Sr QA Engineer

At F5 we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create secure and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.

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Position Summary

This position is responsible for applying extensive domain expertise and advanced software and hardware quality assurance engineering methodologies to lead cross-functional teams in planning executing and reporting on complex testing activities across F5 products. The Senior QA Engineer exercises considerable latitude to determine testing objectives design advanced automated frameworks and drive continuous improvements in QA processes and tooling with limited to no manager instruction.

Working closely with Software Development Hardware Engineering Product Management and Manufacturing (MFG) the Senior QA Engineer establishes quality standards metrics and quality controls embedded within the product development lifecycle. The role also collaborates with QA leadership to define the strategic roadmap for quality engineering mentors junior and mid-level engineers and communicates complex technical concepts and data insights to influence senior decision-makers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional Test Leadership: Lead cross-functional teams in planning executing and reporting on software and hardware testing activities for major product lines and complex system architectures.
• Quality Standards & Metrics: Partner with Product Software Engineering and cross-functional teams to establish quality standards metrics controls and processes as an integral part of the software and hardware development lifecycle.
• Process & Tooling Optimization: Exercise broad judgment to select and adapt complex techniques driving continuous improvement in QA processes test methodologies and automated frameworks to enhance overall product quality and time-to-market.
• Strategic Vision & Roadmap: Collaborate with QA engineering leadership to define and communicate the strategic vision and technical roadmap for the quality assurance function ensuring alignment with product development goals and overarching business objectives.
• Advanced Automation & Code Analysis: Utilize advanced programming skills to analyze product source code design and enhance enterprise-grade automated test frameworks and adopt emerging tools and technical concepts.
• Complex Troubleshooting & Debugging: Perform deep system-level analysis and troubleshooting of complex software and hardware defects. Evaluate system trade-offs and drive root-cause resolution across product engineering teams.
• Technical Influence & Communication: Present complex technical data quality metrics and risk assessments to senior management and executive stakeholders to direct action and guide strategic decisions.
• Mentorship & Technical Guidance: Guide review and mentor QA Engineer I II and III team members on testing best practices automation standards and advanced engineering techniques.
• Ethics & Compliance: Responsible for upholding F5s Business Code of Ethics and promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.
• Performs other related duties and activities as assigned.

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However the description may not be all-inclusive and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Advanced Technical Expertise: Deep expertise in software and hardware quality assurance engineering methodologies enterprise network architectures and hardware/software testing paradigms.
• Source Code & Automation Proficiency: Advanced ability to analyze product source code and construct scalable reusable test automation frameworks using programming languages supporting the F5 product line (e.g. Python C/C Bash or equivalent).
• Independent Problem Solving: Demonstrates considerable latitude and autonomy in defining technical approaches for complex ambiguous assignments with minimal supervision.
• Critical Reasoning & Trade-off Analysis: Proven track record of evaluating complex technical constraints balancing immediate release priorities against long-term architectural quality and technical debt.
• Initiative & Process Leadership: Proactively identifies systemic quality bottlenecks introduces innovative testing tools/methods and determines appropriate procedures for new engineering assignments.
• High-Impact Communication: Superior written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to present complex data insights influence technical strategy and direct cross-functional teams.
• Leadership & Coaching: Demonstrated success in mentoring engineers performing code/test plan reviews and driving team-wide adherence to engineering best practices.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Typically 58 years of progressive experience in software/hardware quality assurance engineering test framework development system validation or PCA/System MFG testing.
• Education: Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering Computer Science Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline; or equivalent work experience.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• The majority of duties are performed in a standard office environment while sitting at a desk or computer terminal. At times duties will be performed in an MFG area or testing lab environment.
• Duties require the ability to utilize a computer communicate over telephone/video channels and read printed and electronic material.
• Duties may require being on call periodically or working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends) to support critical releases and key launch milestones.
• Travel requirements: Ability to travel via automobile or airplane up to 1015% of the time.
• Physical requirements: Ability to lift and position test equipment or server units up to 50 lbs.

F5 Networks Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However the description may not be all-inclusive and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge skills experience geographic locations and market conditions as well as to reflect F5s differing products industries and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

You may also be offered incentive compensation bonus restricted stock units and benefits. More details about F5s benefits can be found at the following link: F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age sensory physical or mental disability marital status veteran or military status genetic information or any other classification protected by applicable local state or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including but not limited to hiring job assignment compensation promotion benefits training discipline and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting .