US-CA: QA Test Automation Engineer
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Date: 13-Jun-2008

QA Test Automation Engineer

The candidate for this position must have the ability to work as an
individual contributor, team member or team leader in a position to
test and analyze products on tight schedules throughout the
development cycle. The candidate must possess excellent written and
verbal communication skills.

Specific Responsibilities:

* Work with Quality Assurance Manager in developing and implementing
critical QA and verification test plans, procedures, methodologies and
matrices. * Perform competitive analysis on third party products *
Investigate technologies as assigned * Individual contributor or part
of test team for major projects including performing functionality and
performance testing. * Work closely with design teams to understand
new project architectures and system components and subsequently
develop test plans and procedures to extract key data to validate
quality of performance in accordance with specifications * Strive for
efficiency and efficacy in test execution, data gathering, reporting
and bug tracking * Assist in the procurement of test equipment and
commercial test software where applicable to support test
requirements. * Work with all functional groups to ensure that lessons
learned items are captured and incorporated into new product designs.
* Facilitate the implementation of appropriate changes to product,
process, system and procedures through the ECO process to prevent the
recurrence of reported nonconformities. * Develop/Debug and maintain
automation test harnesses. * Must be able to manage multiple
priorities and tasks in a dynamic work environment. * Ability to work
collaboratively within a team environment to meet aggressive goals and
high quality standards.

Education and Experience Requirements:

* B.S. Degree in technical field (e.g. EE, ME, Computer Science,
etc.). Able to quickly grasp technical product quality issues, failure
analysis reports, test reports, and technical engineering / design
solutions. * Minimum 5 - 7 years experience in a quality assurance
test or test engineering roles * Strong background testing hardware,
firmware, software, network and KVM products * Highly organized and
detail-oriented * Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills *
Familiarity with ERP system concepts, Oracle preferred * Strong
programming skills in one or more of the following: C, C++, Java, TCL/
TK, Python, Perl, this is a requirement for the position * Knowledge
of configuring clients and servers in operating systems including:
Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP, - Novell OSs, - Linux,
FreeBSD * Knowledge of automation tools (.i.e. Azimuth, Veriwave,
IXIA, Spirent) Ability to travel domestically and internationally *
Desired Certifications include: CISSP, CCDA, MCSE or CCNA

Knowledge of the following technologies is a plus:

* SQL * WHQL * LAN design * SNMP and Manageability Software * Cisco
Routers * HTML * USB * ATM, Dial Internet * PPP * NICs and Switches *
Fiber optic and CAT 5 cabling * Security: VPNs, IPsec, PPTP *
Protocols: TCP/IP, PPPoE, IPX, NetBEUI * Wireless: 802.11, WIFI *
Routers, firewalls and intrusion detection * Diagnostic tools such as
Network Sniffers * IP trouble-shooting skills * Ability to review data
transmission traces to identify application deficiencies

Thank you,
Team SQAFYI - Software QA Resource FYI
http://sqa.fyicenter.com