System Quality Assurance Engineer

About Akamai If you use the Internet for anything – to check sports scores, book a hotel, track an order, or watch a movie trailer online – you've probably used Akamai's services without even knowing it. Akamai is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online. We play a critical role in getting content from providers to consumers by using our computational and network power to transform the chaotic Internet into a predictable, scalable, and secure business platform for more than 2,000 enterprises. Akamai is “The Trusted Choice for Online Business.” We are seeking an experienced software quality assurance engineer to work with the engineering and quality teams to build system level test automation and execute automated and manual tests. An ideal candidate will have distributed system testing experience, strong analysis abilities, good teamwork and communication skills, and the ability to develop solid automation. Responsibilities include: * Work with internal operations groups to understand how network management tools are being used and develop workflows for testing * Perform manual and automated system tests in a large-scale Internet test network * Develop automated tests to replicate real-world scenarios * Review bug descriptions, functional requirements, and design documents * Work closely with developers to design test criteria and develop test plans * Work in parallel on more than one QA project at a time * Minimum 3-5 years experience in QA/test engineering * Minimum 2-3 years experience with programming/scripting language (i.e., Perl, C/C++, etc) * In depth knowledge of UNIX/Linux Operating System experience * Experience supporting testing activities for multiple applications/releases * Excellent oral and written communication skills * Strong attention to detail and excellent problem solving/troubleshooting skills * Previous work experience and hands-on knowledge of HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP is a plus * Experience with proxy servers, web servers, and caching technologies is a plus * Competence and self-motivation in analyzing problems and getting to the root cause * BSCS, BSEE, BSCE degree or equivalent Contact us! If you're excited by Akamai and all that we can offer you, please apply to the link below. Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. If interested, please apply online at http://track.jobviper.com/ViewJob.asp?id=492539-3-633 Company: Akamai Technologies, Inc.Location: US-MA-CambridgeJob Category: Quality Assurance/SafetyCareer Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Company: Akamai Technologies, Inc.Reference Code: 2364b