Quality Assurance Captain

As a Quality Assurance Captain specializing in Python automation and Kubernetes environments, your role will involve designing, automating, and executing test frameworks for complex distributed systems deployed on Kubernetes. You will collaborate closely with engineering and DevOps teams to ensure product quality, scalability, and resilience across all environments. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using Python and PyTest. - Perform functional, regression, and integration testing for distributed systems and microservices. - Work hands-on with Kubernetes to create test setups, debug pods, services, and identify performance or connectivity issues. - Troubleshoot issues in containerized environments, collaborating with DevOps and SRE teams. - Build and manage test harnesses, test data, and automation pipelines. - Participate in code reviews, CI/CD validation, and release sign-offs. - Document QA processes, promote best practices in test automation, and mentor team members. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product reliability, scalability, and performance. **Qualifications Required:** - 5+ years in QA / Test Automation for enterprise software or SaaS products. - Strong experience with Python and PyTest for automation. - Minimum 6 months of hands-on experience with Kubernetes (creating, deploying, and debugging applications). - Strong understanding of distributed systems and debugging microservice issues in containerized environments. - Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness, etc.). - Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP. - Familiarity with Agile and DevOps processes. - Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a high-performance QA and DevOps team on cutting-edge Observability products. You will also have the chance to own QA automation for Kubernetes-based distributed systems in a collaborative and innovation-driven culture.,