SDET with Samson Billing Platform

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced SDET with 10+ years of hands-on experience in telecom post-paid billing domain with strong expertise in Samson Billing / Samson billing platform.

The candidate will lead end-to-end billing lifecycle testing including rating, charging, invoicing, payment processing, AR, collections, credit management, and billing cycle execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute and troubleshoot bill cycles in the PET environment and support PET activities.
• Design and execute complex, multi-variable test scenarios across rating, charging, invoicing, and payment processing.
• Manage test data provisioning and validate voice, SMS, and data usage across open and closed billing cycles.
• Proactively identify missing billing/test-data scenarios, flag risks and gaps, and drive them toward resolution.
• Collaborate across engineering and QA teams to modernize billing test automation, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines.

Must-Have Skills

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in telecom post-paid billing domain.
• Expert-level understanding of end-to-end billing lifecycle — rating, charging, invoicing, payment processing, AR, collections, and credit management.
• Strong hands-on experience with Samson Billing / Samson billing platform.
• Experience working with Samson Billing execution, billing cycles, bill generation, billing jobs, AR processing, and related billing utilities.
• Strong knowledge of usage data concepts — voice, SMS, data usage across billing cycles; understanding of billed vs. unbilled usage.
• Billing cycle expertise — open vs. closed cycles, cycle close date logic, and multi-cycle data relationships.
• Experience with telecom BSS platforms and billing execution utilities.
• Hands-on experience with test data provisioning in NPE/QA environments.
• Experience designing complex, multi-variable test scenarios for billing systems at scale.
• Exposure to modern automation tooling, API-driven platforms, or CI/CD pipelines in a billing context.

Required Qualifications

• Exp: 10+ years of hands-on experience in telecom post-paid billing domain.
• Strong hands-on experience with Samson Billing / Samson billing platform.
• Deep understanding of billing cycles, usage, rating, charging, invoicing, payments, AR, collections, and account lifecycle dependencies.
• Strong analytical and communication skills — able to identify root causes, document requirements, and collaborate across teams.
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations applicable to telecom customer data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with Samson Billing and/or Amdocs carrier-grade BSS implementations.
• Prior involvement in BSS modernization or platform migration where test data strategy was a gating factor.
• Experience with test data management tools and self-service data provisioning platforms.
• Ability to assess when production-derived data is essential vs. when synthetic data is sufficient.