Senior Software Engineer in Test - DNS & Protocols

Kinsley Power Systems; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ICANN seeks a highly technical Software Engineer in Test to validate registry-registrar protocols and Internet standards-based systems. You will design automated testing frameworks, validate backend APIs, and engineer test environments that reflect real-world conditions.

The role requires strong protocol-level validation, experience with EPP/RDAP/DNS, and hands-on API testing across distributed systems. You will contribute to scalable test architectures and ensure service availability before

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, EE or related field.
• Extensive programming background in JAVA.
• MUST have integration development experience with tools such as Spring Integration, Apache, Linux/Unix.
• Experience with software testing activities including designing, writing, testing, and documenting test cases and automated scripts in JAVA.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement and maintain test plans, test specifications and test suites.
• Develop automation frameworks across technologies (Web: Selenium WebDriver, Web Services: REST, SOAP).
• Deliver testing initiatives for 24/7 availability and stability of systems outputs.
• Write backend integration and API tests; perform load, stress, performance and backend testing.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews of complex solutions across cross-team engineering.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

Web services

XML

Networking protocols

Agile / Scrum tools (JIRA)

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

BS or MS in CS/EE or related field

Extensive Java programming

Tools

TestNG

JUnit

Selenium

Spring Integration

Job description

ICANN seeks a highly technical Software Engineer in Test to validate registry-registrar protocols and Internet standards-based systems. You will design automated testing frameworks, validate backend APIs, and engineer test environments that reflect real-world conditions.

The role requires strong protocol-level validation, experience with EPP/RDAP/DNS, and hands-on API testing across distributed systems. You will contribute to scalable test architectures and ensure service availability before