Gets involved in Requirement reviews to ensure completeness of Deployment scenarios, Use cases & Testability aspects of Functional & Non-Functional requirements using his / her Domain, Product & Functional Test knowledge.Works within the scrum team to build the quality product along with the development team.Develops / Contributes towards verification of the product against acceptance criteria.Contributes towards Test Design for critical modules of the products and supports the Test Engineers in Test Design reviews.Works with the System Architect to mitigate the architectural risks of the program in early phases & participates in design reviews to identify failure modes.Develops Test Strategy to validate the Functional, Non-Functional & System level requirements for Smart Gas and Electrical Meter related products.Derives Regression Test Strategy based on Impact Analysis of fixed defects and automation test strategy for overall products, supports continuous integration and delivery / deployment along with the development team.Identifies Test Automation & Simulation requirements early in the life cycle & supports in the execution of the same.Prepares Test Strategy for 3rd party integrations & dependent hardware, Firmware, E2E, and compatibility tests.Maintains test infrastructure for security, performance / scale, usability testing of embedded software products.Works with required stakeholders to identify Beta Site requirements & supports in defect prioritization & release readiness reviews along with the Project Lead.Works with the Information Development team to give pointers on Technical Literature content development and is a critical reviewer of the same.Provides debug support to the Development Team to identify root causes of defects.Monitors release quality criteria and communicates an unbiased product quality view to stakeholders to enable a quality release of the product / system.Mentors other members of the team on technical aspects, test methodologies, new technologies, etc.Business Acumen
- Participates in Observation Voice of Customer (OVoC) and in Concept reviews in early phases of the Product Development Life Cycle as needed.
- Stays up to date with happenings in the Industry & Competition space of the relevant business verticals and drives best practices in Smart Meter testing.
- Participation / representation in external or industry-leading seminars, technical conferences.
Qualifications / Experience / Knowledge
- Bachelor or Master of Engineering in Electronics & Communication, Electrical & Electronics, or Instrumentation.
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience as a Test architect or System engineering / testing professional in the relevant industry space.
- Minimum of 10+ years of test experience in Smart meters and various metering communication-related products.
- Total 12+ years of experience in Smart Electricity, Smart Gas, Smart Water Metering, and related products.
Technical Skills
- Should have a good understanding of Agile methodologies and the SDLC / STLC process.
- Hands-on experience in testing various Smart Meter products like Smart Electrical Meters, Smart Gas Meters, Water Meters, and associated applications from hardware, Firmware, Application software, and End-to-End system testing.
- Prior experience in performance & Capacity testing of Industrial Meters and Electrical meters is a plus.
- Experienced with industry standards like AGA 8 for Gas Meters.
- Experience with Security threat models and security testing on embedded products.
- Expertise in various communication products based on Low Power Radio, GPRS, LoRa, Mbus, PLC, etc.
- Knowledge of communication protocols (TCP / IP; IPV6; Smart metering; M2M Cellular, DLMS) and Embedded Linux development or Embedded RTOS.
- Exposure to Acceptance Test Driven development (ATDD).
- Aid in the design and development of test equipment and test systems, test beds to fulfill the needs of testing various embedded products.
- Should have hands-on experience in developing test automation scripts for firmware testing.
- Experience with different test automation, DevOps, and defect tracking tools is a must.
- Test Certification- ISTQB or equivalent, Scrum Alliance.
- Experience with CMMi or other process evaluation regimes.
Professional Skills / Knowledge
- Good analytical thinking, troubleshooting & problem-solving skills, coupled with the drive to learn.
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Self-motivated and the ability to work independently without supervision and sometimes under extreme pressure.
- Prepared to travel domestically or overseas as per project or business needs.
- Ability to work together with different functional & delivery teams.
- Handling Multi-Disciplinary projects will be an added advantage.
- Demonstrates Influencing skills to articulate an independent Product Quality view.
- Right level of Negotiation skills & conflict management capability.
- Ability to coach and mentor teams.
- Experience working as part of a global development team working across diverse cultural barriers.
Skills Required
Rtos, Architecture, Analytical Instrumentation, Cmmi, Simulation, Embedded Software, Troubleshooting, Sdlc