| Location: | Cambridge, MA, US | Posted Date: | 2014-01-30 00:00:00.0 | ||
| Category: | Quality Assurance | ID: | 10662 |
Overview:
About the Job
Akamai's System Communications team is looking for a talented software developer engineer in test to join our team. This engineer will be responsible for working with the development team to perform tight cycle feature testing during early stages of software development. You will be an integral part of our aggressive growth strategy for creating highly inventive technology solutions for our customers, driving more and more traffic on the Internet. If you want to work on technology problems that are interesting and challenging, then this is the role for you.
About the Team
Akamai’s Systems Communications (SysComm) is a talented cross-functional group of engineers that builds and runs the fault-tolerant and highly scalable infrastructure that supports Akamai's global network. This distributed infrastructure includes configuration management systems, networks security systems, and monitoring systems for all Akamai's machines running across the world.
Responsibilities:
* Support and maintain testing infrastructure (testnet)
* Administrate releases
* Become an expert user of several internal distributed systems
* Execute automated regressions tests
* Design and develop targeted tests for cutting-edge features
* Validate software functionalities against applicable requirements
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
* Minimum of 5 years industry experience.
* Minimum of 3 years Linux/Unix administration experience.
Desired Qualifications
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to operate in an ever-changing and ad-hoc environment
* Passion for testing, automation, and
* Experienced analyzing problems and identifying root causes
* Ability working closely with developers to design test criteria and develop test plans
* Experience with Software Release process
* Experience supporting testing activities for multiple applications/releases
* Strong attention to detail and excellent problem solving/troubleshooting skills
* Experience with networking protocols, including TCP, HTTP, SSL
* Familiarity with SQL, Perl, Python, Shell and/or Java
* Experience in one of the following roles: QA Engineer, Software Release Lead, System Administrator, Software Analyst
Other Information
* Is relocation available for this position: No
* Is US Citizenship required: No
* Is a Security Clearance Required: No
If yes, applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation & must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
About Akamai:
Akamai® is the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere. At the core of the company’s solutions is the Akamai Intelligent PlatformTM providing extensive reach, coupled with unmatched reliability, security, visibility and expertise. Akamai removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to securely leverage the cloud. To learn more about how Akamai is accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world, please visit www.akamai.com and follow @Akamai on Twitter.
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