Senior Software Quality Engineer

About the job:

The Red Hat Engineering team is looking for a Senior Software Quality Engineer to join the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization team. The RHEL Virtualization team is responsible for all aspects related to Virtualization in the Host Red Hat operating environment including system, firmware and device emulation, as well as their counterpart aspects in the guest instance on top of Red Hat or third-party virtualized platforms. In this role, you will focus on existing and emerging virtual Trusted Platform Module devices validation and testing, and collaborate with the Kernel, Security, Virtual Firmware and Bootloader teams to ensure its optimal use on RHEL guest instances, which will require and deliver in-depth knowledge of the Linux OS and include but not limited to researching new features, developing automated test scripts, contributing to open source communities and continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) tools. Youll have the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to complex problems while working alongside the brightest engineers in Open Source communities, industry alliances (such as the Trusted Computing Consortium) and their projects.

What will you do:

• Take responsibility for Virtualization testing of virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM) devices, debug and supervise the results in a timely manner, as well as provide complete and accurate test status reports to all stakeholders
• Research and implement new APIs and features to be automated, develop new automated and manual cases as well as create and review test plans
• Maintain awareness of development engineering activities within the upstream vTPM communities ensuring the testability of the environments for Linux host, Linux guest, and Windows guest
• Collaborate and contribute to upstream TPM testing communities such as ibmtss and linux-vtpm-tests
• Develop and maintain automation testing framework in Python and write and review patches on GitHub
• Develop and maintain CI and CD tools
• Recognize the product quality risks by analyzing and prioritizing then identify tests required to mitigate them
• Focus on delivering customer value by analyzing feedback and enhancing test coverage
• Continuously improve testing, docs, processes, and tools

What will you bring:

• 4+ years working experience in software testing or development for Linux systems
• Active scripting and solid programming skills using Python for 2 years+; knowledgeable of standard and commonly used libraries and frameworks and best practices in coding
• Meaningful work experience in virtualization (KVM, QEMU, libvirt, cloud or container and similar) is a plus
• Relevant security (OpenSSL/SELinux) and cryptography skills, with practical experience desirable
• Past experience in working with Open-Source communities and/or global teams is desirable
• Required Full English proficiency (verbal and written)