Software Quality Engineer

Ekman Associates, Inc. is a Southern California based company focused on the following services: Management Consulting, Professional Staffing Solutions, Executive Recruiting and Managed Services.

Summary:

The software quality engineer with deep level expertise in web security (with knowledge of security protocols), executing full application end-to-end tests, knowledge of federation and IAM solutions

Key Experience:

  • IAM metrics testing
  • Software Development

Responsibilities:

  • Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
  • Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
  • Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
  • Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open-source tools
  • Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs
  • Performing regular and advanced software security testing (Fuzzin g and Penetration)
  • Create project releases and release plans
  • Validate solutions with advanced security protocols.
  • Perform full metric tests with IAM solutions.
  • Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
  • Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs
  • Liaise with internal teams (e.g., developers and product managers) to identify system requirements
  • Monitor debugging process results
  • Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train us ers to implement solutions
  • Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts
  • Stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies

Job Requirements:

Qualifications:

  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
  • Demonstrated excellent technical writing skills and project/program management experience
  • Multiple language skills a plus.
  • Proven work experience in software development
  • Proven work experience in software quality assurance
  • Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
  • Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
  • Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing
  • Hands-on experience with writing integration and end-to-end tests
  • Hands-on experience with automated testing tools
  • Experience with penetration frameworks and fuzzers.
  • Experience with security protocols such as LDAP-S, SAML, WS-Federation, SCIM, OAuth, and OIDC
  • Security, federation services and Forest system context management for application services
  • Advanced experience with script development (PowerShell/Python preferred)
  • Experience in software development in following programming languages, .NET, Java, and JavaScript
  • Experience integrating IAM solutions such as Azure Active Directory, Active Roles, Duo, MIM, Okta
  • Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting
  • Experience with performance and security testing
  • Sound knowledge of all procedures, standards, and regulations for authorization and authentication, applied cryptography, and security vulnerabilities
  • Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process

Qualified Candidates Only: If you wish to learn more about this opportunity and additional qualifications/responsibilities, please submit your resume. To learn more about Ekman Associates, Inc. please visit our website at www.ekmanassociates.com.

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