Software Test Specialist (QA Engineer)

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION
• Participate on cross functional development teams to develop and test newly designed object data storage features, identify potential system impacting risks, requirement gaps and test scenarios.
• Analyze, decompose system requirements and use cases for IBM Cloud and design the correct test strategy to test all data storage integration aspects of the system.
• Identify, develop and implement automated functional and system level tests in Python using current automation test design practices and techniques, also participate in peer code reviews.
• Decompose development user stories for testability, create and manage test related tasks for newly introduced features and document test strategies and plans.
• Participate and perform escaped defect analysis on defects found downstream of feature development to identify test area deficiencies and test process improvements.
• Communicate to team members on changes of functional system feature interactions and their system performance impacts.
Auto req ID

188961BR
Required Education

Bachelor's Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Software Developer
State / Province

ILLINOIS
Primary job category

Software Development & Support
Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

No Travel
IBM Business Group

Hybrid Cloud
Preferred Education

Master's Degree
City / Township / Village

CHICAGO
EO Statement

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Ability and tenacity to solve increasingly complex technical issues through analysis and a variety of problem-solving techniques.
• Strong understanding of SQA methodologies and test development for complex systems.
• Working knowledge of Python or other scripting languages with demonstrable experience in applying these skills to develop automated functional/system integration tests.
• Working knowledge of system APIs and their uses.
• Ability to develop and execute functional/system level tests.
• Working knowledge of Linux environments.
• Experience working in an Agile-Scrum development environment.Java, Python or other scripting languages with demonstrable experience in applying these skills to system integration testing.

·  Working knowledge of networking protocols, Linux Debian OS environment and modern file systems.
·  3 years of experience working in an Agile-Scrum development environment.
Skill-keywords

Cleversafe, Cloud Object Storage, Chicago
Country/Region

United States
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

PREFFRED SKILLS
• Working knowledge of storage industry client tools (e.g. boto3, s3cmd, CosBench, Jmeter) to perform S3 and NAS operations
• Working knowledge in the design and continued development of automation frameworks
• Working knowledge of AWS S3 protocol and its usage in object storage systems.
• Knowledge of distributed computing principles, enterprise storage configurations and their usages.
• Working knowledge of networking protocols.
• MS in CS, CE or similar field and 5+ years of relevant work experience.
Secondary Job Category

Other Software Development & Support
Eligibility Requirements

·  None
Position Type

Early Professional
Early Professional Track

Developer (Software)
New Collar Role

No