Full Description

Introduction

At IBM Infrastructure & Technology, we design and operate the systems that keep the world running. From high-resiliency mainframes and hybrid cloud platforms to networking, automation, and site reliability. Our teams ensure the performance, security, and scalability that clients and industries depend on every day. Working in Infrastructure & Technology means tackling complex challenges with curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies and colleagues worldwide to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions that power innovation. With continuous learning, career growth, and a supportive culture, IBM provides the opportunities to build expertise and shape the infrastructure that drives progress.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As a QA/Test Developer: Storage, you will work in an agile, collaborative environment to recommend and develop testing standards and application of quality technologies for Storage. You will collaborate with cross-functional team members on story development, from before definition through final deployment. Your primary responsibilities will include

Develop Testing Standards: Recommend and develop testing standards and application of quality technologies for Storage, ensuring the product is robust and failure scenarios are considered and refactored.

Collaborative Story Development: Collaborate with cross-functional team members on story development, from before definition through final deployment, to ensure testing is built from the ground up.

Exploratory Testing: Perform exploratory testing using industry-leading practices to discover defects/bugs and work with coders and POs to determine root cause and prevention methods.

Test Automation: Drive test case development, test matrix characterization, and adoption of test automation for unit testing, integration testing, and functional testing.

Client Advocacy: Act as a client advocate, testing and providing feedback on items such as quality, usability, serviceability, documentation, and real-world scenarios.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

Exposure to Agile Methodologies: Experience working with agile development methodologies, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to story development from definition to deployment.

Programming Skills: Proficiency in programming languages such as C and Python, with experience in scripting languages and data analytics.

Test Automation Tools: Exposure to test automation tools and technologies, with experience in developing and maintaining automated tests for unit, integration, and functional testing.

Quality Assurance Practices: Experience with industry-leading quality assurance practices, including exploratory testing, defect identification, and root cause analysis.

Testing Frameworks: Familiarity with testing frameworks and methodologies, including test case development, test matrix characterization, and traceability between requirements, stories, tests, and defects.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

Data Analytics Knowledge: Exposure to data analytics concepts and techniques, with ability to apply data-driven insights to inform testing strategies and optimize test automation.

Advanced Scripting Skills: Experience with advanced scripting languages, including the ability to develop and maintain complex scripts for test automation and data analysis.

Industry Leading Practices: Familiarity with industry-leading testing practices and methodologies, including experience with testing frameworks and tools.