Cloud QA Automation Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product, development, and other teams to define comprehensive testing strategies.
• Develop detailed test plans and execute test cases through automation and manual testing.
• Triage integration issues reported by partners and field problems during real vehicle testing, working closely with the development team to identify and implement solutions.
• Escalate potential issues (Software, Hardware, Resources) to the Project Manager/Exec team.
• Track testing activities, including schedule, resources, requirements, defects, and resolution for clear alignment across key stakeholders.
• Identify areas for improvement in test coverage methodology and provide valuable suggestions.
• Provide Quality Assurance for the Cloud Platform developed on private and public Cloud Infrastructure.
• Conduct both functional and automation testing.
• Write integration tests for backend applications and tests for RESTful/GraphQL APIs.
• Design and develop integration, regression, stress tests, and test suites focusing on automation.
• Possess good Web/UI testing knowledge, utilizing tools similar to Playwright expertise.
• Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and build automation tools to validate scalability across Cloud Services.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (MS preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in embedded software in the data center, networking, security, cloud services, or automotive industry.
• Excellent knowledge of test methodologies and software development processes.
• Proficiency with Linux command line, shell scripting, and networking fundamentals.
• Experience with cybersecurity and reviewing/challenging product specifications.
• Competent in one or more programming languages: Python, Java, Javascript, Go.
• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as Playwright, PyTest, Behave, Postman, etc.
• Familiarity with relational databases, NoSQL databases, client-server architectures, and automation tools like JIRA and Jenkins.
• Passion for testing and quality assurance with a strong understanding of the principles involved in software engineering and development.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience with system-level testing on physical devices.
• Familiarity with automotive design review and audit processes (ISO 26262, Automotive SPICE, ASIL standards).
• Expertise in testing to meet functional safety requirements based on ISO 26262.
• Experience in Kubernetes-based deployments, Microservices, Message brokers, and Big-data pipelines (e.g., Kafka).
• Familiarity with test tools: Spirent, IXIA, Vector CANoe or similar products.
• Understanding of automotive networking infrastructure and transitions from LIN, CAN, CAN FD to Ethernet.