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About the Job
Quality Engineering at Red Hat offers an inclusive and open environment for engineers to collaborate and build technology solutions for product testing and release readiness. Red Hat is the place for you to test your quality engineering mindset and nurture your DevOps and Leadership skills. Find out more about what it is like to work in Red Hat QE directly from our engineers in this video. The OpenShift Engineering team is looking for a Principal Quality Engineer, to be hired in Bangalore, India. In this role, you will work on Red Hats OpenShift Container Platform, built on container technology and the Kubernetes cluster management system. You'll be responsible for all aspects of quality for Red Hat OpenShift, including designing test plans, extending automation frameworks, and developing new automated tests for both back and front ends. You will make sure our solutions fulfill the highest possible enterprise quality, performance, usability, and supportability. As a Principal Quality Engineer, you will gain a deep technical understanding of a variety of popular technologies, including containers, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, etc. You will be a part of Red Hats culture that makes us unique in the Industry, enriched with Open Management Practices, Open Decision Framework, and diversity and inclusion, to name a few. Regardless of your role and designation, you will have the freedom to showcase your leadership skills and ability to bring innovative solutions to complex problems at any level that will help you to get wider visibility in our organization.
What will you do
Define and oversee the execution of the end-to-end quality strategy for the OpenShift Container Platform, ensuring alignment with product goals and enterprise standards.
Architect, design, and lead the development of scalable, intelligent test automation frameworks and infrastructure, empowering developers to test their features efficiently.
Lead the research and integration of AI/ML technologies to innovate our quality processes, including automated test generation, predictive defect analysis, and intelligent system diagnostics.
Govern the failure analysis and bug triage process, analyzing trends to identify systemic quality gaps and driving long-term resolutions.
Coordinate with cross component teams to be responsible for bug verification, regression testing.
Work with the product release related teams to be responsible for the product delivery related testing.
What will you bring
Bachelor's degree or higher, or equivalent in computer science or a related field
10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, with a demonstrated track record in test architecture, strategy, and leadership roles.
Expert-level knowledge of designing test strategies for complex, large-scale distributed systems and microservices environments like Kubernetes or Docker.
Expert-level programming skills in Go or Java, with proven experience architecting and building large-scale test automation frameworks from the ground up.
Experience applying AI/ML concepts to quality engineering challenges, with familiarity in using AI for test optimization, failure prediction, or data analysis.
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams, including development, product management, and support, to drive a unified vision for product quality.
Knowledge of the Linux operating system (any distribution)
Solid written and verbal communication skills in English
The following are considered a plus
Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2, Google Compute Engine (GCE), or Microsoft Azure
Knowledge of Linux containers, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenStack Platform, or Red Hat OpenShift
Knowledge of CI/CD and Jenkins - Knowledge of security testing
Contributions to open source projects or publicly available code samplesDesign, develop and maintain automation frameworks and scripts with Ruby, Golang and Python for OpenShift testing and implementation
Participate in the test planning and product planning processes
Conduct new feature research and design test cases
Execute manual and automated tests for OpenShift and deliver clear status in a timely manner.
Explore, identify and document new bugs. Advocate for the resolution of bugs and communicate the impact on customers to developers and support
Constantly learn new things and maintain an overview of current technologies
Work in a fast-paced Agile global environment of talented Quality Engineers
Mentor and coach junior engineers on advanced testing techniques and best practices, fostering a culture where every engineer is accountable for quality.
