Test Engineer- Linux

Bangalore, IN
Infrastructure & Technology
Entry Level

Test Engineer- Linux

Bangalore, IN
Infrastructure & Technology
Entry Level

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
We are looking for Individuals highly interested in Validating an innovative, future-oriented solution supporting Virtualization on Z systems.

Step in and be part of IBM System Development Lab community, outstanding for its innovation and team spirit, offering one of the broadest project portfolios of hardware and software technologies within the IBM Corporation.

Engineers in our team work inside a highly agile development environment and are responsible for the full software development life cycle – ranging from designing and implementing of the new product features, testing for industry-leading quality assurance over to continuous product delivery as well as supporting our global customers. You should be thrilled by emerging technologies with our software products for future Mainframe and Cloud-based markets.

As software Tester for Linux on IBM Z you will be part of a team that drives technical innovation on the IBM zSystems platform. In this role, you will be critical for the market success by ensuring that the code quality drives excellent customer experience.

You will be responsible for in depth testing of System and performance for IBM Cloud Infrastructure with several combinations. This includes planning, maintaining and executing automated integration and regression tests (test models and test cases.) addressing the full breath of technical areas like System ,I/O, storage, network, security and Product Installation.You will be part of an experienced team of software developers and testers.

What you will do (Roles & Responsibilities) :

Write and Execute test cases for System and Performance.
- Further develop the test infrastructure (tooling, CI/CD, reporting)
Responsibility for execution of test concepts and implementation of continuous integration.
Development of procedures in the area of test automation.
Write clear and detailed technical speciﬁcations and documentation.
Collaborate in a global team with focus on test automation

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
We’re not just looking for hard skills: We’re looking for people who bring their passion and talent to work.

2-4 years of experience in the field of system and performace test with focus on test automation in an agile environment
Experience with Linux and Linux command line tools
Knowledge about scripting languages like Bash
High familiarity with Git
Deep understanding of Linux kernel functionality and operation (e.g. memory and scheduling)
Practical experience on how to debug Linux
Very good command over English, both written and spoken
Solid architectural knowledge of IBM Z Hardware and firmware.
Understanding of virtualization concepts, especially LPAR, KVM and z/VM.
Prior experience in collaboration with bring-up activities, infrastructure management, problem reporting and change management.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Prior contributions to Open Source projects or current Open Source Contributor
> 2 years of experience with Linux OS
Experience in scripting, phyton, Shell
Skills in IBM Z architecture (“Principles of Operations”) , Networking and storage concepts.
Experience with Linux on IBM Z, Linux command line tools

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About Business Unit

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate – they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

Your Life @ IBM

This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

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