Certification Test Tools Associate (Contractor)
Location: USA, Remote
Full-Time, Contract
Overview:
The Alliance Certification Test Tools Associate for the Connectivity Standards Alliance will be responsible for day-to-day activities associated with the development and maintenance of the Alliance’s technical tool set, which includes member-facing tools (i.e., test harnesses, certification tools, etc.), and other member-related technical support activities. Specifically, we are looking for a (senior) developer who will expand the team developing Python-based test scripts.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Toolset Management (primary role)
- Help with the drafting, deployment, and response collection for Request for Proposals (RFP) for externally developed tools.
- Perform the development, documentation, training, and support for internally developed tools.
- Maintenance of existing Alliance technical tools.
- Manage the vendor relationship (support, ongoing maintenance) for externally sourced tools.
- Assist in the IT infrastructure management for the Alliance (data backup/recovery for technical documents (technical and test specifications and other technical documents))
- Support Beta programs for Alliance tools in development.
Test Harness Development and Maintenance (primary role)
- Develop architecture and code to help expand the existing Alliance test harness tools
- Provide technical plans and architecture outlines for new feature requests for test harnesses and tools
- Support a development team of programmers within the Alliance Work Groups, working on the development of new test harnesses and tools
- Maintenance and bug fixes as needed.
Assessment of Authorized Test Service Providers (primary role)
- Maintain and develop working relationships with the Authorized Test Service Providers.
- Support the Test Service Provider validation process from the perspective of official test harness use and assessment of knowledge
- Support the maintenance & licensing of Alliance test harnessesTechnical Events (backup role)
- Support test event activities and recording of activity to meet Alliance requirements
- Leverage Alliance events as a source for tools feedback and early deployment
- Assist in pre- and post-test event activities related to the test harnesses and tools being used at the event
- Provide technical support to the Certification and Testing Team of the Alliance Member / Non-Member Communications (backup role)
- Provide technical support to members relating to official Alliance test harnesses
- Provide technical support to members relating to Alliance processes and to non-members regarding the Alliance test harnessesCertification Tools (backup role)
- Maintain and enhance web-based tools.
- Assist in the maintenance and support of Alliance certification test tools (including licensing, bug reporting, revision management, etc.)
Qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology
- Demonstrated experience creating and/or administering product tests
- Specific coding experience with commonly used test harness programming languages
- Python (preferably used in test automation)
- C++
- Internet of Things (Matter, Zigbee, or IoT standards)
Experience
- Experience of working with a small team of programmers
- Experience with web-based applications
- Strong communication skills and customer-facing experience
- Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working/collaborating across a geographically diverse team
About Connectivity Standards Alliance
The Connectivity Standards Alliance is the foundation and future of the IoT. Established in 2002, our wide-ranging global membership collaborates to create and evolve universal open standards for the products transforming the way we live, work, and play. With our members’ deep and diverse expertise, robust certification programs, and a full suite of open IoT solutions, we are leading the movement toward a more intuitive, imaginative, and useful world. We offer competitive benefits and are a tax-exempt organization.