Hardware System Test Engineer

Introduction

Hardware Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today - planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our hardware developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, hardware development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide. At IBM, you will use the latest POWER hardware, development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.

Your Role And Responsibilities

The position is for skilled test professionals to perform Hardware System test validation. They will perform system assurance tests and create test cases on scaled scenarios on different versions of the latest family of IBM Power servers utilizing several versions of PHYP, Power Firmware, AIX / VIOS, and Linux releases.

Employees will be working closely with Development and Functional test organization in defining the test planning, scoping the valid scenarios for Line Items/Features. Employees will also work on troubleshooting and debugging customer field issues and incorporating test cases/updating existing test cases to further strengthen the test plan to maintain high product quality and customer satisfaction.

Teamwork is expected to be of the highest quality.

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Total of 3-5 years of experience, including 2+ years specifically focus on installing, configuring, tuning, and troubleshooting servers.
• Proficient in creating new test cases using Python within the Robot Framework, capable of both manual and automated test case execution.
• Skilled in technical aspects such as driving hardware system testing, reporting progress and issues, and conducting operating system tests with a deep understanding of Kernel concepts and internals (Processor, Memory Management, Virtualization, Scheduling, Networking, Security, etc.).
• Experienced in system administration tasks including OS installation and management, filesystem/LVM management, command-line operations in AIX/Linux environments, I/O management, and PowerVM functionalities.
• Skilled in RAS testing on enterprise grade server hardware.
• Good knowlege of server IO, power and cooling concepts.
• Skilled in handling testing and debugging tasks independently while also being a strong team player with excellent communication (verbal/written) and interpersonal skills.
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Exposure IBM POWER concepts and OS concepts of AIX, IBMi
• Capable of writing and executing comprehensive test cases to ensure proper coverage based on requirements and workloads, with proficiency in regression testing. Familiarity with EWM is advantageous.
• Knowledgeable in end-to-end defect management processes and methodologies
• Familiar with Agile and DevOps practices, including Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Deployment (CD), and Continuous Testing (CT).