Software Quality Engineer

About the job:

Quality Engineering at Red Hat offers an inclusive and open environment for engineers to collaborate and build technology solutions for product testing and release readiness. Red Hat is the place for you to test your quality engineering mindset and nurture your DevOps and Leadership skills.

Find out more about what it is like to work in Red Hat QE directly from our engineers in this video.

The Certification QE team is looking for a Software Quality Engineer to work with us in Pune, India. In this role, you will work on Certifying Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform, built on container technology and the Kubernetes cluster management system. You'll be responsible for all aspects of quality for Certification including designing test plans, extending automation frameworks, and developing new automated tests for both back and front ends. You will make sure our solutions fulfill the highest possible enterprise quality, specifically around Performance and Scalability. As a Software Quality Engineer, you will gain a deep technical understanding of a variety of popular technologies, including containers, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, etc.

Regardless of your role and designation, you will have the freedom to showcase your leadership skills and ability to bring innovative solutions to complex problems at any level that will help you to get wider visibility in our organization.

What will you do:

• Design, develop and maintain automation frameworks, scripts and performance benchmarking tools with Python for OpenShift testing and implementation.

• Conduct new feature research and design test cases with emphasis on Performance and Scalability.

• Execute manual and automated tests for OpenShift and deliver clear status in a timely manner.

• Explore, identify and document new bugs. Advocate for the resolution of bugs and communicate the impact on customers to developers and support

• Constantly learn new things and maintain an overview of current technologies

• Work in a fast-paced Agile global environment of talented Quality Engineers

What will you bring:

• Testing experience working with globally distributed QE team members

• Bachelor's degree or higher, or equivalent in computer science or a related field

• 2+ years of professional experience or open source contributions in Quality Engineering

• Familiarity with testing methodologies and techniques

• Knowledge of the Linux operating system (any distribution) and CICD using Openshift Tekton pipeline and Jenkins

• Knowledge of test infra development using Virtual VM’s and Containerized environments.

• Programming skills in shell and Python.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and learn quickly

• Solid written and verbal communication skills in English

The following are considered a plus:

• Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2, Google Compute Engine (GCE), or Microsoft Azure

• Knowledge of Linux containers, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenStack Platform, or Red Hat OpenShift

• Knowledge of CI/CD, Jenkins or Prow

• Knowledge of security testing

• Contributions to open source projects or publicly available code samples

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