Senior Software Engineer – Test Automation - Python, Robot

About Us

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What You'll Do

• Automation of new features is planned for the release using ROBOT and Python.
• Automation of identified test escapes in production.
• Build scalable/generic libraries using ROBOT/Python to be used for automation of other features.
• We are writing simulators for various components in the aircraft that might be compatible with our system using Python.
• General tool development to reduce manual work.
  
  
  

The day-to-day

• UI automation using Selenium.
• Optimizing and improving pipelines by making changes to the 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 combinations of airlines and aircraft
  
  
  

What You'll Need

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in testing and automation and crafting test plans in a team environment have shown success at delivering production quality systems.
• Programming skills in Python, Groovy, Robot-Framework, Selenium, Appium, and GUI Automation.
• Strong foundation in data structures and a good understanding of algorithmic complexity and the trade-offs of different implementations.
• Creative debugging skills using TCP dump, ping, Wireshark, gdb, core dumps, and other commonly used tools.
• A good understanding of networking concepts, network programming, and virtualization is required.
• Masters, Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Science, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities. You will be required to communicate both verbally and in written form with remote international teams very frequently.
  
  
  

What Will Help You On The Job

• Experience with tools such as Splunk, Kibana, AWS constructs, and test automation frameworks is desired.
• CI/CD and DevOps exposure is a strong plus.colour
  
  
  

At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.

EEO statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.