Jr. Product Validation\/QA Engineer \u2013 Cloud

Wind River; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global software leader in Ottawa is seeking a Jr. Product Validation/QA Engineer to validate their Cloud Platform product. This role focuses on ensuring the robustness and performance of high-performance edge cloud deployments. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Computer Science or Engineering, strong skills in Python, Kubernetes, and cloud-native environments. The position offers hybrid work flexibility alongside a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Company-sponsored health, dental, and life insurance

Income protection through disability coverage

Vacation and various time-off policies

Learning benefits: LinkedIn Learning subscription

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in QA for cloud-native platforms, virtualization, or distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with container technologies and automated test frameworks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive manual and automated test plans for Cloud Platform products.
• Validate end-to-end system functionality in cloud-native applications.
• Automate test scenarios using various tools.

Skills

Python

Jenkins

Kubernetes

OpenStack

Docker

Linux system administration

Problem-solving

Networking

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Robot Framework

Git

Selenium

Helm

Job description

Description Position at Wind River

Overview

Jr. Product Validation/QA Engineer – Cloud
Location: Ottawa, CAN

About Wind River

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability.

Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.

Position Overview

We are redefining what’s possible at the edge. Our Cloud Platform product enables a distributed, Kubernetes-based infrastructure that supports high-performance edge cloud deployments across telecom, aerospace, industrial, and defense sectors.

We are seeking a Product Validation/QA Engineer to join our team, who is responsible for validating Wind River’s Cloud Platform product. This role will be critical in ensuring the performance, reliability, Quality, and robustness of our distributed edge cloud platform and orchestration systems.

You will be responsible for designing, implementing, executing, and maintaining test suites for the Cloud Platform product, which integrates StarlingX, OpenStack, and Kubernetes to deliver carrier-grade infrastructure at the edge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive manual and automated test plans for the Cloud Platform products.
• Validate end-to-end system functionality, including Kubernetes orchestration, virtual infrastructure management, and cloud-native application deployment at the edge.
• Work closely with Development, DevOps, and Product teams to understand new feature requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Conduct functional, regression, performance, scalability, and stress testing across multiple hardware and virtualized platforms.
• Automate test scenarios using tools such as Robot Framework, Python, Jenkins pipelines, and Kubernetes-native testing tools (e.g., Helm, kubectl).
• Perform API testing and verify REST integrations within the cloud-native infrastructure.
• Participate in CI/CD pipeline integrations, test case automation, and release verification in containerized and multi-node environments.
• Investigate, triage, and document issues found during testing; work with developers and architects to drive resolutions.
• Continuously improving QA processes, coverage, and test efficiency.
• Analyze log files and system metrics to debug and report system-level issues and ensure product quality.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2-3 years of experience in QA for cloud-native platforms, virtualization, or distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with Python, Jenkins, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Docker, and Helm.
• Strong proficiency in Linux system administration and networking.
• Familiarity with edge computing concepts and infrastructure constraints.
• Experience with automated test frameworks (Robot, pytest, Selenium, etc.) and scripting (Python, Bash, YAML).
• Working knowledge of Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience testing telecom cloud platforms or StarlingX-based solutions.
• Experience with cloud orchestration and lifecycle management tools.
• Knowledge of container security, storage, and multi-cloud deployment strategies.
• Exposure to test management tools such as TestRail, Jira, Confluence.

Benefits

• Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid Work.
• Company-sponsored health, dental, and life insurance.
• Income protection through short and long-term disability coverage.
• Matching RRSP.
• Vacation and various time off policies to encourage work-life balance.
• Well-being programs: Employee assistance program, mental well-being through Unmind.
• Learning benefits: LinkedIn Learning subscription and seminars.

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