PLM - Automation

Via Vi Job Opportunity

Via Vi (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. Via Vi is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications. We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between.

Via Vi employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end automation product roadmap for Via Vi Test Center, 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 tool chains
• Drive adoption of the Open Traffic Generator (OTG) standard and snappi Python SDK as Via Vi'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 Test Center 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 Test Center: 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. Git Hub Copilot, Cursor, custom LLM deployments) to explore integration opportunities with Test Center

Ecosystem & Community Engagement

• Serve as Via Vi's primary voice in the Open Traffic Generator (OTG) and snappi open-source communities
• Define Via Vi'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, Open Config, 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, Git Hub repos, blog posts, and conference talks
• Develop messaging that resonates with both automation engineers (developers, Dev Ops, Net Ops) and executive buyers (VP Engineering, CTO)
• Drive analyst and press engagement to position Via Vi 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, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI) and observability vendors

Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years of experience in product management, developer relations, or technical product ownership in…