Job Survey: Sr. QA Engineer

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Location: Fremont, CA Company: Sygate Experience: Mid-level Highest Level of Education: Other Graduate Degree

Job Responsibilities Interact with engineering, marketing and customer service. QA testing on software for security in IT network including wireless 802.1x usage Job Requirements My background in lifescience provided me a mindset to deal with new product development. Classes in college help me to excel. Workload is huge. Uppers To work with cutting-edge technology. Downers unpredicted schedule. Customer support can escalate a problem and I have to work on it while two or three projects are currently underway. Lifestyle Yes, you have to be flexible in this day and age. Compensation Base salary is market rate. Very competitive out there. Bonuses based on the release of the product and the number of defects filed. Advice to Jobseekers Try to read up on the technology before the interview. Employers are looking for superman/woman to help them do their job. This Sr. QA Engineer career survey is just one of 1000s of exclusive career surveys available on Vault. Find out what it's actually like on the job with Vault's job surveys. Read all Vault Career Surveys for the inside scoop on specific jobs Read Vault Employee Surveys for the inside scoop on specific employers Read Vault Student/Alumni Surveys for the inside scoop on colleges and grad schools