Automation And Test Engineer

Introduction

IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center (ICIC) is a software solution that provides infrastructure management for on-premises deployments of Linux virtual machines on IBM Z and LinuxONE platforms. It acts as an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution, simplifying the management of z/VM and KVM-based environments. As part of the QA team, you will be responsible for developing and executing test strategies, ensuring product quality through automated and manual testing.

Your Role And Responsibilities

• Design and implement test cases for new and existing ICIC features.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and performance testing across ICIC components.
• Validate virtual machine lifecycle operations and infrastructure provisioning on z/VM and KVM.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites or custom Python scripts.
• Set up, configure, and maintain complex test environments on IBM Z and LinuxONE systems.
• Log, track, and verify defects using tools like Jira or Bugzilla.
• Proficient in designing & development of Test frame works.
• Working experience in Restful APIs & Command line interfaces
• Experience in UI automation tools like Cypress
• Expert level skill in Type1/Type2 hypervisors, OS Virtualization , Process and resource Management in Operating system, network segmentation.
• Strong skills in git/Gerrit, shell(ksh/bash), system monitoring, Jenkins, groovy scripts.
• Work closely with development and architecture teams to ensure feature completeness and quality.
• Participate in CI/CD workflows and maintain test execution pipelines.
• Analyze logs and system behaviour to troubleshoot issues and suggest enhancements.
• Contribute to the design and execution of Automated Verification Testing (AVT) to ensure continuous and reliable validation of ICIC features.
  
  

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Software Testing
• Profound knowledge of Software Development Process and Testing life cycle.
• Strong understanding of Linux system administration and virtualization.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or other scripting languages.
• Experience with automation frameworks
• Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Knowledge of Automated Verification Testing (AVT) processes and tools.