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Test Automation Engineer Proofpoint
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At Proofpoint, you will find an environment where innovation comes from creative collaboration and where everyone is empowered to go fast and have fun. And if you find joy in taking the ?im? out of impossible, you will feel right at home with our team!Proofpoint builds solutions based on big data that are geared at protecting customers from the worst threats lurking in their email stream -- and we are looking for a smart, high energy Test Automation Engineer to help us deliver a service that our customers can count on to protect their most sensitive infrastructure and corporate data.
Characteristics:
Outstanding team player with positive attitude
Highly-motivated and self-driven individual (i.e., able to work with minimal oversight)
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively when discussing issues with the scrum team and management
Passion to stay on top of trends and patterns in Cloud Technologies and Testing
Responsibilities:
Contribute to our Agile development process from requirements analysis and design up through final feature acceptance and deployment
Contribute to the quality of the solutions by developing tools and frameworks to identify issues early in the process, as well as improving testability and automatability
Continuously increase functional and performance tests using Java
Increase automation in testing as necessary
Develop test suites to evaluate functionality, performance, scalability, security and reliability
Interface with engineers and product managers to reproduce and resolve defects quickly
Introduce and influence process improvements and act as an agent for change to the organization
Required skills:
Solid experience with distributed systems that work with huge amounts of data
Strong Java programming skills
Strong analytical thinking, logical reasoning, problem recognition, and problem resolution skills
Solid skills in at least one scripting language (Perl preferred)
2+ years of software testing (via building automated test software) and QA Methodologies
Experience in desgining and building test tools and systems
1+ years of experience with Linux
1+ years experience testing web protocols (SOAP, REST)
Strong understanding of the HTTP Protocol
Demonstrated a high level of productivity, responsibility, and influence in previous positions
Proven ability to search out and to document high priority software flaws in a clear and concise manner
Self-starter with the strong ability to manage multiple tasks and project milestones is required
Excellent oral and written communication and personal/interpersonal skills
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle
Highly detail-oriented
Excellent time management
Desired skills:
Experience in Big Data projects, Hadoop, MapReduce and Analytics
Experience in working with a Cloud test platform
Knowledge of browser technologies (HTML, Javascript, XML, CSS)
Knowledge of JMX based technologies
Good balance of open source and commercial platform experience
Knowledge of code and memory profiling tools for Java
Systems Administration knowledge/experience
Experience working in an Agile environment
BS/MS in Computer Science (or equivalent)
Nice to Have:
Knowledge of email protocols and standards
Knowledge of VMware or other Virtualization solutions
Knowledge of other QA tools such as Selenium, The Grinder
Experience working with offshore QA teams
Proofpoint, Inc. helps the largest and most successful companies in the world protect and govern their most sensitive data. Founded in 2002 by the former CTO of Netscape and headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Proofpoint was funded by top Silicon Valley investors, including Benchmark Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures before going public earlier this year.
Please note that Proofpoint does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, Proofpoint will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Proofpoint explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.
| Location: | 892 Ross Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 United States |
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Proofpoint
Investors: Benchmark Capital, JAFCO Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Montagu Newhall Associates, RRE VenturesAll Jobs: at Proofpoint
| Web Site: | www.proofpoint.com |
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| Headquarters: | 892 Ross Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 United States |
| Industry: | Software |
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