QA Automation Developer

2 months remote and on-site in Sunnyvale, CAAs a QA Automation Engineer, you will specialize in developing test strategies and designing, automating, executing and maintaining test plans, test cases, and test environments of a cloud based networking service platform. You will help ensure highest quality and a successful rollout of the platform that is impacting millions of customers.Responsibilities:

• Design and develop test automation and tools, with a focus on maintainability at a large scale
• Analyze requirements, procedures and problems to automate or improve existing test systems
• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks and scripts for platform testing (e.g. using Python, Go Lang, Java)
• Write test cases and detail test scenarios, ensure their completeness, automation and execution
• Lead in the identification and resolution of problems and defects, and help driving to resolution
• Comfortable with collaboration, open communication and reaching across dev, qa, ops and other cross functional teams
• Integrating test automation with build systems, test case management and bug tracking tools

• 5+ years of proven track record testing Internet or cloud based services and platforms in a mid to larger Linux environment
• 3+ years of outstanding proven record in hands-on developing highly technical test automation frameworks from ground up, including API, UI and Unit test automation
• Strong grasp and practical experience with automation of at least one cloud platform (e.g. VMWare, OpenStack, Cloudstack) and at least one automation framework (e.g. Puppet, Chef, CFEngine)
• Passionate and knowledgeable of QA processes and methodology, with ability to create and execute detailed test plans and test cases, perform root cause analysis to identify problems in design and/or implementation.
• Deep understanding of web and networking technologies on server and client side, strong with at least one scripting and/or high level language: Python (preferred), Java, Shell, Perl, Golang
• Familiarity with REST/SOAP/JSON APIs
• Solid working knowledge of NoSQL and MySQL databases, Cassandra preferred
• System and application performance and load testing knowledge is a plus
• Self-motivated, with excellent oral and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field. Master’s preferred