Software Test and Automation Engineer

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Individual contributor with primary responsibility for developing tests, tools and automated scripts in an Agile development model, providing quality input and assessments for Scrum teams.

The successful candidate will be participating in the implementation and testing of SimpliVitys product features, provide leadership and guidance in the Scrum team to ensure testability and automation.

Self-motivated, and a strong belief that untested code is broken code.

Tomorrow belongs to the fast, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise is in the acceleration business!
To help companies accelerate, we've created a new company, one that defines transformation and defies business as usual. In the fast-paced, quick-release environment of the future, you need to be constantly ready for change, be resourceful, and be highly adaptable to the ever-changing business landscape.

HPE is an industry-leading technology company that enables customers to go further, faster. With the industry's most comprehensive portfolio, spanning the cloud to the data center to workplace applications, our technology and services help customers around the world make IT more efficient, more productive and more secure.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is not only the company best equipped to build a bridge from where enterprise IT is today, to where it needs to be, but HPE is also an incredible place to build a career. As the only company that brings it allsoftware, hardware, services, and talented people with the right mindset we help organizations innovate, stay competitive, and quickly turn ideas into value.

Please note the above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not a complete list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Enable rapid product delivery by automating tests and test suites, adding them to the test inventory and making them available to the Agile/Scrum teams for use in Continuous Integration development environment
Create test strategies and test cases that validate the feature developed by the Scrum team, and ensures the accuracy of the requirements from the customer
Contribute to system, stress, metrics, and customer-oriented scenarios by working cross-functionally with Customer Solutions Agile test teams to incorporate features in Solutions environments
Develop new automated tools and modify automated frameworks as needed to support feature development in an Agile development model

Knowledge of test processes and methodologies including design for test and test design for automation
Understanding of data storage
Experience in OO Perl, Perl, Python or equivalent scripting language
Knowledge of the software development life cycle with an emphasis on Agile
Proven ability to understand complex software design and algorithms, and design / develop testing approaches for them.

DESIRABLE SKILLS:
Knowledge of VMware datacenter tools, including vSphere, vCenter at API / SDK level.
Knowledge of RAID, data integrity testing and disk workload analysis
Experience with C#, GUI automation, Testlink, Trail or similar Test Management tools
Experience working within an Agile development team

Experience with storage product development in a quality role with a focus on testing in a virtualized environment and automating tests to perform in a predictable and repeatable manner
Experience with storage product testing and storage protocols, distributed file systems, IP networking and testing in distributed system environments
Experience developing and automating tests at the component, functional and system level
Experience as a member of an engineering team that developed critical IT infrastructure products.

BS + 3 years experience
The candidate should have a degree in Computer Science or an equivalent engineering discipline.

Results-Oriented
Process-driven
Able to lead through influence
The ability or organize and lead complex efforts and initiatives, breaking them down into tasks and planning/tracking execution
Pragmatic: able to analyze trade-offs and prioritize tasks in order to achieve goals
Strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate with peers and management
Strong sense of self-discipline: able to overcome difficulties, uncertainty, and temptations that conflict with the mission
High professional standards - Strong motivation for individual and organization success
Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including a strong sense of intellectual honesty
Team player
Adaptable
Mature
Credible
Demonstrable commitment to excellence/diligence (as demonstrated by education, business and work experience)