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.
Want more jobs like this?
Get jobs in Bangalore, India delivered to your inbox every week.
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.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
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).
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
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
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.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
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.
IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexualorientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability,neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is alsocommitted to compliance with all fair employment practices regardingcitizenship and immigration status.
OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
When applying to jobs of your interest, we recommend that you do so for those that match your experience and expertise. Our recruiters advise that you apply to not more than 3 roles in a year for the best candidate experience. For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.