DUST Identity is a physical object security solution that uses nano-diamonds to securely tag physical objects so they are uniquely identifiable. Enabled by the development of new materials, cutting edge hardware, and exciting machine vision, DUST’s customers can ensure that every physical object - whether an airplane part, microprocessor, or priceless artifact - is genuine.

DUST aims to become the industry standard for physical object identification and security.

The Job

We are looking for a highly qualified individual to take our Quality Assurance and Acceptance Testing to the next level. This individual will design, drive, and implement testing tools and practices to ensure that our products meet and exceed the requirements set by us and by our customers.

As part of the engineering team, you will collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and our user base, to understand and chart product changes, whether in code, in usage, or in the settings in which it is deployed, with the goal of tracing root causes, and assuring that issues have been addressed. Your goal should be for us to always be first to identify a fault rather than any of our users.

What we need you to do

• Take ownership over the QA process, and future proof it so that it scales along with our product line and customer base
• Evaluate, select, and implement tools that further the automation of our testing 
• Develop, write, implement modular testing suits
• Define, implement optimized testing plans
• Establish testing documentation for internal and external audiences
• Plan, Execute, Oversee the testing schedule in order to meet delivery dates
• Short-notice-Smoke-test hotfix environments and configurations
• Analyze functional specifications in order to ready the test cases for it
• Plan and arrange the labor and equipment for testing
• Maintain a testing master plan across versions, devices, and environment so nothing is left untested

What You’ll Bring

• Highly organized mind, that could plan and keep track of very many moving parts
• 5+ years of experience coordinating complex testing efforts
• Experience managing QA teams
• Great ability to hunt down and reproduce reported bugs to help our engineers resolve it
• Good rapport with engineers and non-engineers alike, this is a real team effort
• Empathy for the customer whose voice you’d represent
• Degree either in SW engineering or computer engineering
• Familiarity with GitHub to track changes in the SW
• Tremendous ownership and accountability

Highly desired knowledge and skills

• Selenium tools (Web Browser automation)
• Robot Framework
• Python (writing GUI tests)
• Linux (for scripting) and Bash
• AWS for Bash (load testing)
• Basic level security testing
• Jenkins for running different test harnesses

Hiring DetailsStart Date: Immediately; Must be authorized to work in the United StatesLocation: Framingham, MACompensation: Market Competitive + EquityNote: Due to the nature of the projects involving the US government, only permanent residents or citizens of the US are eligible to applyDUST Identity is an equal opportunity employer.PerksWorking on a product that mattersCommercializing technology (quantum and blockchain)Flex work locations can be accommodated for certain rolesAn abundance of snacks/coffeeMedical and dental insuranceFlexible paid time off policyVision insuranceCasual dressReverse commute with plenty of parking10-minute walk from the train stationConcerning Covid 19At DUST Identity, we place the utmost importance on the health and safety of our team and our community. To do our part in limiting the spread, all team members that are able to work remotely during this time are doing so. We are sensitive to the individual concerns of each team member, and continue to reassess as more information and guidelines are released by the community.While we hope that the DUST team will eventually return to in-person work, we will remain remote for the foreseeable future.DUST Identity is an equal opportunity employer.