Software Development Test Engineering (High Tech) work focuses on developing software to test multiple types/categories of software including end-user applications and operating systems/utility software (which provides a platform for running end user applications for external customers.
The work includes:
Developing and directing the preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, quality assurance plans, procedures, and schedules. Planning and conducting software testing (including using programming languages to write code for use in testing the application/software code), performing analysis of test results, and tracking/reporting risk levels during test execution. Performing regression and ad-hoc testing of software and components potentially affected by system changes. Diagnosing software/hardware/data interface problems and ensuring system integration
This professional is a recognized subject matter expert in job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager
- Lead the design and execution of comprehensive software test strategies, test plans, and quality validation processes.
- Develop automated test frameworks and tooling using Python, C++, and go.
- Design and implement functional, integration, regression, performance, scalability, and system-level testing solutions.
- Partner closely with software developers during feature development to ensure testability, quality, and comprehensive coverage.
- Perform root-cause analysis on complex software failures and customer-reported issues.
- Debug issues across application code, automation frameworks, operating systems, networking, storage subsystems, and hardware interfaces.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD validation pipelines and automated quality gates.
- Analyze automated test results and provide risk assessments to engineering leadership.
- Validate distributed systems, disaster recovery workflows, high-availability architectures, and hybrid cloud deployments.
- Drive quality improvements through automation, code reviews, process optimization, and engineering best practices.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on software quality and automation architecture.
- Lead cross-functional efforts involving development, test, support, product management, and operations teams.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, software test engineering, or quality engineering.
- Strong software development experience in Python, C++, C, Go, or equivalent languages.
- Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks and infrastructure.
- Expertise in test automation, CI/CD practices, and software quality methodologies.
- Experience debugging complex software issues and performing root-cause analysis.
- Strong understanding of Linux-based systems and enterprise software environments.
- Experience with Git, Jenkins, and modern software development workflows.
- Knowledge of REST APIs, distributed systems, and client/server architectures.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with enterprise storage systems, SAN, NAS, and data protection technologies.
- Experience with hybrid cloud architectures and cloud-integrated applications.
- Experience with AWS services and cloud-based storage solutions.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, OpenShift, containers, and cloud-native technologies.
- Experience validating high-availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
- Familiarity with networking, virtualization, and hardware/software integration.
- Experience developing automation using PyTest or similar frameworks.
- Experience working on large-scale enterprise infrastructure platforms and AI driven test development.
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As required by the equal pay and transparency acts, the expected base salary for this position is: $120K to $140K. The expected on-target earnings for this position is: $141K to $165K.
The expected pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi Vantara's bonus/variable/commission pay programs, where applicable, and are subject to the program's conditions and restrictions.