Firmware Tester

Introduction
Software Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design code test and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today – planes and trains take off on time bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide. At IBM you will use the latest software development tools techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of

Your Role and Responsibilities
Drive testing of firmware features to ensure high quality product. Automate tests as part of the agile development process. Interact with the development team to understand requirements and design. Collaborate with other teams to define/understand requirements. Contribute in developing an environment of continuous improvement across product lines and development groups. Continuously Innovate to ensure better customer experience of firmware features. Collaboration with the open-source community and IBM partners.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 7 – 14 years of experience in firmware testing.
• Hands-on development or testing on Linux platform and knowledge on Linux OS internls
• Enterprise level Functional or Systems Testing
• Working knowledge of computer systems architecture and operating systems concepts
• Proven Experience in Automation frameworks
• Proven Experience with Python / Perl scripting languages
• Proven Experience in C / C++ / Linux
• Proven experience in Git and gerrit
• Exposure to Embedded environment
• Good understanding of Computer Architecture.
• Exposure to Sever domain is nice to have. Knowledge of IBM Power systems software/architecture is a plus
• Interest in low level HW is nice to have.
• Understanding on network and security testing.
• Experience with working on open-source software using tools such as git
• You should have team-based software development experience be self-starters demonstrated communicators

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• None