Automation Test Engineer - Java

Looking for a automation test engineer with Java for a 6 month contract based in Dublin.

Position requires personnel to author Java automated test suites for validating the quality of a telecommunications network monitoring solution that is deployed worldwide in wireless and Wireline carrier networks. This position will be involved with feature validation, security, integration, software, hardware, deployment, configuration, robustness, usability and overall product quality testing.

Technical:

- BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science
- Expert level Shell Scripting (Perl, Expect, Bash, etc.)
- Expert level automation testing (JUnit, TestNG, SoapUI, QFtest, JMeter, etc.)
- Experience using Testing for testing Java applications.
- Expert level XML
- Expert level Solaris and Linux
- Java programming skills required
- Web programming and/or SOAP Web Services experience a plus
- C++ experience a plus

Personal Characteristics:

- Passion for quality
- Superb analytical and logical abilities with an exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to work alone or in team environments
- Tact and diplomacy are useful in maintaining a cooperative relationship with developers
- Ability to communicate with both technical (developers) and non-technical (customers, management) people
- Judgment skills are needed to assess high-risk areas of an application on which to focus testing efforts when time is limited
- Able to understand the entire software development process and how it can fit into the business approach and goals of the organization