Summary:

Duties & Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Own the end-to-end automation product roadmap for VIAVI TestCenter, spanning open APIs, scripting frameworks, and CI/CD integration

• Develop a multi-year strategy for AI-assisted test automation — covering intelligent test generation, anomaly detection, and natural language test configuration

• Define and prioritize automation capabilities aligned to customer workflows: hyperscaler CI pipelines, NEM regression labs, and open-source community needs

• Evaluate and influence industry standards: OTG, SONiC test suites, IETF benchmarking frameworks, and emerging open-source test toolchains

• Drive adoption of the Open Traffic Generator (OTG) standard and snappi Python SDK as VIAVI's primary automation-first interface

• Build and maintain a public-facing roadmap that engages the open-source and developer community transparently

AI-Driven Automation & Developer Experience

• Champion the integration of AI/ML tooling into TestCenter workflows — including LLM-assisted script generation, intelligent failure analysis, and predictive test coverage

• Partner with R&D to define APIs, SDKs, and plugin architectures that enable third-party AI and automation tool integration

• Define the product requirements for AI copilot features within TestCenter: natural language to snappi/OTG script translation, auto-remediation suggestions, and test result summarization

• Establish KPIs for developer experience: time-to-productivity, API adoption rates, SDK downloads, community engagement metrics

• Drive usability improvements that reduce time-to-first-test for new users, leveraging AI-powered onboarding flows, contextual help, and smart defaults

• Build relationships with AI tooling vendors (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Cursor, custom LLM deployments) to explore integration opportunities with TestCenter

Ecosystem & Community Engagement

• Serve as VIAVI's primary voice in the Open Traffic Generator (OTG) and snappi open-source communities

• Define VIAVI's open-source contribution strategy — balancing community goodwill, ecosystem influence, and commercial differentiation

• Engage actively with SONiC community initiatives, including test automation working groups and test harness standardization efforts

• Monitor and evaluate adjacent automation projects: ONDATRA, OpenConfig, gNMI/gRPC telemetry, and Kubernetes-native test orchestration

• Build relationships with hyperscaler automation teams (Meta, Microsoft, Google, Amazon) who drive OTG/SONiC adoption

Go-To-Market & Cross-Functional Execution

• Define GTM strategy for automation portfolio releases: positioning, pricing, packaging (open-source vs. commercial), and launch planning

• Partner with Marketing to produce developer-focused content: tutorials, GitHub repos, blog posts, and conference talks

• Develop messaging that resonates with both automation engineers (developers, DevOps, NetOps) and executive buyers (VP Engineering, CTO)

• Drive analyst and press engagement to position VIAVI as the automation-forward leader in network test

• Build sales enablement content: battle cards, demo playbooks, integration guides, and ROI models for automation adoption

• Establish partner ecosystem programs with CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and observability vendors

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

Required

• 10+ years of experience in product management, developer relations, or technical product ownership in networking, test & measurement, or developer tooling
• Working knowledge of SONiC test automation infrastructure and the broader SONiC open-source ecosystem
• Demonstrated understanding of AI/LLM tooling and practical experience applying AI to developer workflows — script generation, test analysis, or natural language interfaces
• Experience defining and driving CI/CD-integrated test automation strategies for network devices or platforms
• Excellent communication skills with ability to engage audiences from open-source contributors to C-suite executives
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field

Preferred

• Prior experience at network test & measurement vendors (VIAVI, Spirent, Keysight/Ixia) or hyperscaler network engineering teams
• Contributions to open-source networking projects (OTG spec, SONiC, ONDATRA, OpenConfig, or similar)
• Experience with gNMI/gRPC telemetry, NETCONF/RESTCONF, or OpenConfig-based device programmability
• Experience building or managing developer communities, SDKs, or open-core commercial products
• Understanding of Kubernetes-native test orchestration and cloud-native test infrastructure patterns

If you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply to join our team today.

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