Software Validation Test Engineer

Procom is a leading provider of professional IT services and staffing to businesses and governments in Canada. With revenues over $500 million, the Branham Group has recognized Procom as the 3rd largest professional services firm in Canada and is now the largest “Canadian-Owned” IT staffing/consulting company. Procom’s areas of staffing expertise include: • Application Development • Project Management • Quality Assurance • Business/Systems Analysis • Datawarehouse & Business Intelligence • Infrastructure & Network Services • Risk Management & Compliance • Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery • Security & Privacy Specialties• Contract Staffing (Staff Augmentation) • Permanent Placement (Staff Augmentation) • ICAP (Contractor Payroll) • Flextrack (Vendor Management System) Software Validation Test Engineer  On behalf of our client, Procom Services is searching for a Software Validation Test Engineer for a contract opportunity in Longmont, CO. Software Validation Test Engineer Job Details We are seeking a software validation engineer who is motivated, creative, and has strong validation skills. This person will oversee one area of validation for a cutting edge IO implementation. Create test integration and system level test cases based on existing requirements and test plan Document how test cases work and what the expected outcome should be. Automate test case runs to cover a variety of parameters to validate new features.  Participate in engineering requirements and design reviews with an eye on testability and usability. Exploratory testing into prototype new feature code to find issues early on.  Verify that new features fulfill requirements in established documents.  Software Validation Test Engineer Mandatory Skills 4+ years of relevant work experience in development and/or testing role. Technical background and an understanding of the *NIX IO Experiencing developing test plans, test cases and executing them to validate user space Linux IO Software  Good development/scripting skills in common languages like C, Python, Bash  Good experience with different Operating Systems, with emphasis on Unix variants, primarily Linux  Strong debugging, instrumenting, and performance evaluation skills Testing of software with RAS to handle unexpected hardware failure Strong networking fundamentals including configuration, tuning, performance evaluation of tcp and infiniband networks  Familiarity with client server applications and writing test cases to validate this software Must demonstrate an understanding of storage subsystems file systems Experience in using Jenkins to build software, add tests and run a CI environment  Preferred Qualifications Must be flexible, independent and self motivated  Experience using and testing Linux software such as Mercury or other IO forwarding or burst buffers. Experienced in using Linux, valgrind to find new bugs, debuggers,and profiling tools  Real world HPC testing at large scale to find problems with software scaling Have used Jenkins and github autotest for CI testing Software Validation Test Engineer Start Date ASAP Software Validation Test Engineer Assignment Length 8+ months "Please note that we are not able to work with candidates on H1B Visas or candidates represented by third parties." All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Please send your resume in Word format only.