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Your Role and Responsibilities
“Virtualization is a key offering of the Linux on Z Platform that is used by clients all over the world. It is imperative that the offering is secure, robust, and reliable; our job is to verify that it meets those standards. We install and test Red Hat OCP/KVM on Linux for System Z. Our goal is to provide product validation in an enterprise ready and can sustain mission critical workloads for long periods of time.
We approach our testing with an automation-first mindset, designing and architecting our work to be consistent and reproduceable. Success in this role means having the curiosity to explore new innovations that expedite our testing cycles while maintaining complex testing configurations. ”
“As a Solution Tester, you will be responsible for:
Designing and automating test suites to ensure reliability of the system z(s390x) platform technology
Having a client-first mindset to test at scale and imitate customer-like environments
Creating strategies and scripts to test new features and functionalities
Contributing and reviewing code for internal and external repositories
Documenting processes (Test plans) and procedures for clarity and reproducibility
Interacting with counterparts in US/Germany teams and Red Hat”
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Required Technical and Professional Expertise with relevant experience of 6-9 years:
Comfortable working with any of the three major Linux distros (Redhat, Sles, Ubuntu). Preferably on a Z system (s390x)
Knowledge on Web Services, API Testing
Understanding of virtualization and containerization concepts. z/VM and KVM are preferred.
Experience building pipelines for automation servers such as Jenkins etc
Skilled in a scripting language. Python, Ansible or bash is preferred.
Quick learner and a strong team player with good communication and interpersonal skills
Self Driven and Proven ability to work effectively in a global team environment.
