Application-Level Firewall Test Automation Software Engineer Mu Dynamics

Mu Dynamics is seeking an outstanding Application-Level Firewall Test Automation Software Engineer who will be a core member of the software development team responsible for all aspects of automated product validation of a software suite for testing Application-Level Firewalls and Application-Level Gateway devices.

The Mu Test Suite manages test creation, test execution and test results. The Mu Test Suite leverages Mus proprietary test execution modules to generate network traffic for security, functional and scale testing; it can also monitor and control the remote devices under test. The Mu Test Suite allows our major network service provider customers and their network equipment vendors to build and operate higher quality, more reliable and more scalable Next Generation Network and Mobile 4G (LTE Evolved Packet Core) services.

Mu Dynamics takes test automation extremely seriously it is our core business so we are looking for an experienced developer who enjoys automated approaches to all aspects of testing software from test suite design, emphasizing system verification at the network layer, to the automation of interoperability, regression and performance test suites, and even the development of tools and simulators which emulate target systems. The ideal candidate will have experience configuring and testing Application-Level Firewalls such as those built by Fortinet, Bluecoat and SonicWall. Successful candidates should also be skilled at working with product management and customer advocates to build use case scenarios, in addition to working with product development to provide feedback on product usability and effectiveness during the product design phase.
Requirements:

Two to five years of professional test automation software development experience.
Fluency in two or more of the following development languages: Ruby, Java, Python and Perl.
Experience working with Selenium and REST to automate application testing.
Experience working with and automating network testing tools and performance testing platforms for Application-Level Firewalls and Application-Level Gateways.
Proficiency with Linux and a wide variety of open source software tools.
Knowledge of TCP/IP and other networking/application protocols essential.
Understanding of Network Address Translation, Firewall Policies and Intrusion Detection considered a strong plus.
Previous exposure to Scrum and Agile software development methodologies considered a strong plus.
Must be enthusiastic and excited about working in an Agile Software Development environment with frequent software releases.
Self-motivated, resourceful and creative problem solver who pays careful attention to detail and is also a team player.

Company Description:
Mu Dynamics' adaptive approach to testing network services enables our major network service provider customers and their network equipment vendors to deploy higher quality, more reliable and more scalable Next Generation Network (NGN) and Mobile 4G service offerings. Mus unique approach uses actual service traffic from a customers environment as the basis for the testing solution and then helps automate the rapid generation of test cases that can accurately and thoroughly test services as a single system, both at the application and infrastructure level. Since its inception, Mus focus has been to drive the complexity out of NGN services testing for its customers. Mus major network operator customers leverage the Mu Test Suites powerful automation throughout their respective service deployment lifecycles. Mus network equipment manufacturer customers also depend on the Mu Test Suite to build higher quality offerings throughout their product development lifecycles.

Location:	686 West Maude Avenue Suite 104 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 United States