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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Quality Assurance
Location: Seattle, Washington, US
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 02/26/2005
This Senior Test Engineer will have an emphasis on:
* Developing, documenting, and implementing security testing plans, policies
and guidelines.
* Performing penetration testing of our products.
* Create security risk assessments and evaluations of existing and new
functionality in our products.
* Develop risk/exposure assessments of found vulnerabilities in our products.
* Contribute to the development of improved security capabilities in our
products utilizing current and emerging security technologies.
This position will also perform system testing of new releases of our BIG-IP
(local network load balancing) and 3-DNS (wide-area network/data center load
balancing) products, which include both hardware and software components. This
includes creating test plans for large projects based on product documentation
and functional specifications creating, documenting, and using test
procedures, test cases, software test tools, and test automation executing
tests and documenting test results.
Typical challenges include:
* Designing and setting up a test network (including clients, servers,
switches, routers and dedicated test equipment)
* Designing, implementing, and using tools to pass traffic across the network
* Validating proper switching / routing / packet transformation is occurring
* Troubleshooting problems which might be occurring in the: Physical network
hardware In a packet handling ASIC or FPGA In firmware In software running
on embedded or general purpose CPU's in our products In an external client,
server, or network device.
* Working with other testers, developers, or professional services engineers to
qualify and reproduce a problem.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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QUALIFICATIONS:
3+ years experience in Information Security in one or more of the following
areas: Application vulnerability testing, security risk assessment, secure
application development, network security architecture / management,
vulnerability assessment, security penetration testing, incident response,
forensics, or cryptographic system design.
Expert knowledge of the security implications of IP networking including
possible attack methodologies, known vulnerabilities, trust association, and
access control, cryptography, authentication, and authorization methodologies.
Thorough knowledge of IP networking: routing, switching, and network standards
from layer 1 on up through the transport and applications layers.
Thorough knowledge of IP application, routing, and management protocols as well
as layer 2 protocols.
Expert UNIX knowledge including kernel configuration, network configuration &
troubleshooting, and system / network administration skills.
Demonstrated excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to pick up new
technologies easily and quickly.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Experience with network troubleshooting/management and protocol analysis tools.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows environment and Microsoft Office Tools.
Excellent technical writing and communications skills.
Physical ability to perform all of the essential functions of the job.
CONTACT
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To apply for this position, please go to the Employment section of www.f5.com
and match yourself to Job ID 0602.
David Palileo
HR Liaison/Recruiter
F5 Networks
d.palileo@f5.com
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