Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

      The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer tests Entuity’s Network Analytics software solutions across all supported platforms, using a combination of manual and automated testing techniques, to ensure they meet or exceed Entuity’s quality standards and are suitable for public release.

 

What you’ll be doing:

·       Acquire a thorough understanding of, and comply with, Entuity’s software development life cycle and its associated processes.

 

·       Work with Development Manager and Product Management to translate the functional specification into a thorough set of test cases, and document as appropriate using the QTest system.

 

·       Continue to work closely with the Development Manager and software engineers throughout the software development life cycle to capture additional test scenarios and acceptance criteria covering both functional and non-functional requirements.

 

·       Perform manual execution of test cases, capturing the results (in QTest) and logging a detailed report for any bugs found into the defect tracking system (Footprints).

 

·       Development and maintenance of automated test scripts.

 

·       Detailed bug reporting and providing help on reproducing issues, along with constructive feedback to software engineers.

 

·       Configuration and maintenance of the QA test lab, and all networking equipment contained within it, to support the various scenarios under test.

 

·       Configuration and maintenance of the QA teams’ servers, including both physical and virtual server pool.

 

·       Aiding support with the reproduction (or not) of customer issues.

 

·       Act as a buddy for other QA engineers at the same or lower level.

 

·       Proactively take part in the review of work (e.g. test cases) by other QA engineers.

 

·       Other duties as assigned.

 

What we’re looking for:

 

·       4+ years relevant work experience required.

 

·       Scripting/Programming experience (ideally Python and/or Java).

 

·       Good knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, Routing/switching protocols, Security).

 

·       Base level understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS).

 

·       Solid Linux and Windows experience.

 

·       Good verbal and writing skills.

 

·       Self-motivated and quick learner.

 

·       Having an analytical and structured approach to problem solving.

 

·       Commitment to strive for quality products.

 

·       Consistently demonstrate a solid attention to detail and areas of improvement.

 

·       Be able to break complex problems into tasks.

 

·       Be able to provide accurate estimate timescales for task completion.

 

·       Demonstrate good personal time management, and a consistent ability to meet project objectives and deadline.

 

·       Able to clearly communicate complex problems / solutions to other colleagues.

 

·       Experience with UI automation (Selenium).

 

·       Knowledge of database technology (MySQL, MariaDB).

 

·       Familiarity with one or more advanced network technologies (e.g. SNMP, QoS, Flow, IP SLA, LDAP, Encryption).

 

·       Virtual machine and hypervisor administration (VMWare, Oracle Virtual Box).

 

·       Familiarity with network tools (Wireshark, traceroute, GNS3, FTP/SCP).

 

·       General understanding of network management.

 

·       Empathy for usability.

 

·       Experience working on projects as part of a team.

 

Bonus Points:

 

·       ISTQB foundation certification.

·       CCNA certification.

 

Education:

 

·       Bachelor’s Degree required.

 

Travel:

 

·       5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Park Place Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

 

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