Application Developer & Test Automation Engineer (Remote)

International Business Machines Corporation; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telecommuting up to 60%

Job summary

IBM Corporation in Houston, TX is seeking an Application Developer/Tester to lead HPSS test automation and build processes. You will own end-to-end lifecycle, design automated frameworks, and advance CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid, reliable validation across development, test and release environments.

The role requires a BS in CS/Engineering and 2 years of experience with Java, C/C++, Python, and IBM Db2/GPFS. Up to 60% telecommuting is permitted for this full‑time position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Two years of experience as an Application Developer or related.
• Two years of experience using Java, C, C++, Python, Make/CMake, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins & GitHub Actions, Ansible, IBM Db2 & GPFS (IBM Storage Scale).

Responsibilities

• Act as the Technical SME for High Performance Storage Systems (HPSS) and lead system‑level test automation, build processes, and CI pipelines.
• Own end‑to‑end build and test lifecycle for HPSS applications across development, test, and release environments.
• Design and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts for functionality, integration, performance, and reliability.
• Lead CI/CD pipeline development, integrating automated testing for continuous validation.
• Develop and maintain an automated system‑level build/test process validating the full HPSS architecture.
• Ensure high automated test coverage across HPSS applications and reduce manual testing.
• Contribute to test planning, release readiness, execution support, and test strategy.
• Provide mentoring on automation, version control, and pipeline management.
• Troubleshoot build, pipeline, and test failures with root‑cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Establish standards and documentation for automation and system validation procedures.

Job description

IBM Corporation in Houston, TX is seeking an Application Developer/Tester to lead HPSS test automation and build processes. You will own end-to-end lifecycle, design automated frameworks, and advance CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid, reliable validation across development, test and release environments.

The role requires a BS in CS/Engineering and 2 years of experience with Java, C/C++, Python, and IBM Db2/GPFS. Up to 60% telecommuting is permitted for this full‑time position.