• Experienced with install, configuration, and maintenance of HP blade, Dell, Lenovo, Oracle/Sun, VMware servers. • Experienced in Unit, Integration, System, Performance, and Usability testing methodologies. • Demonstrated working knowledge and experience with  C/C++, Perl, Python, TCL, Shell programming languages. • Demonstrated experience working with Mac, Windows , VMware ESX, UNIX, and Linux operating system internals. • Experience with high level scripting languages as applied to test automation development, preferably Python and Tcl. • Demonstrated working knowledge and experience with Oracle and MySQL DBMS. • Developing and implementing automated shell scripts for software and hardware system tests. • Demonstrated experience with UNIX and Linux system level debugging. • Understanding of virtualization concepts as they relate to networking and system performance. • Demonstrated skill in troubleshooting configuration issues in software test environments • Knowledgeable of current industry network equipment testing practices. • Demonstrated ability to test at a deep level, and analyze issues found before engaging software development • Demonstrated working knowledge of successful problem solving and analysis skills  including analyzing performance bottlenecks of process and system hardware blocks. • Ability to work with members from HW and SW engineering teams, architecture and marketing, customer support, as well as external vendors.