Sr Software QA Engineer

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

DDNs 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 multicloud data management at scale. Our cuttingedge 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 dataintensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation customercentricity 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.

We are currently seeking a Sr. Software QA Engineer to work in Colorado Springs CO.

The candidate will work on DDNs flagship family of SFA products which are customized to deliver extremely highspeed performance using cutting edge technology.

The QA Engineer develops maintains and executes automated test cases testing/QA infrastructures for all phases of testing storage subsystems. Evaluates recommends automated test tools/scripts and strategies to expedite testing cycles and improve overall testing quality. Architect design and implement test harness software hardware and system solutions used for all phases of development and testing. Works very closely with development engineers on new features during the development cycle. May be required to support development and QA team with lab management tasks including system setup administration and configuration.

Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:

• Architect design and develop solutions to expedite test.
• Design test cases on new product features
• Design test strategies test plans and test cases leveraging test automation
• Work with other test and development engineers to develop overall automation test architecture that is flexible and reusable across storage platforms.
• Reviews acceptance criteria reviews test cases and test automation code sets up environments and communicates regularly to project team on defects issues and QA status
• Coordinate testing effort with other project teams across the globe
• Work closely with the Test Architect other Test Engineers and Developers/Designers to understand and provide solutions for any challenges that could impact the delivery of test automation.
• Work with system architecture/design team to understand future products coming so test architecture is designed to handle what is provided.
• Support development & QA teams with system setup administration configuration and troubleshoot any equipment issues.
• Manual test required until backlog of manual tests can be automated.

Qualifications for this role are:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in a relevant field (engineering quality or related) is required.
• 5 years of software test and QA experience specially in the Storage domain.
• Experience with all phases of the development life cycle.
• Experience with QA methodology functional and structural testing techniques (Agile a plus)
• Experience with some BASH and experience with Python.
• Experience using source code control systems (git).
• Experience using SQA bug tracking systems (Jira)
• Ability to read and understand coding languages and logic
• Good problem solving organizational interpersonal and team skills
• Ability to work seamlessly as part of a multisite multicultural engineering team
• Selfmotivated passionate and driven to achieve committed milestones
• Strong team player with excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to work in a fastpaced development environment with a broad scope of evolving responsibilities

This position requires participation in an oncall rotation to provide afterhours support as needed.

Salary ranges are determined based on role level and location.The annual base salary range is $83349.00 $154790.00.

Join our dynamic and driven team where engineering excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We seek individuals who love to challenge themselves and are fueled by curiosity. Here youll have the opportunity to work across various areas of the company thanks to our flat organizational structure that encourages handson involvement and direct contributions to our mission. 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 30minute 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 highlevel requirements into a scalable faulttolerant service (depending on role).
• Realtime problemsolving: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problemsolving session.
• Meet and greet with the wider team.
• Our goal is to finish the main process in 23 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.