Park Place Technologies
Sr. QA Engineer
Park Place Technologies, Cleveland, Ohio, us, 44101
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%
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 1-877-778-8707.
Park Place Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
Park Place Technologies has an in-house recruiting team that focuses exclusively on the hiring needs of our company. We are not currently accepting additional third-party agreements or unsolicited resumes. If you would like to be considered as a preferred partner with Park Place Technologies, please submit your detailed information to careers@parkplacetech.com. Any CVs submitted directly to hiring managers will be considered unsolicited and become the property of Park Place Technologies.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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%
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 1-877-778-8707.
Park Place Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
Park Place Technologies has an in-house recruiting team that focuses exclusively on the hiring needs of our company. We are not currently accepting additional third-party agreements or unsolicited resumes. If you would like to be considered as a preferred partner with Park Place Technologies, please submit your detailed information to careers@parkplacetech.com. Any CVs submitted directly to hiring managers will be considered unsolicited and become the property of Park Place Technologies.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)