What are the responsibilities and job description for the Solutions Validation Engineer – OSS Platform position at DriveNets?
Description
#Hybrid
New Jersey based - travel to Middletown location 4 days a week.
Solutions Validation Engineer – OSS Platform
Company
DriveNets is a leader in disaggregated high-scale networking solutions for service providers and AI infrastructures. Founded in December 2015, DriveNets created a radical new way to build networks by adapting the architectural model of the cloud to telco-grade networking. This solution accelerates network deployment, improves the network’s economic model, and radically simplifies network operations. With customers including Comcast, Orange, and KDDI - over 80% of AT&T’s network traffic now runs through a disaggregated core powered by DriveNets software. DriveNets Network Cloud-AI solution, based on the same technology, was introduced to the market in 2023, providing the highest-performance Ethernet-based AI networking solution, and is already deployed by Hyperscalers, NeoClouds and Enterprises. Raising over $587 million in three funding rounds, DriveNets continues to deploy the most innovative network infrastructure and is looking for the most talented people to be part of this journey.
Responsibilities
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
#Hybrid
New Jersey based - travel to Middletown location 4 days a week.
Solutions Validation Engineer – OSS Platform
Company
DriveNets is a leader in disaggregated high-scale networking solutions for service providers and AI infrastructures. Founded in December 2015, DriveNets created a radical new way to build networks by adapting the architectural model of the cloud to telco-grade networking. This solution accelerates network deployment, improves the network’s economic model, and radically simplifies network operations. With customers including Comcast, Orange, and KDDI - over 80% of AT&T’s network traffic now runs through a disaggregated core powered by DriveNets software. DriveNets Network Cloud-AI solution, based on the same technology, was introduced to the market in 2023, providing the highest-performance Ethernet-based AI networking solution, and is already deployed by Hyperscalers, NeoClouds and Enterprises. Raising over $587 million in three funding rounds, DriveNets continues to deploy the most innovative network infrastructure and is looking for the most talented people to be part of this journey.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies and test cases for OSS platform deployments.
- Perform detailed functional, integration, performance, and reliability testing.
- Automate testing and deployment processes using scripting (Bash, Python) and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible).
- Collaborate with client teams to drive the adoption of the solution, addressing their network use cases and goals.
- Design scalable, secure, and maintainable workflows, leveraging cloud networking experience where applicable.
- Documentation skills to be used externally with customers and internally with systems including Confluence spaces and Jira tickets.
- Deliver customer-facing projects (~30-40% client interaction) and effectively demonstrate validated OSS solutions, including solution validation, acceptance testing, and problem resolution, following Agile methodologies.
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 7 years of experience in Quality Assurance, software validation, or a related technical role within Service Provider environments.
- Proven working knowledge of networking protocols and technologies (e.g., BGP, MPLS, IPv4/IPv6, SR, VPN).
- Solid experience with Docker, Kubernetes, virtualization (KVM, VMware), and cloud environments (AWS/Azure).
- Skilled in scripting and automation frameworks/tools such as Ansible for configuration management.
- Proficiency in a Linux environment shell, Bash scripting
- Proficient in Python scripting and working knowledge of JSON and Jinja2 templating.
- Experience working within Agile development methodologies and CI/CD practices.
- Hands on experience with integration technologies (APIs) such as REST API, RESTCONF, Netconf, gRPC, SOAP, etc.
- Solid understanding of modeling languages such as JSON, YANG, YAML, and XML.
- Familiarity with microservices architectures and associated testing strategies.
- Real-world experience providing technical leadership on network implementation projects
- Problem solving, troubleshooting, reviewing log files, debugging. Being self-sufficient, but also helpful with peers.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of effectively engaging with customers and internal teams.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure certifications, or equivalent cloud-related certifications.
- Experience validating and troubleshooting complex OSS solutions and network management systems.
- Familiarity with workflow engine-based solutions is a plus.
- Ability to multitask and manage workload priorities effectively.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to quality assurance and validation.