Software Development Engineer - Test Automation

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We're looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

We are looking for an experienced, talented, and motivated Software Engineer to help evolve our automated testing framework and verify the end-to-end features of our distributed system.

You will need to exhibit strong communication skills, and define and successfully execute on the testing priorities in a dynamic development environment. Additionally, we are looking for someone who strives to use the latest and greatest technologies and is willing to propose change if they notice areas to improve.

In this role you will be responsible for developing the test automation framework for a hybrid cloud solution, including back-end services and databases, internal and external REST APIs and embedded components. You will work closely with the engineering team to design, develop and build fully automated functional and performance tests in an agile, continuous integration environment.

• 5+ years software development in Python with a focus on QA automation
• Bachelor's degree in a relatable field or equivalent years of experience
• Experience with web technologies (HTTP, HTTPS, HTML, DNS, CSS, JS)
• Experience with planning, exploratory testing, defect reporting and troubleshooting
• Experience with designing and running automated functional and performance tests
• Experience testing client/server applications
• Ability to comprehend complex system architectures and find creative approaches to testing them
• Ability to debug complex issues thoroughly and describe them in detailed bug reports

• Experience with Linux environment and network troubleshooting (dig, traceroute, ping, etc.)
• Experience with VMWare and Cloud-based servers (AWS, GCP, etc.)
• Experience with software configuration tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef
• Networking protocols: TCP, UDP, IGMP, HTTP
• Video Streaming technologies (HLS, DASH, etc.)
• SQL or noSQL database experience, i.e.., executing InfluxDB, mySQL queries
• Strong verbal and visual presentation skills
• Packet capture tools such as tcpdump and Wireshark

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click .