IBM

Qualification Engineer - Functional Testing

Posted On

Oct. 29, 2024

Location

Bangalore, Karnataka

Experience Level

Professional

Job Type

Permanent

Apply By

Nov. 22, 2024

Job Description

Introduction
The IBM mainframe (Z Systems) is responsible for most credit card transactions and is used by the many of the top insurers, banks, retailers, and airlines.
IBM z/VM® is an operating system with highly secure and scalable hypervisor and virtualization technology designed to run Linux®, z/OS®, z/VSE® and z/TPF virtual machines as well as Red Hat® OpenShift® on IBM zSystems™ and IBM LinuxONE servers. z/VM provides a highly secure and scalable environment for efficiently running critical Linux applications, with support for more Linux virtual servers than any other platform in a single footprint.
The z/VM team is a worldwide team, primarily located in Poughkeepsie, NY with expansion plans in Bangalore, India. All phases of the software life cycle are performed within this team, including the design, development, test, performance, as well as supporting the product in the field with customers. Agile methodologies are used throughout the life cycle.
We are looking for qualified software engineer candidates to be part of our IBM Z Systems team, to help us take z/VM virtualization to the next level on the mainframe.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As a Qualification Engineer you will be involved in coming up with the test plan, developing test scenarios /case, executing the scenario associated with Network/Security and system management components in the z/VM stack.
Understand the new features , Prepare test environments and test cases for the z/VM components.
Analyse test results, discover the functional problems and report/raise problem in the defect tracking tools.
Collaborate with development team and work towards (a) Suggesting the fixes (b) resolving the defects (Recreating the issue, capturing logs,…etc)
Participate in Quality improvement activities - rootcause analysis, Test improvements and automation.
Document technical issues and solutions

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Required Technical and Professional Expertise with relevant experience of 3- 6 years:
Must have:

Minimum of 3+ years in working with Unix/Linux based products in validating products/solutions developed in C or C++.
Proven track record (minimum 3yrs) in verifying/validating/Qualifying any of the Network Product (router/switches) or Netware Layer2 - layer ) or Network technologies.
Sound knowledge of virtualization concepts, especially LPAR, KVM and z/VM
Ability to write/modifying Shell Programs - Bash, KSH, CSH.(Familiar with REXX would be advantageous)

Good to have:

Extremely comfortable in Linux/unix development environment - commands/shell, Libraries and managing the development environment.
Excellent programming and debugging skills in C/C++
Strong team player with good communication and interpersonal skills
Proven ability to work effectively in a global team environment
Proven command over the English language, both written and verbal

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Sound knowledge of virtualisation concepts, especially LPAR, KVM and z/VM;
Solid understanding of systems architecture (Hardware/ Firmware)
Knowledge of Linux administration
Familiar with IBM Mainframe environment (hands-on would be Plus)

About Business Unit

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

Your Life @ IBM

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Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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About IBM

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Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Location Statement

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