QA Lead (Individual contributor)

Company Description:

GeminusTech is a trusted development partner for software product startup companies as well as industry leading multi facet product companies. Our team is a bunch of seasoned professionals working with cutting edge technologies in storage, networking, satellite, SDV and cloud domain..

Job Details:

Position: QA Lead (Individual contributor)

Experience: 8 -13 Years

Location: Pune (open to remote as well)

Position Summary:

Discover and implement gaps in automation framework and system-integration test cases for a modern cloud-scale SmartNIC and Networking infrastructure vendor.

Must have Skills-

• Python Automation (combination of Manual + Automation). Focus should be Python scripting or API testing, not UI/Selenium.

• Preferred: Automation with strong networking experience (Ethernet, L2/L3 protocols, networking concepts must be strong).

Technical Requirements

• 8+ years of experience

• Experience with modern SmartNICs (pcie device and BITW modes) SoC

• Strong understanding of networking concepts (SDN, routing, L2/L3)

• Familiarity with SPDK/DPDK framework and how/why their role in SmartNICs.

• Understanding of Security, Storage and RDMA.

• Familiarity with the Linux kernels networking stack.

• System Integration Testing, right from tests' discovery, test-plan preparation and overall delivery

of quality product - Automation infra development for plugging into CI

• Programming Languages: C/python. Familiarity with some automation framework like pytest is

desirable. - Able to work with cross-geography team, build consensus across teams

• Leadership qualities - can identify tasks, assess priorities, in addition to executing them

• Able to work in tight timelines.

Soft-skills, Expectations and Responsibilities

• Very strong communication skills, active listening

• Discover product requirements and propose System Integration Test plan

• Able to justify/defend technical decisions/choices against peer reviews/criticism, but at the same time flexible in accepting objective feedback for improvements

• Engage with the customer and take ownership of testing and quality delivery

• Identify automation needs - how the existing automation infra can be leveraged and if there are any missing pieces - Implement missing pieces of automation infra.

• Execute and Evolve System Integration Tests

• Constantly drive for more effective automation and remain curious to explore ways to make the

test infra (and the product) better

• Show initiative, do not wait to be assigned tasks, find the tasks that need to be executed

• Collaborate with multiple team-mates and also multiple engineers in customer's team for

knowledge gathering and building consensus. Be prepared to collaborate and pull information to

make progress instead of waiting for the right know-how to become available.

• Able to deliver on tight timelines, demonstrate design foresight to accommodate requirement

changes.