Test, or Iperf is preferred.
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid work model requiring work from the Bangalore office for 20 days per quarter.
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About Calix
Calix is an AI platform company that enables service providers to transform their operations and accelerate delivery of differentiated experiences—so they can compete and win in the markets and communities they serve. Through the AI-native Calix One platform, service providers can securely and privately activate agentic-AI alongside their human teams to acquire new subscribers, grow existing subscriber revenue, and build loyalty across residential, business, municipal, and MDU markets. More than 1,200 customers of all sizes leverage the Calix One platform, which has evolved over 15 years at an investment of more than $2 billion. Calix innovation cycles are underpinned by a strong financial balance sheet and a people‑first culture that routinely earns broad industry recognition—winning 81 culture and innovation awards since 2025 alone, as well as Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2026.