Automation Test Engineer

Job Description

Introduction Virtualization is a key offering of the Linux on Z Platform that is used by clients all over the world. It is imperative that the offering is secure, robust, and reliable our job is to verify that it meets those standards. We install and test Red Hat OCP on Linux for System Z. Our goal is to provide product validation in an enterprise ready and can sustain mission critical workloads for long periods of time. We approach our testing with an automation-first mindset, designing and architecting our work to be consistent and reproduceable. Success in this role means having the curiosity to explore new innovations that expedite our testing cycles while maintaining complex testing configurations Your role and responsibilities As a Solution Tester, you will be responsible for: 1. Designing and automating RH OCP test suites to ensure reliability of the platform technology 2. Having a client-first mindset to test at scale and imitate customer-like environments 3. Creating strategies and scripts to test new features and functionalities 4. Contributing and reviewing code for internal and external repositories 5. Documenting processes (Test plans) and procedures for clarity and reproducibility 6. Interacting with counterparts in IBM US/Germany teams and Red Hat Required education Bachelors Degree Preferred education Bachelors Degree Required technical and professional expertise 5 - 12 years of relevant industry experience Comfortable working with any of the three major Linux distros (Redhat, Sles, Ubuntu). Preferably on a Z system (s390x) Should be able to Help and Guide high performing team members and Juniors Understanding of virtualization and containerization concepts. z/VM and KVM are preferred. Experience building pipelines for automation servers such as Jenkins, Prow CI and Tekton Skilled in a scripting language. Python or Ansible is preferred. Good experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools and processes Self moticated and Strong team player with good communication and interpersonal skills Proven ability to work effectively in a global team environment. Preferred technical and professional experience Hiring manager and Recruiter should collaborate to create the relevant verbiage.