What are the responsibilities and job description for the Test Automation Engineer position at Owl Cyber Defense?
| Job Title: | Test Automation Engineer |
| Department: | Product Engineering |
| Reports to: | Manager of System Test |
| Office: | Any Owl office |
| Work Location: | On site, Hybrid (or Remote for those in Eastern or Central time zones) |
Owl Cyber Defense is a leader and trusted partner in cyber security. We deliver solutions that protect and connect the world’s most critical networks. Owl’s product lines of cross domain, data diode, and portable media solutions provide the strongest available security checkpoints for threat prevention and secure data availability. Our in-depth expertise in security engineering at the operating system level enables us to help government and commercial customers meet ever-evolving cyber security threats.
Job Summary:
Join our dynamic team as a Test Automation Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in standardizing and accelerating our ability to test our cutting-edge network diode appliances and cross domain systems. This role offers a unique blend of challenges, requiring creative problem-solving skills, a strong foundation in computer science, security, and expertise in high throughput traffic generation while monitoring the results. We are seeking a candidate with a proven track record in developing high-performance applications, particularly those involved in testing hardware devices, to further enhance the reliability of our groundbreaking technology. As a Test Automation Engineer, you will collaborate closely with other developers in an agile scrum team, contribute to continuous integration processes, and shape the reliability of our products.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain code for automated testing of our network diode devices and software.
- Design and implement innovative solutions to ensure the robustness and efficiency of our products.
- Work closely with other developers to identify, isolate, and resolve software defects.
- Contribute to the continuous integration pipeline and ensure the seamless integration of automated quality validation.
- Collaborate with other software developers to include automated system or subsystem testing is integrated into the continuous integration process.
- Become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Owl product use and configuration.
- Monitor and direct future efforts based on test execution findings and results – perform coverage analysis, test tuning and escape analysis and process improvement.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Education
- College degree in a relevant field of study, e.g., computer science, system engineering or related engineering fields.
Experience
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- 2-10 years’ experience in Quality Assurance, Test Engineering, Software Development, or Systems Engineering
- RHCSA, CNSA, CCNA, CCNA-Voice or CCVP certification is a plus
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Experience in developing performance-critical applications using a programming language such as C/C , Java, or Rust.
- Proficient in automation and scripting with Python.
- Experience with Open QA, Selenium, IXIA or Spirent knowledge a plus
- Expertise in managing Git repositories, branch management, and development workflow.
- Familiarity with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins or TeamCity (preferred).
- Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMware.
- Experience in tracking tasks and managing internal wiki content via Jira/Confluence.
- Knowledge of TCP and UDP networking.
- Experience with performance testing and using industry standard network performance test tools (ex. IXIA / Keysight products or Spirent products).
- Working knowledge of Red Hat Linux and its derivatives (Fedora, CentOS). but not necessary.
- Additional Competencies/Requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Candidates must be able to obtain/maintain a US Government security clearance.
About Owl Cyber Defense Solutions, LLC
Owl Cyber Defense Solutions, LLC is a fast-growing cybersecurity solutions company, holding a firm leadership position in network security and secure information transfer. It is a privately-owned US company with offices in Columbia, MD, Danbury, CT and Morrisville, NC. For more information, see http://www.owlcyberdefense.com.
Owl Cyber Defense is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.
