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Senior QA Engineer with Networking and Physical Layer
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Req. VR-123987
Project Description: Product verification & testing for an L1-L3 Traffic Generator Solution for a Global Networking Testing and Validation equipment provider.
Our team: A team of networking enthusiasts willing to contribute to customer success.
Technologies used: Networking protocols, traffic generation tools, Windows/Linux servers, network virtualization,network management tools, microservices.
Opportunities: Networking and testing certifications, collaboration with an international team of professionals,working with the latest networking technologies and concepts, access to trainings.
Execute manual, exploratory and automated test cases for Ethernet network equipment at the
physical L1 and data link L2 layer of the OSI stack
Design and execute ethernet physical layer test cases covering MAC/PCS/FEC state, link
negotiation, BER counters, port state transitions, transceiver operation and error counters
Validate alarm handling, fault isolation, and event monitoring capabilities of the product against realworld
telecom network scenarios (including outage impact analysis and incident management
workflows)
Perform acceptance and commissioning-style testing for L0/L1 features, reproducing complex lab
scenario
Analyze QoS and performance metrics at the transport/packet domain level; validate the product's
ability to measure and report on delay, jitter, packet loss, and load-balancing across L0/L1 links
Validate Network Management System (NMS) integration and interoperability scenarios with
multivendor optical and transport equipment
Reproduce and root-cause hardware and firmware defects through systematic test isolation at the
PHY level
Analyze test failures, capture logs, and document defects with clear reproduction steps in the issue
tracker
Collaborate closely with hardware and software development teams to triage failures and drive
quality improvements
Derive test requirements from hardware validation reports and functional test specifications
Support traffic generator setup and execution (Spirent, Ixia) for link-level and stress testing
Contribute to CI/CD test integration for automated regression coverage of physical-layer test suites
Must have
Strong practical experience in working with networking domain related applications, 5+ years (debugging,
troubleshooting, integration).
Solid understanding of wired telecom physical layer transmission technologies: SDH, PDH, DWDM,
Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet, VLANs, and Fiber Optics — ideally gained from hands-on work in a Telco
perator or transmission engineering environment.
Experience with E2E transport service testing: circuit provisioning/validation, acceptance testing, and fault
isolation across multivendor environments including alarm handling and outage impact analysis.
Experience monitoring and analyzing QoS/KPI indicators for transport and packet domains (latency, jitter,
availability, SLA compliance).
QA experience in an Agile/SCRUM team with both manual and automated testing; experience in
performance, scale, and convergence testing at system level.
Ability to develop and publish solution validation documents and test reports.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate effectively across QA and
Development teams.
Highly motivated, self-driven, and able to collaborate cross-functionally to meet challenging goals.
Nice to have
Automated Testing for UI, API, or CLI (1+ years).
Knowledge Linux OS variants (Ubuntu, Debian).
CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab, or similar) and issue tracking tools (JIRA, Confluence).
Experience with transmission Network Management Systems (NMS), e.g., Huawei iManager, Alcatel-
Lucent Photonic Manager, or equivalent.
Hands-on knowledge of optical and transport equipment or equivalent multivendor transmission
hardware.
OTDR testing and fiber optic measurement experience.
Certification or formal training in transmission technologies: SDH, DWDM, CCNA, or equivalent.
Languages
English: B2 Upper Intermediate
Seniority
Senior
Remote Romania, Romania
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13/07/2026
Req. VR-123987
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