Team Lead Technical QA

Location : Ottawa, ON (On-site)

About this opportunity

As a member of a dynamic development team, the Team Lead Technical QA will be actively involved in many different aspects of verifying DZS Next Gen Optical Edge Transport Modules.

This individual makes sure all aspects of Verification and Validation management and execution are managed, including planning, estimation, risk mitigation, automation, reporting etc.

What You'll Do

• Prepare overall Verification and Validation plans for assigned features
• Develop test plan, test strategies and frameworks based on risk analysis
• Direct Test team members and assign tasks to them based on their strengths
• Work with release management to prioritize daily tasks of team members
• Investigate, identify, and expand areas of automation
• Verify that software functions according to functional and user requirements and software design specifications
• Assist in the testing of systems, modules, and prototypes
• Work closely with Software development team to efficiently troubleshoot problems
• Conduct ongoing regression and integration testing of the product
• Prepare testing effort estimates based on design and requirements documents
• Draft test reports on a weekly basis to provide update on verification progress
• Participate in technical design document review throughout design and verification cycle
• Explore new methods for software verification and validation
• Maintain testing environments
• Perform other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor or upper management

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer / Electrical Engineering
• 8+ years of experience in optical transport product verification; 2+ years of experience in Team Lead / Project Lead
• Thorough understanding of Software Quality Assurance methods
• Experience with CDC-ROADM, Optical Transponder / Muxponder
• Thorough understanding of various types of software testing (blackbox, stress, performance benchmarking, regression, etc.)
• Good understanding of general packet and optical networking principles
• Familiarity with software defect tracking system such as JIRA or Bugzilla
• Experience with optical Ethernet / OTN test sets such as EXFO, Viavi and Ixia
• Experience with software version control using Git or SVN
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to interface with various disciplines / functional groups
• Excellent team player with strong verbal and written communication skill

Assets You May Possess

Experience with NETCONF / RESTCONF API testing is an asset

Benefits for full time employees include an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Stock Equity Eligibility, Health and Drug Plan, $500 Wellness Benefit, Dental, Vision, Life, Dependent Life, Disability insurance (STD and LTD), Employee Assistance Program and Paid Time Off.

Why join DZS?

DZS (Nasdaq : DZSI) is a global leader of broadband networking and AI-driven cloud software solutions.

Our software and network innovations are empowering communications service providers to reimagine their EDGE and transform their businesses and network infrastructure to become the experience providers of tomorrow.

Based in Plano, Texas, USA with sales, support and development offices in Germany, Spain, Turkey and UAE. , we have more than 250 customers across more than 50 countries in the Americas, EMEA, and Australia / New Zealand regions.

Communications service providers rely on DZS systems, platforms, and services, which connect to over 50 million homes and businesses.

In fact, over half of the top 20 telecom providers in the world depend on DZS for their fixed, mobile and converged broadband services.

Across this footprint, our customers share in the common aspiration of providing a superior broadband experience to their subscribers.

These customers are leveraging DZS platforms and solutions to transform their networks to become the most agile and innovative CSPs in their markets.

Our Mission : DZS solutions are enabling today's communications service providers to transform into tomorrow's experience providers.

We empower our customers to revolutionize their Access, Subscriber, Optical, and AI-driven Cloud EDGE. Through our game-changing technology innovation, we aim to create a world that is hyper-connected, while also helping our customers achieve faster response times and operational efficiencies.

This allows them to disrupt their markets and gain a sustainable Competitive Edge.

What happens once you apply?

Your resume will be reviewed against the requirements listed and if a match a member of our team will reach out to you directly via phone and email.

You can also visit our website directly, https : / / dzsi.com to learn more about the company and this position. Hiring top talent is our top priority and we thrilled you chose us.

Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values and is why we nurture it in everything we do. DZS is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

DZS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, gender, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the application process.