Automation Software QA Engineer - McAfee
This is a unique opportunity to influence and contribute to a critical part of the business that protects our customers.
Job Summary
- Ref:
- EL - 880020022751
- Company:
- McAfee
- Location:
- HP19 8YD
- Date posted:
- 15/10/2011
- Job type:
- Permanent
- Salary Type:
- Daily
- Salary Description:
- Excellent + Benefits
- Benefits:
- Not specified
Full Description
Description
McAfee creates best-of-breed computer security solutions that span large enterprises, governments, small- & medium-sized businesses, & consumers, helping prevent intrusion on networks & protecting computer systems from the next generation of blended attacks & threats. These next-generation threats attack on multiple levels of the network infrastructure. McAfee offers in-depth protection-from the network core, to perimeter defence to complete desktop security-through two families of products. The person that takes this role will be working within McAfee Labs to deliver a range of Anti-Malware products, tools and content. This is a unique opportunity to influence and contribute to a critical part of the business that protects our customers. Duties include:- Responsible for all aspects of white-box and system level testing.
- Creates and documents test plans and test cases for non-GUI interfaces.
- Creates and executes automated test suites/cases.
- Will be testing on both Windows and Non-windows platforms.
Experience
- Extensive QA/Software testing experience over the full product lifecycle
- Proven experience in Automation in any scripting language (preferably Perl)
- Strong experience in testing applications on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, and server, (preferably from security domain).
- Experience of using UNIX operating systems (at least one of: Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, FreeBSD)
- Good understanding and working knowledge of SDLC, STLC, test methodologies- Waterfall, V Model, Agile.
- Strong Analytical skills. Candidate should demonstrate the same in testing exercises.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and the ability to collaborate with internal and external parties including QA, Support, Development Engineers and Customers
- Experience of IP-based networking technologies, including HTTP, DNS, and TLS.
- Experience with test automation
- Experience of Python/C/C++ programming
- Knowledge of embedded systems an advantage.
- Test certifications such as CSTE/CSQA certification preferred as long as the candidate is able to demonstrate the skills that these certifications promise.
- Product integration testing experience
- Understanding of TCP/IP networking
- API Level testing
- Knowledge in non-functional areas of testing especially performance, security
- Prior experience of working in Agile teams will be an added advantage
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