Quality Engineer

Job ID: 95055

Workday ID: R-023482

About the job

Quality Engineers (QE) at Red Hat are not just testers; they are developers who design and automate creative ways to break software to identify potential problems.

The Red Hat Multi-Product Quality Engineering team is looking for a Quality Engineer to join us in Westford, MA. In this role, you will be working with Red Hat’s complete portfolio of products and the related technologies, including virtualization, cloud, middleware, and storage. You'll be required to interpret test requirements for multi-product customer use cases and develop innovative automated solutions for testing real-world customer workflows in test environments containing multiple integrated Red Hat products. You’ll need to have development capabilities in Linux, and testing or automation experience in complex systems. Collaboration is key at Red Hat and you will have the opportunity to influence the future of our technology along with many other developers in the open source community.

You will be a part of Red Hat’s open culture that makes us unique in the industry, enriched with Open Management Practices, Open Decision Framework, and diversity and inclusion, to name a few. Regardless of your role, you will have an opportunity to collaborate and influence as you define and manage your career at Red Hat. Find out more about what it is like to work in Red Hat QE directly from our engineers in this video.

What you will do

Design, develop, and maintain automated tests using Python to test complex workflows on multi-product stack and Jenkins to guide the automated execution of the test in a continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) test environment
Participate in the test planning and product planning processes
Come up with innovative ideas for testing and automating multi-product stacks
Design and automate new and unique test cases for incoming customer use cases
Carry out automated and manual tests in multi-product environments and deliver clear status for testing areas in a timely manner
Document and advocate the resolution of new bugs with developers and communicate the impact on customers to developers and support
Participate in code reviews and provide input on code implementation
Constantly learn new technologies and apply them to enhance the existing test workflows
Communicate with other globally distributed quality engineers and developers working on various Red Hat’s offerings who are involved in customer use cases

What you will bring

Bachelor's degree or higher, or equivalent in computer science or a related field
2+ years of experience working in QE
Testing experience working with globally distributed QE team members
Familiarity with testing methodologies and techniques
Basic knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, or container technology in general
Basic knowledge of networking, storage, and operating systems
Programming skills in Python, Java, Golang, or similar
Motivated and dedicated to learning and collaboration
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and learn quickly
Solid written and verbal communication skills in English
Experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is a plus

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About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors, customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
Retirement 401(k) with employer match
Paid time off and holidays
Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.

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