QA / Automation Engineer

  • Software Engineering
  • Professional

QA / Automation Engineer

  • Software Engineering
  • Professional

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As a QA/Automation Engineer, you will be a part of the Software testing team for an IBM Cyber resiliency product. You will work in an agile, collaborative environment across software architecture, understanding both client-side development as well as the server-side development.

We seek an applicant who will thrive in an open, dynamic, flexible, fun, spirited, collaborative environment; an individual who desires creative freedom and the opportunity to work in a high performing team.

Responsibilities:

  • Establish test plans and test schedules for new releases and interim fixes.
  • Create and execute test cases.
  • Review test cases created by other teams.
  • Raise the defects. Collaborating with developers as well as Support teams.
  • Expand test automation using test automation framework.
  • Plan and execute Currency tests.
  • Ensure that overall testing is performed within the committed timeframe with good quality.
  • Support and test for customer support cases.
  • Work in a fast moving and forward-thinking development environment that is constantly researching and implementing using the latest technologies.
  • Participate in, and adhere to, professional software engineering practices using such tools and methodologies as Agile Software Development, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Source Code Management (git), and GitHub. Ensure good code coverage.
  • Create/maintain technical documentation. Hands on experience in handling and debugging customer issues, work with L2 support team.
  • Maintain a high level of proficiency with Computer Science/Software Engineering knowledge and contribute to the technical skills growth of other team members.
  • Good team player.


Required Technical and Professional Expertise

  • 5+ years of experience in working as a QA/Automation engineer on Linux.
  • Good understanding of Agile methodology.
  • Experience in working on a SaaS application with high industry standard CI/CD, and development cycle processes.
  • Good debugging and troubleshooting skills on Linux.
  • Strong automation skills in Java, Python, Selenium/Selenide, TestNG.
  • Knowledge of: Java/Python/Selenium/Perl/Javascript.
  • Good Storage knowledge, Virtualization, Containerization (preferably openshift), Cloud
  • Experience with GitHub, Jira, Jenkins, and Test management tools.


Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

  • Experience in Backup/Data-protection.
  • Proficiency in cloud platforms – AWS and IBM Cloud.
  • Experience on VMware, IBM FlashSystem or other disk system snapshot.
  • Experience in testing SaaS applications, databases.
  • Networking/Security fundamentals.
  • Excellent communication, coordination and organizational skills.

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About Business Unit

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate – they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio  designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

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