Software Infrastructure Test Engineer

Siemens Digital Industries Software is a leading provider of solutions for the design, simulation, and manufacture of products across many different industries. Formula 1 cars, skyscrapers, ships, space exploration vehicles, and many of the objects we see in our daily lives are being conceived and manufactured using our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software.

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Automation Test Engineer to join our dynamic team. As an Automation Test Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products through the development and execution of automated test scripts. You will collaborate closely with developers, QA engineers, and other stakeholders to drive continuous improvement in our testing processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Learnings From Infrastructure Testing Strategy: Create such infrastructure testing strategies and implementation for performance, scalability, reliability, and security.

Automation Development: Create and manage automation scripts to validate infrastructure elements: servers, networks, storage and cloud services.

Environment Validation: Check that your infrastructure environments (staging, production, etc.) are properly configured and meet certain standards.

Performance and Load Testing: We can also perform performance and load testing on our key systems so that we know of all possible bottlenecks and can utilizes more of our resources where required.

Disaster Recovery Testing: Establish disaster recovery testing to ensure backup and recovery plans work.

Integration Testing: Make sure all infrastructure components, including on-premises, hybrid

Develop and maintain API testing scripts using Rest Assured to ensure the robustness and reliability of our API services.

Maintain and enhance the existing automation framework to support continuous integration and delivery pipelines.

Utilize GIT for version control, ensuring all test scripts are well-organized, documented, and easily accessible.

Identify and document defects clearly, collaborating with the development team to ensure timely resolution.

Continuously improve testing processes by evaluating and recommending new tools, techniques, and best practices.

Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to provide clear updates on testing progress and any issues encountered.

Apply strong coding and logic skills to solve complex problems and optimize test execution.

Required Skills:

Hands-on experience with scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Rest Assured (API): Proficient in API testing using Rest Assured.

GIT: Experience with version control systems, particularly GIT.

Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex ideas and technical information.

Coding Skills/Logic: Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to write optimized code and create efficient algorithms.

Proven experience in infrastructure testing or a similar role.

Strong understanding of IT infrastructure components such as networking, virtualization, storage, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Experience with testing tools like JMeter, Load Runner, or similar performance testing tools.

Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.

Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards.

Proficient with monitoring tools like Data Dog !

Good To Have Knowledge

• Java: Proficient in writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Selenium: Strong experience in using Selenium for web application automation testing.
• Cucumber: Hands-on experience with Cucumber for Behavior Driven Development (BDD) testing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with other testing tools and frameworks is a plus.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

Experience:

• 3 to 10 years of experience in automation testing with a focus on the technologies listed above.
• This job description is tailored for a role that requires a strong technical background in Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Rest Assured, and GIT, as well as excellent communication and coding skills.

We are Siemens

A collection of over 377,000 minds building the future, one day at a time in over 200 countries. We're dedicated to equality, and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. All employment decisions at Siemens are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow! We offer a comprehensive reward package which includes a competitive basic salary, bonus scheme, generous holiday allowance, pension, and private healthcare.

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