QA Engineer III - Storage

DDN
Pune Office, India
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for experienced QA engineers who design and implement automation frameworks in Linux environments and have deep knowledge of distributed file systems.

Best fit for

  • Experienced QA engineers with 10+ years of automation expertise and a background in distributed file systems
    — “Candidates should have more than 10+years of experience in Automation.”
  • Individuals with strong practical knowledge of HA concepts and Linux-based testing environments
    — “Hands-on experience with Linux and Good knowledge of shell scripting.”
  • Candidates who can work with distributed teams and provide meaningful input on product documentation and release metrics
    — “Work with the Engineering manager and a geographically distributed team to understand product requirements and features.”

Things to consider

  • The role demands a high level of technical depth in storage systems and test automation frameworks
    — “Strong practical knowledge of Distributed File Systems (e.g., Lustre, GPFS, Ceph) and basic file system concepts”
  • Candidates must be prepared to handle daily triage of test failures and maintain rigorous attention to detail
    — “Triage test failures on a daily basis.”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your hands-on experience with test automation frameworks like Python and Robot Framework
    — “Strong proficiency in Python and hands on building Test automation frameworks”
  • Demonstrate your understanding of HA concepts and distributed file systems in your resume and interview responses
    — “Hands-on understanding of High Availability (HA) concepts – quorum, failover, failback, etc.”
  • Showcase your ability to design and develop both automated and manual test cases for complex storage solutions
    — “Design and develop both automated and manual test cases to validate product features.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • design and develop test cases
  • validate product features
  • contribute to QA reports
Typical background
software testingautomation engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

Test AutomationLinuxShell ScriptingPythonDistributed File Systems

Preferred

Robot FrameworkHigh Availability Concepts

Stack & domain

PythonLinuxShell ScriptingHPCAI

About the role

Original posting from DDN via Ashby

Job Summary:

We are looking for a QA Engineer III or Staff QA Engineer to work on validation of high-performance storage solutions for HPC and AI markets. The ideal candidate will have experience designing, implementing, debugging and running both automated and manual software-based tests in a Linux environment, using shell tools and scripts.

Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:

  • Design and develop both automated and manual test cases to validate product features. Candidate should have more than 10+years of experience in Automation.
  • Run automated and manual tests as needed to validate product defect fixes and functionality • Work with the Engineering manager and a geographically distributed team to understand product requirements and features
  • Triage test failures on a daily basis
  • Contribute to QA reports and provide input on release metrics
  • Contribute to and validate product documentation

Qualifications:

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent degree/experience.
  • Candidates should have at least 8+years of experience.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and hands on building Test automation frameworks
  • Hands-on experience with Linux
  • Good knowledge of shell scripting
  • Nice to have experience with Robot Framework for test automation
  • Hands-on understanding of High Availability (HA) concepts – quorum, failover, failback, etc.
  • Strong practical knowledge of Distributed File Systems (e.g., Lustre, GPFS, Ceph) and basic file system concepts

Source: DDN careers (Ashby)

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