Senior Test Automation Engineer - Distributed Systems

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Juneau (AK); Remote; USD 121,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test in Cambridge, MA with telecommuting across the United States.

The role focuses on QA and automation for distributed systems, collaborating with developers and QA teams to implement scalable test infrastructure and automated system tests that mirror real-world usage. The ideal candidate has a Master’s degree and 2+ years of hands-on experience with test beds, automation tools, languages (C/C++, Java, Python,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in CS/SE/CE/EE/IT or related field.
• Two years of experience in software test/QA or closely related role.
• Experience building test beds, unit tests, and automation infrastructures; familiarity with listed languages, databases and tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform software QA/testing duties for distributed systems.
• Collaborate with developers and QA teams on automation infrastructure.
• Develop and deploy automated system tests to mirror real-world scenarios.
• Review requirements to verify test plans and cases; improve testing methodologies.

Skills

Automation tools

C

C++

Java

JavaScript

Python

Perl

JSON

SQL

MySQL

NoSQL

Postgres

MongoDB

Ansible

Jenkins

Jira

Git

GitLab

Django

Flask

Spring

Splunk

Docker

Oracle

Kubernetes

Cassandra

Kafka

Education

Master’s degree in CS/EE/IT

Tools

Jenkins

Jira

Git

GitLab

Ansible

Chef

Docker

Kubernetes

Splunk

Oracle

Kafka

Cassandra

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test in Cambridge, MA with telecommuting across the United States.

The role focuses on QA and automation for distributed systems, collaborating with developers and QA teams to implement scalable test infrastructure and automated system tests that mirror real-world usage. The ideal candidate has a Master’s degree and 2+ years of hands-on experience with test beds, automation tools, languages (C/C++, Java, Python,