Software QA Engineer 3
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 3, 2024.
Keysight is on the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.
Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.
About the Job:
We are looking for a skilled software test engineer to focus on QA and Testing (Manual, Automation and Performance Testing). As a software test engineer, you will be responsible for thoroughly inspecting and testing our products and features to ensure that they work as intended before they’re launched.
Responsibilities
The candidate is responsible for defining testing strategy and working with cross-functional team members to implement it.
As the Software Test Engineer, you will do the following:
- Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases for manual, automated and regression testing.
- Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities.
- Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open-source tools.
- Identify, record, track bugs and perform regression testing when bugs are resolved.
- Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts.
- Stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a software-related discipline, from an accredited college or university
- At least 3 years of software testing experience
- Must have hands-on experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases
- Must have hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing.
- Must have hands-on experience with automated testing tools.
- Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting
- Proven success working in a team-oriented environment and demonstrated problem-solving skills.
- Must have the ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
Desired Qualifications:
- Good understanding of Agile software development methodologies and the role of QA in iterative development cycles
- Experience with security testing is a plus.
- Experience with testing big data application based on Hadoop/Spark/KX is a plus.
- A proactive and eager nature for tackling new challenges
***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***
The candidate is responsible for defining testing strategy and working with cross-functional team members to implement it.
As the Software Test Engineer, you will do the following:
- Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases for manual, automated and regression testing.
- Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities.
- Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open-source tools.
- Identify, record, track bugs and perform regression testing when bugs are resolved.
- Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts.
- Stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a software-related discipline, from an accredited college or university
- At least 3 years of software testing experience
- Must have hands-on experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases
- Must have hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing.
- Must have hands-on experience with automated testing tools.
- Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting
- Proven success working in a team-oriented environment and demonstrated problem-solving skills.
- Must have the ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
Desired Qualifications:
- Good understanding of Agile software development methodologies and the role of QA in iterative development cycles
- Experience with security testing is a plus.
- Experience with testing big data application based on Hadoop/Spark/KX is a plus.
- A proactive and eager nature for tackling new challenges
***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***