Software Tester Job I Received in Inbox -- Marina Del Rey,CA

[furrbear]

The reason for my call was to see if you would be in the market for a Software Test  positions in Southern California.  Your resume reads like you would be a very good fit. The company we are working with has been awarded the task of redesigning Los Angeles’ Metro-link train traffic control system . The company is the best at what they do and this is a great opportunity to get your foot in the door with a industry leader.  All these positions are long term open ended contract to hire situations. We have Jr, Mid, and Sr positions open. I will include the Job description if you want to take a look and let me know. If you are not interested your experience means you may know someone who is. Please pass this along to whomever you see fit.

Position: Software Tester

Industry: Transportation

Location: Marina Del Rey

Pay: Depending on Experience

Job Description

The job responsibilities for this position are as follows:

 Analyze customer’s positive train control systems requirements.

Develop system test requirements, plans, test use cases, and test procedures.

Write and debug automated test scripts in Linux environment using custom scripting language.

Write and update manual test procedures.

Develop system test concepts for laboratory and field tests.

Assist in client's transition to new systems/technologies.

Complete software integration builds using Star Team.

 Qualifications     Required Experience: 3 or more years of test engineering experience required.

Experience preparing system documentation, test plans, or test procedures.

Experience writing and debugging automated test scripts.

Experience working with customers on requirements, testing, and system documentation.

Experience with software integration builds.

Desired Experience: Experience with freight railroad or transit agency projects is a plus.

Desired Skills: Experience with any of these tools is a plus:  bash (Bourne shell), Tcl, XML, Wireshark, Visio.

 Kevin Fagan
Recruiter

Aerotek Aerospace and Defense

( Work: 310-800-9119
( Cell: 317-410-7449
( Fax:  310-800-9190
* E-mail: KFagan@aerotek.com

 

Comments

[joebehrsandiego.livejournal.com]

Very validating, at a minimum. FWIW Metrolink has a rep for being progressive and well-run as public transit agencies go (the past five years or so; not so much before then).

Best of luck whatever your decision re. pursuing this.

[furrbear.livejournal.com]

not for me. for anyone out there looking. There's no way for me to relocate at the moment.

[cipherpunk.livejournal.com]

If you need/want a reference, I'd be happy to attest to your activities with Enigmail and how they relate to the job requirements. (E.g., bash, buildmastering, Linux skills, etc.)

[furrbear.livejournal.com]

I guess I should have indicated this isn't for me, but for anyone on the coast looking. It would be irresponsible for me to leave TX right now

[allanh.livejournal.com]

Why would it be irresponsible?

[genxcub.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize WireShark was some major thing to put on a resume. Or maybe I only use basic features.

[cipherpunk.livejournal.com]

Wireshark is pretty much the de-facto standard tool in the industry for network traffic analysis. It's also ridiculously feature complete, to the point where you can take week-long courses on it and still have a lot of nooks and crannies left to learn. Wireshark's a great tool.

However, IME, most people who list Wireshark on a resume are at about the same skill level as people who list Word and Excel on a resume. Competency in Wireshark is sort of assumed at the level of experience of most networking jobs. If you aren't competent in it, you're either going to become so very quickly or else you're going to crash and burn even more quickly.

[furrbear.livejournal.com]

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