Software QA Engineer - Specialist

Designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. Develops software including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases and Internet-related tools. Determines hardware compatibility and/or influences hardware design.

Management Level Definition:

Contributions include applying developed subject matter expertise to solve common and sometimes complex technical problems and recommending alternatives where necessary. Might act as project lead and provide assistance to lower level professionals. Exercises independent judgment and consults with others to determine best method for accomplishing work and achieving objectives.

What you ll do:

• Plan, document, design, and execute test covering manual and automated tests of platform and storage systems.
• Coordinate with team and execute test cases regarding functional correctness, load, stress and stability tests.
• Work with developers to analyze test coverage, gaps, failures, and isolate root cause.
• Plan, coordinate, and configure enterprise class storage networking infrastructure.
• Develop and enhance automation tools to improve QA processes and test coverage.
• Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with quality assurance guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk.
• Collaborates and communicates with management, internal, and outsourced development partners regarding software systems design status, project progress, and issue resolution.
• Represents the software systems engineering team for all phases of larger and more-complex development projects. Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members.
• Senior level network and system expert to define and lead qualification of Enterprise storage product efforts.
• Work often involves cross organizational interactions: Hardware, Firmware, System management, Network teams, Architects, other organizations, etc.
• Maintains documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software.
• Analyzes test results to ensure existing functionality and recommends corrective action.

Responsibilities:

• Designs enhancements, updates, and programming changes for portions and subsystems of systems software, including operating systems, compliers, networking, utilities, databases, and Internet-related tools.
• Analyzes design and determines coding, programming, and integration activities required based on general objectives and knowledge of overall architecture of product or solution.
• Writes and executes complete testing plans, protocols, and documentation for assigned portion of application; identifies and debugs, and creates solutions for issues with code and integration into application architecture.
• Leads a project team of other software systems engineers and internal and outsourced development partners to develop reliable, cost effective and high quality solutions for assigned systems portion or subsystem.
• Collaborates and communicates with management, internal, and outsourced development partners regarding software systems design status, project progress, and issue resolution.
• Represents the software systems engineering team for all phases of larger and more-complex development projects. Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members.

What you need to bring:

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Typically 4-6 years experience.

Knowledge and Skills

• Expertise in Storage protocols(FC, ISCSI, NFS, SMB and S3 )
• Hands on experience with cloud, storage, and networking technologies, including Kubernetes and related ecosystems
• Expertise in multiple software testing tools, frameworks, and languages.
• Advanced scripting skills (Python, Shell) for automation and efficiency.
• Proficiency in Linux and Windows operating systems for multi platform validation.
• Experience with industry standard tools (JIRA, test management platforms, S3 IO writing tools).
• Experience with Analytics and AI Application simulation and workload generation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills applied to defect detection and resolution.
• Experience testing software systems across multiple platform types.
• Proficiency in software testing methodologies, including test plan design, execution, debugging, and automation scripting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language. Ability to effectively communicate test strategies, defect reports, and negotiate quality standards at management levels.
• Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT) to enhance productivity and testing workflows.
• Curiosity and adaptability to explore emerging technologies and apply them to enterprise grade solutions.