Full-Time QA Engineer

Are you process-driven and notice the slightest deviation from the norm? If you get a thrill from helping to correct others’ mistakes and are not afraid to speak up, then this is the role for you. As a Senior QA Engineer you will work on game-changing problems in cybersecurity.  You will validate software using cutting-edge technologies and take testing to the next level as part of a collaborative environment. Sounds interesting?  Keep reading!

Please note: We can only hire U.S. citizens for this position due to federal government contract requirements. 

Here’s what you'll do

• Debugs software products through the use of systematic tests to develop, apply and maintain quality standards for firm products. 
• Develops, modifies and executes software test plans, automated scripts and programs for testing. 
• Contribute to the existing automation tools to add enhancements and improve maintainability
• Maintains documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software. 
• Analyzes test results to ensure existing functionality and recommends corrective action. 
• Consults with development engineers in resolution of problems. 
• Provides feedback in preparation of technical appraisals of programming languages, systems and computation software. 
• Ensures quality computer integration into the overall functions of scientific computation, data acquisition and processing. 
• Maintain and improve our automated testing and continuous integration systems
• Collaborate with a team of security and software engineers to develop system level testing
• Interface with sales and customers to recreate, diagnose, and help resolve field issues
• Learn new technologies as needed to build tools and improve efficiency and productivity

Here's what you'll need

• BS degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years in Software Engineering, at least 3 of which in QA and/or SDET
• 1+ years of experience writing scalable automation tests
• JavaScript savvy, preferably specific to Node and React
• Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced agile environment
• Comfort with writing and reading code, and a basic understanding of data structures
• Hands on experience with automation framework design and development from scratch
• Experience with writing backend integration tests for RESTful APIs
• FE Test Automation expertise in TestCafe, Cypress, Playwright or similar tools (we use playwright)
• Experience with BDD tools like cucumber with the automation framework
• CI tooling experience with Github Actions or similar Strong understanding of all web browsers, versions and functionality
• Strong understanding of testing and debugging backend applications
• Understanding of source control and release management in the context of when/where/why/how to test (we use git)
• Understanding of virtualization and containerization technologies (we use Docker)
• Understanding of Lean and Agile methodologies
• Understanding of Cloud technologies, like AWS, GCP, Azure
• Experience analyzing Logs using splunk, GCP 
• Candidates must be US citizens

Nice to have 

• Experience with testing cloud based products/applications 
• Knowledge and understanding of different kinds of VPNs
• Experience with load and performance testing