Senior/Staff QA Software Engineer (9676)

There has never been a better time to join Extreme, with several acquisitions extending our portfolio and go to market strategy, we have seen enormous opportunity and growth within the region. 

Aside from being a Technology Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant, we also adamantly promote an internal culture that truly embraces diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace. Having Diversity and Inclusion as part of our core values and beliefs, we’re proud to foster an environment where every Extreme employee can thrive because of their differences, not despite them.

Job Summary

As part of the Extreme Networks Software Quality Assurance team, this talented and highly motivated Staff QA Engineer will help in delivering leading-edge Wi-Fi products and solutions. This position plays an important role in the quality assurance testing of our on-prem and Cloud-based WiFi products and requires participation in the entire test cycle, with emphasis on automation testing

Role

• What you will do
• Create test strategies, define quality goals for scrums, execute test cases and guide scrums to achieve quality goals.
• Document test results, filing defect reports and change requests.
• Collaborate with product development and test teams to investigate and resolve problem reports.
• Review product documentation and functional specifications.
• Collaborate with the Engineering team on analyzing requirements and implementing use cases in automated test framework.
• Monitor, execute, and publish test results using the framework.

Qualifications

• Who you are...
• 7+ years of industry experience in networking or related field
• Solid understanding of networking concepts - L2/L3 Features (TCP/IP, VRRP, IGMP, IPv4, LLDP, LAG, GRE, LT2TP, and IPSec)
• IEEE 802.1 (Bridging, VLAN, STP, MAC security)
• Exposure to container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, Google Cloud or Azure is a plus
• Solid experience using the following tools, frameworks, and languages – Python, Robot Framework, Jenkins, GIT.
• Familiar with Agile development and testing processes

Education:

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.

LOCATION: Ontario, Canada location: position is based at our Thornhill site in Toronto, and not budgeted for relocation. Qualified local candidates (and those planning to move to the area) are encouraged to apply. 

Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before. For more information, visit Extreme's website or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. Come Advance with us! In keeping with our values, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination/harassment based on “protected categories,” Extreme Networks also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our organization. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Extreme Networks.