JOB: Software Quality Assurance engineer at Symantec (MD)

UMBC Alumnus Steve Rice at Symantec is looking for a new Software Quality Assurance engineer to work on Symantec Critical System Protection product in the Columbia, MD office.  This is one of the fastest growing host based intrusion products on the market.  If you are interested, contact Steve Rice (Sorry, you need javascript to view this email address. ).

 

Symantec Critical System Protection is a host based intrusion detection product which protects against “day zero” attacks as it is not a signature based protection architecture which most intrusion detection software products employ. The supported customer base includes large enterprise scaled corporations with unique security concerns and customized security policies in effect.

 

 * This software product is architected to protect against unwanted intrusion with no requirement for prior definition of type of attacks.

 

 * This software product both detects and prevents undesired intrusion events.

 

 * The product supports customized security policy definitions.

 

 * The product supports a wide variety of operating systems and hardware types.

 

 * The product includes a centralized management and reporting of enterprise sized configurations.

 

 

 * Review of product functional documentation for each software release

 

 * Formulating test strategy and test cases designed to validate delivered functionality, both new and legacy functionality, and assess quality of software during the software development lifecycle

 

 * Proactive participation in SQA team activities in support of the above test development.

 

 * Developing and utilizing internal productivity tools in the collection of test artifacts and testing metrics.

 

 * Execution of test actions on a variety of supported hardware and operating system platforms.

 

 * Interface with a variety of organizations within the company.

 

 

 * BS Computer Science minimum.

 

 * Experience working in software development environment preferably SQA experience.

 

 * Knowledge of Unix and Windows operating systems configuration and administration.

 

 * Familiarity with operating system permissions, privilege and user management with respect to computer security management.

 

 * Experience in computer hardware and software setup and configuration.

 

 * Experience in configuring, testing and troubleshooting client – server communications.

 

 * Experience in testing product scalability and performance under stress.

 

 * Knowledge of TCP IP network configuration and troubleshooting.

 

 * Proven track record applying a disciplined approach to problem solving.

 

 * Ability to communicate and interface effectively with others.