Security QA Engineer - Nimble Storage

Job description

Job ID 1018743 Date posted 4/10/2018 Primary Location San Jose, California, United States Job Category Engineering Schedule Full time Shift No shift premium (United States of America)

We’re looking for a Security QA Engineer to join our QA team here at Nimble Storage. This is a perfect position for someone who is passionate about Security and makes sure the product is not viable to any security threats.

About Nimble Storage:

Nimble Storage Predictive Flash Platform delivers Data Velocity by closing the app-data gap. Experience absolute performance, non-stop availability, and cloud-like agility through predictive analytics and a unified flash fabric.  Over 8,000 customers have deployed the Predictive Flash Platform as the foundation for on-premise private clouds, SaaS and managed services.

The purpose of your job: Collect requirements, design test plan, create and execute test cases. Automate test cases using Python.

Day to day work will involve test plan documentation, bug reporting/isolation, writing test case automation and working closely with partner teams (development, product management, etc.) This position requires a self-driven individual with very strong technical and communication skills who can collaborate in a team environment.

Responsibilities:

·  Test the overall security features efficiently.
·  Determine and use security tools that help in finding new security issues.
·  Define the areas of security testing like – penetrating testing, vulnerability scans, STIG testing
·  Work in an Agile / SCRUM methodology to organize and execute projects.
·  Collaborate with Development and QA Engineers to build efficient test plan and strategy
·  Build and contribute to automation using Python

Preferred Security Expertise in:

·  Passionate in the area of Cryptography – Encryption, Security, Key management, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), vulnerability scanners, application penetration testing
·  Good Understanding of Encryption protocols and ciphers – AES256, AES128, CBC etc.
·  Tools: Experience setting up and running Security tools like Retina, Nessus etc.
·  Self-motivated who can deliver on tight schedules with minimal supervision
·  A test-to-break approach to Quality Assurance to deliver high-quality products & features

Knowledge and Skills:

·  2-3 years of experience in security domain
·  Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering; or equivalent work experience.
·  Knowledge on Storage domain is highly desirable.
·  Expertise in FIPS Certification, SSL, STIG testing, Penetration testing is a plus.
·  Expert coding skills in Python or Perl is desired.