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DigiCert DNS is revitalizing its engineering culture and adopting modern software design and delivery techniques. We are looking for intellectually passionate people who learn quickly, thrive in a fast\-paced environment and stay current with the latest technologies. We want people who fit our emerging Agile/Devops culture, enjoy debating and learning from differing opinions, and have a high level of engagement. Strong programming and software design skills are essential, so we'll ask you to write code during most steps of the interview process.
- Define and lead test strategy and quality approach for DNS and distributed platform services.
- Design and execute high\-scale load and performance tests simulating real\-world DNS traffic patterns.
- Validate: DNS resolution accuracy, Propagation consistency, Failover mechanisms (GTD, traffic routing), and Latency and availability SLAs.
- Build and maintain automation frameworks for API, system, and performance testing.
- Perform end\-to\-end validation across distributed services and microservices architectures.
- Troubleshoot complex issues across: Application layer, Network/DNS layer, and Infrastructure layer.
- Work closely with developers to identify root causes and ensure defect resolution.
- Ensure systems meet functional and non\-functional requirements (scalability, reliability, performance).
- Mentor QA and engineering team members on best practices in testing distributed systems.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define quality metrics, acceptance criteria, and release readiness.
- Drive improvements in test coverage, automation, and release quality.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 7\+ years of experience in software quality engineering or testing enterprise systems.
- 2\+ years of experience working with distributed systems or high\-scale platforms.
- Strong experience in DNS concepts and systems, including: DNS resolution, caching, TTL, Authoritative vs recursive DNS, and Load balancing, GeoDNS, traffic routing.
- 2\+ years of experience working in Unix/Linux environments.
- Strong experience with test automation (Java/Python preferred).
- Experience testing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
- Hands\-on experience with performance and load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling, k6\).
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and distributed architectures.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
- Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases.
- Strong debugging and problem\-solving skills across multiple system layers.
- Experience testing DNS platforms or networking systems.
- Familiarity with tools like: dig, nslookup, tcpdump, Wireshark.
- Experience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Exposure to observability tools (Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).
- Experience with chaos testing tools (Gremlin, Chaos Monkey).
- Generous time off policies
- Top shelf benefits
- Education, wellness and lifestyle support
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