Software QA Engineer

Software QA EngineerLocation: Santa Clara, CA Duration: Long term contract (Possibly contract to hire)Job DescriptionDevelop and execute test plans for cloud networking and security solutions.Ensure there is appropriate test coverage to validate that the solution meets the requirements as elaborated in Customer/PM requirements, Protocols/Specs, and Functional/Solution design documents.Use existing test automation framework to automate system level tests where applicable.Plan test projects and participate in the design and functional specification reviews.Design, build, deploy, monitor, and manage complex test environments.Use Terraform for building test environments in public clouds like GCP, Azure, AWS.Collaborate with cross site development and quality teams as needed during creation and execution of test plans.Provide valuable feedback during product design and development phase.Gather and analyze test results, create comprehensive test reportsMaintain and enhance the automation framework and automated test coverage.Work closely with the Sales, SE and Support teams to enhance test coverage to meet customer requirements.Perform system & performance testing using standard networking tools Spirent (Avalanche, CyberFlood), Ixia (IxLoad, BreakingPoint, CyPerf) and other in-house developed test tools.Create internal tools for benchmarking and evaluating performance using Perl or Python scripting languages.Skills RequiredMaster's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with 5+ years work experience in software test engineering including testing of Cloud software and/or networking/security applications/products.Proficiency in scripting in Java or Python is required.Experience with Robot framework, Terraform and Selenium is desired.In depth knowledge of TCP/IP and networking protocols.Knowledge of Unix/Linux/Windows Operating Systems.Experience in physical and logical network design and implementation.Experience with virtual platforms/hypervisors, and public and private clouds.Excellent problem solving, analytical, and technical troubleshooting skills.Thorough understanding of QA processes.Experience with Jira, Jenkins is a plus.Experience with Agile methodologies is a plus, a willingness to adopt them is required.Strong research and documentation skills.Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills.Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects at different stages at the same time.Good understanding of cloud architecture is a plus.Experience with operations in a public cloud including deployment, management, and troubleshooting production environments is a plus. Intersources