Senior SQA Engineer (Systems Test)

Palo Alto Networks

Santa Clara, CA, United States

3 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

6 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.wayup.com

Tech stack

Border Gateway Protocol Domain Name System (DNS) Python (Programming Language) Network Security Network Layer Linux Servers Network Protocols Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

Job description

Execution of testing for major, minor and maintenance releases.
Find complex scale bugs and work with development to resolve issues found.
Build new and update existing test beds.
Author test cases for new features and platforms.
Presenting test results to Product Management, Development and Customers.

Requirements

MSEE/CS with 6 years of relative experience.
BS/CS 8+ years of experience in the Networking Security industry, or equivalent experience.
Detailed understanding of modern networks design, network security and implementation and troubleshooting.
Experience with commercial and non-commercial networking test equipment (e.g. Ixia Breaking Point, Spirent Web Avalanche) is essential.
The candidate must be able to demonstrate proficiency in layer 3 networking protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, PIM).
Detailed understanding of layer 4-7 protocols such as HTTP or DNS is required.
Strong knowledge of Python. Ability to develop, maintain, and monitor automated processes.
Hands on experience building and administrating Linux servers.
Experience with virtualized servers and infrastructure is desirable.
Past experience with technical presentations, customer interfacing, and requirements interpretation is highly desirable.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills are a must.