Job Description

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
The IBM Cloud Networking Tribe is looking for a talented, innovative, and enthusiastic Test Automation engineer that will build the next generation IAAS to make our customers succeed. The IBM Cloud Networking Tribe has a global cloud presence that continues to grow and expand its reach. Our Network Services engineering team is responsible for delivering virtual network services with top-notch performance, first-rate security, fail-safe reliability and exceptional quality.

An IBM Cloud Test Automation engineer will be the key individual responsible for end-to-end feature testing. You will ensure the features delivered functionality and stability are meeting the highest quality standards, working to increase the knowledge and performance of the collective team. In addition, you will interface with senior architects and developers across several locations to ensure that the overall testing strategy is communicated and understood.

We are a global team, so communication skills (both verbal and written) are critical as well as flexibility to work with team members in other time zones.
Responsibilities:

• Develop thorough test plans and document the results and progress
• Develop automated test scenarios and environments for End2End automatic evaluation
• Develop in depths functionality and stability automatic tests that will map customer use cases
• Collect test evidence measurements to ensure system functionality, stability, and scalability
• Establish automatic measure to assess the accuracy
• Analyze results to find ways to improve the functionality coverage
• Analyze root causes and identify areas for improvement
• Collaborate with development teams to drive resolution for issues and improvement
• Generate test automation summary reports for stakeholder’s review

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 4-5 years of test automation development experience including high programming expertise
• 2-4 years of experience in software testing in the workplace
• 2-4 years’ experience in Python/Go/Java programming
• Good English communication skills (written and oral) and be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of REST technologies is an important advantage.
• Network technologies is an important advantage

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Cloud network concepts including software defined networking, virtual private cloud (VPC), network services such as load balancer, firewall, gateway as it fits in cloud network infrastructure
• Working knowledge of cloud network infrastructure technologies
• Linux network internals
• Linux Virtualization technologies relating to network virtualization
• Kubernetes, Docker
• Knowledge of bash, go lang, php, awk
• Working knowledge of Network tools is an important advantage.
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems
• Knowledge of GitHub and Jira is an advantage.
• Fast learner and a team player

About Business Unit Digitization is accelerating the ongoing evolution of business, and clouds - public, private, and hybrid - enable companies to extend their existing infrastructure and integrate across systems. IBM Cloud provides the security, control, and visibility that our clients have come to expect. We are working to provide the right tools and environment to combine all of our client’s data, no matter where it resides, to respond to changing market dynamics.

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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