Sr. Qa Engineer- Contractor

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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