Software Engineer – Test Automation, PAT, Python, Robot

Job Description

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we are on a mission to deliver connections with the ability to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments, and militaries around the globe communicate. We are looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team. Viasat was founded in 1986. Today, we have over 5500 employees globally. Job Responsibilities: - Automation of new features planned for the release using ROBOT/Python. - Automation of identified test escapes in production. - Create scalable/generic libraries using ROBOT/Python for automation of other features. - Writing simulators for various components in the aircraft that might interact with our system using Python. - General tools development to reduce manual work. - UI automation using Selenium. - Optimizing/Enhancing pipelines by making changes to groovy script. - Continuously look for ways to optimize the process and testing approach to make PAT an effective final gate before production. - Debugging and fixing pipeline failures run across different combination of airlines/aircrafts Required Skills: - 5+ year’s firsthand experience in test and automation and creating test plans in a team environment with proven success at delivering production quality systems. - Programming skills in Python, Groovy, Robot-framework, selenium, Appium, GUI Automation. • Solid foundation in data structures and good understand of algorithmic complexity and trade-offs of different implementations. - Creative debugging skills using tcpdump, ping, Wireshark, gdb, core dumps and other commonly used tools. - A good understanding of networking concepts, network programming, and virtualization. - Masters/Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience. - Excellent verbal and written communication abilities. You will communicate both verbally and in written form with remote international teams very frequently. Preferred Skills: - Experience with tools such as Splunk, Kibana, AWS constructs, Test Automation Frameworks desired. - CI/CD and DevOps exposure is a strong plus. To learn more about this site and other office locations, please click here !