Software Development Engineer in Test

About the Role and Responsibilities

Location: Portsmouth, NH

About the Role:

McAfee believes that amazing things can be accomplished by diverse teams of talented individuals. Share your talents with us by joining the world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the world, allowing users to browse and shop the web securely. With our unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation, McAfee helps home users, businesses, the public sector, and service providers to comply with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security. Our products are unique in how they work together to make security affordable and manageable. These days, the threats are tougher, and the perpetrators are trickier. As we have for more than 20 years, McAfee delivers superior protection that is trusted by millions of people.

Key Responsibilities:

- New H/W qualification, Linux Kernel and distribution bring up
- Device driver support for storage & network devices
- Add Kernel support for new devices
- Port new Kernel features to the architecture
- Keep the port of Linux up-to-date with the open source community
- Runs in-depth testing, detects problems, recommends solutions, and determines if program requirements have been met
- Recommends program improvements or corrections to programmers: writes, revises, and verifies quality standards, and test procedures for program design and product evaluation to attain quality of software economically and efficiently. Reviews computer operating log to identify program processing errors
- Enters instructions into computer to test program for validity of results, accuracy, reliability, and conformance to establishment standards
- Observes computer monitor screen during program test to detect error codes or interruption of program and corrects errors
- Identifies differences between establishment standards and user applications, and suggests modifications to conform to standards
- Sets up tests at request of user to locate and correct program operating error following installation of program
- Monitors program performance after implementation to prevent reoccurrence of program operating problems and ensure efficiency of operation
- Writes documentation to describe program evaluation, testing, and correction
- May evaluate proposed software or software enhancement for feasibility. May develop utility program to test, track, and verify defects in software program

Qualifications

Required Experience/Skills & Education:

- MS in computer science or equivalent is preferred and BS is required
- 6-12 years experience with Linux/Unix Kernel development
- Must have knowledge of make, Makefiles, configure, autoconf, RPM, and other packaging tools
- Strong C/C++ design and implementation skills
- Knowledge of iSCSI and storage systems
- Strong communication skills
- Willing to work as part of a team
- Test Analysis and design
- Strong TCP/IP knowledge - SMTP highly desirable XML and bash experience
- Expert Perl knowledge desirable
- C++, C or Java knowledge desirable
- Team player
- Experience working in an Agile environment Programs, assesses, and tests new or modified software programs, including documentation, diagram, and flowchart, and software development procedures used to verify that programs function according to user requirements and conform to establishment guidelines
- Conducts compatibility tests with vendor-provided programs

McAfee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. We are relentlessly focused on constantly finding new ways to keep our customers safe. Share your talents with us in the dynamic security industry, and experience the meaningful, interesting work that is waiting for you!

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Job: Software Development
Primary Location: NA-USA-NewH-Portsmouth
Position Number: 881897
Schedule: Full-time