Software Test Specialist

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Who you are:
As a senior test engineer you would apply your deep expertise in desigining creating and executing detail test plans and test cases for IBM storage products.
As a senior engineer you would have to play role of Scrum master and work with across the worldwide teams.

What you’ll do:
As a senior test engineer you would:

• Help design the overall project architecture and test plan
• Design the test cases
• Design the Automation plan
• Develop good relationships with extended teams across geographies
• Play role of scrum master and drive test execution.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 7 – 12 years of industry experience in Filesystems Storage systems Software Virtualization environments /containerization.
• Proven knowledge of S/W development process & tools for product development/debug using Python language Debugging Scripting technologies Ansible Robot framework CI/CD framework is an added advantage.
• Deep understanding of object storage Filesystems Storage systems
• Experience in Systems/Storage domains Storage controllers and features like High availability DR Replication Snapshot technologies.
• Product development/usage experience on Linux/Windows operating systems and user level programming and test. Basic User level Linux and administration is required to debug and resolve any day-to-day issues.
• Experience of working as a Scrum master and very good experience of Agile processes of project delivery
• Good problem-solving skills for complex issues with interdependencies across multiple modules eagerness to understand the solution End-to-End.
• Ability to crisply communicate across geographies and all stake holders (clients and level 3 support teams) for resolving field issues. Good expertise of working with Global teams
• Knowledge and hand-on usage of code and defect management tools (Jira/Bugzilla/Github etc)
• Ability to meticulously plan detail test executions and identifying dependencies recycle any field issues back to improve Quality/Robustness of the SW Solution.
• Good written/verbal communication skills to report program status crisply and accurately.
• Good technical leadership skills to mentor and train new team members

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience working with Object and File protocols (S3/NFS/SMB protocols)
• Proven Storage domain knowledge with hands-on experience on storage software stack implementation and debugging on Linux operating systems
• Idea on working model of Hybrid cloud environment (AWS/Azure/other cloud environment) is an added advantage.