Quality Assurance Engineer

Vello Systems

$90K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Excellent interpersonal skills; thrives in team settings.
  • Detail-oriented and hands-on approach to testing.
  • Solid understanding of networking protocols essential.
  • Passionate about ensuring quality and enhancing customer experience.
  • Experience in software engineering or field engineering; knowledgeable of Product Life Cycle and Software Development Life Cycle.
  • Background in software Quality Assurance (QA) required.
  • Optical networking experience is a strong asset.
  • Strong proficiency in UNIX/Linux systems preferred.
  • Network certifications considered a plus.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field.

Responsibilities

  • Design tests for network solutions integrating virtualization and management tools.
  • Conduct technical reviews of features for feasibility and design.
  • Communicate management directives effectively and consistently.
  • Serve as a technical consultant and partner to management.
  • Analyze quality metrics before and after product releases to identify trends.
  • Lead test planning focused on performance assessment for scalability improvements.
  • Review unit and acceptance tests, providing recommendations for enhancements.
  • Assess technical dependencies and risks in project plans, aiding in optimization efforts.
  • Develop comprehensive test plans and strategies for complex projects.
  • Research solutions to improve test quality and overall productivity.
  • Drive efforts to improve the testability of products.
  • Anticipate and proactively resolve potential roadblocks.
  • Provide authoritative technical leadership within the program.
  • Lead end-to-end test efforts for solutions.
  • Develop tools/processes aimed at increasing productivity and efficiency.
  • Guide technical contributors across various roles and levels.
  • Apply customer insights to enhance product quality.
  • Design complex test environments accommodating both QA and customer use cases.
  • Provide leadership for system-level tests related to performance and security.
  • Establish and uphold quality standards for products or technologies.
  • Perform advanced debugging and issue analysis, effectively managing customer escalations.
  • Conduct code reviews and white-box testing.

Benefits

  • Collaborative team environment that values communication.
  • Focus on professional development and skill enhancement.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge networking technologies.
  • Opportunities for advanced technical leadership.
  • Access to diverse projects and complex challenges.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Responsiblefor test design for a network solution incorporating virtualization, network management tools, and hardwarecomponents
  • Responsiblefor technical review of features for feasibility and design
  • Effectivelycommunicates or reinforces messages consistent with management direction
  • Servesas a technical partner/consultant to managers
  • Analyzesmetrics for quality trends before and after releases
  • Advocatestest planning that includes appropriate performance assessment toensure/improve product scalability
  • Reviewsunit and acceptance tests and makes recommendations for improvement
  • Reviewsproject plans and schedules for technical dependencies, risk areas, etc.Assists in scoping optimization exercises.
  • Develops master test plan + strategy for complex projects
  • Researchesand proposes solutions to improve test quality
  • Drivesdevelopment efforts toward incorporating testability into product
  • Anticipatesroadblocks and shortcomings and solves them proactively
  • Providesauthoritative technical leadership within a program
  • Responsiblefor driving solution/end-to-end test efforts
  • Developstools or processes to increase productivity
  • Providesguidance to contributors of all technical roles and levels
  • Appliesknowledge of customer perspective to improve product quality
  • Designscomplex test environments that can accommodate both QA test needs and customeruse case testing
  • Provides technical leadership for systemlevel tests ( eg. performance, scalability, reliability, securityeffectiveness)
  • Abilityto provide technical leadership at the cross-functional level.
  • Setsand upholds quality standards for a product or technology
  • Hasadvanced debugging and issue analysis skills. Effective with customerescalations.
  • Abilityto provide code review or white box testing


Qualifications
  • Excellentinter-personal skills. Enjoys a team environment.
  • Extremelydetail-oriented and hands-on.
  • Solidunderstanding of networking protocols.
  • Passionateabout quality and customer experience.
  • Softwareengineering or field engineering experience. Understands Product Life Cycle andSoftware Development Life Cycle.
  • Experiencein software Quality Assurance.
  • Enjoysworking with a team.
  • Opticalnetworking background preferred.
  • StrongUNIX/Linux background preferred.
  • Networkcertifications preferred.
  • BSin Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.

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