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How You Will Contribute:
We are looking for a highly motivated and talented software engineer experienced with Python development to work on developing & maintaining Blue Planet’s Resource Adapters (RA), device simulators and RA generator tool. You will be implementing data models, ingress and egress adaptation layer components between Blue Planet Orchestrator and external devices in micro-services oriented, container-based system architecture.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain software micro-services, libraries, and features for Resource Adapters, NETCONF/YANG based device simulator, and tool to auto-generate data model and RA pipeline
Create automated test suites for executing test automation of RA features
Troubleshooting & fixing product issues found in system integration testing and customer deployments
Work closely with local and remote software development & test teams
Participate in all phases of the development cycle – plan, design, implement, test, deploy, and documentation
Required experience and skills
Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science
Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, algorithms & design patterns
Development experience, preferably using Python in Linux environment
Interest and ability to quickly learn and ramp-up on new languages, frameworks, and technologies
Ability to write understandable, reliable and testable code with minimum supervision
Desirable knowledge or experience in (a plus – not mandatory)
Distributed platforms and stream processing using Kafka or similar systems
Cloud environments (e.g., Docker, AWS, Openstack etc.)
Basic understanding of NETCONF, YANG and Telecom domain
Fundamentals of SDN and NFV (Network function virtualization)
Interfaces to SD-WAN Controllers, NMS/EMS, Virtualized Infrastructure Managers
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