Senior QA Engineer

Overview:

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC

“The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA

DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage.

Job Description:

We are currently seeking a Senior QA Engineer.

Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:

• Hands on experience with manual testing including hardware interaction in the Lab.
• Create and Review acceptance criteria, set up test environments, and execute test strategies and test plans against SFA projects.
• Create Test Plans and Test Cases for features in Product.
• Work with other test and development engineers to create and execute test cases that are flexible and reusable across SFA hardware storage platforms.
• Coordinate with project team, developers and other test engineers on defects and issues, provide pertinent data for root cause analysis and verify test and production build changes for resolutions.
• Work with developers and test engineers from multiple locations across the globe.
• Work with Test Architect, Test Leads, Test Engineers and Developers/Designers to understand and provide solutions for any challenges that could impact the delivery of SFA projects.
• Work with system architecture/design team to understand future products to ensure test architecture is adequate.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and support development & QA teams with system setup, administration, and configuration.
• Support appropriate technical meetings/scrums and message progress/status/concerns.
• Review solution requirements from a QA point of view and participate in feature test scoping for input into the development of the product roadmap.
• Understand/Work on the Integration of Product with other Products in the portfolio and build up understanding of customer use case.
• Drive process improvements within the local test organization.
• Participate in CLCA process with the QA test lead to improve the process release over release
• Analyze project metrics to provide data on gaps and areas for improvement as well as data to base future schedules on.
• Automate and execute the Tests to expedite the testing process.
• Good understanding of automation frameworks and ability to use and diagnose issues.

Qualifications for this role are:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or another related technical field).
• Storage industry experience must.
• 5+ years’ experience in QA and manual test execution.
• Linux.
• Basic understanding of Bash or Python Scripting. Good to have Advance automation skills.
• Understanding of all phases of the development life cycle.
• Familiar with QA methodology, functional and structural testing techniques.
• Experience using source code control systems (GIT preferred).
• Experience using bug tracking systems (Jira preferred).
• Highly effective analytical, problem solving, decision making and influencing capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work across complex organizations and collaborate on technology sharing.
• Self-motivated, passionate, and driven to achieve committed milestones.
• Strong team player with excellent written and verbal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment with a broad scope of evolving responsibilities.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to independently prioritize, multitask, and work under deadlines in a fast paced environment .

DDN:

Leadership is earned by those who take initiative and consistently deliver outstanding results, both in their work ethic and deliverables, making strong prioritization skills essential. Additionally, we value strong communication skills in all our engineers and researchers, as they are crucial for the success of our teams and the company as a whole.

Interview Process: After submitting your application, one of our recruiters will review your resume. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 30-minute interview during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the interview, you will enter the main process, which can consist of up to four interviews in total:

• Coding assessment: Often in a language of your choice.
• Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service (depending on role).
• Real-time problem-solving: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
• Meet and greet with the wider team.
• Our goal is to finish the main process in 2-3 weeks at most.

DataDirect Networks (DDN) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.