IBM Z Engineering System Test QA/Test Developer Intern - Poughkeepsie, NY - 2027

International Business Machines Corporation; Poughkeepsie (AR); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is seeking a QA/Test Engineer intern to contribute to testing hardware and firmware for IBM Z systems. You will work with a high-performance team to verify complex components, develop test automation, and document results.

Preferred candidates have a Bachelor’s degree and strong Linux knowledge, plus experience with Python scripting, OpenShift, and containerized deployments. On-site internship in the United States is expected.

Qualifications

• Fundamental hardware, software, or testing background.
• Strong communication skills and teamwork.
• Desire to pursue engineering path and growth mindset.
• Experience with Python scripting.
• Experience with Linux environments.
• Knowledge of containerized app deployment.

Responsibilities

• Test and provide customer support for hardware and firmware in Z Engineering System Test.
• Collaborate with firmware and systems teams to ensure hardware-software integration.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware issues through testing, debugging and failure analysis.
• Support lab testing, including bring-up, verification and environmental testing.
• Contribute to procedures and test-result documentation.
• Assist in designing and implementing test automation for regression tests.

Skills

Python scripting

Linux knowledge

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Willingness to learn

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

OpenShift Container Platform

Linux KVM

Containerized applications

Job description

Introduction

As a QA/Test Engineer intern at IBM, you'll get to work on the systems that are driving the future of computing. Join our team of creators - the people who help move IBM forward by using their imagination to envision solutions, curiosity to experiment with new ideas, and put their ever-growing skills into action for customers to make better decisions with greater speed on the most trusted platform in today's market.

Introduction

As a QA/Test Engineer intern at IBM, you'll get to work on the systems that are driving the future of computing. Join our team of creators - the people who help move IBM forward by using their imagination to envision solutions, curiosity to experiment with new ideas, and put their ever-growing skills into action for customers to make better decisions with greater speed on the most trusted platform in today's market.

Your Role And Responsibilities

IBM has openings for QA/Test Engineer interns in our Z Engineering System Test organization to test and provide customer support for hardware and firmware that make up our industry-leading IBM products. We are an elite team of engineering professionals that pioneer innovations for the cutting-edge microprocessors and hardware used in IBM Z Systems. Test Engineers participate in various aspects of the test and support process such as but not limited to

• Assist in the testing of mainframe hardware components including processors, memory modules, and I/O systems
• Collaborate with firmware and systems engineering teams to ensure seamless hardware-software integration
• Help diagnose and resolve hardware issues through testing, debugging, and failure analysis
• Support lab testing efforts, including hardware bring-up, functional verification, and environmental testing
• Contribute to technical documentation for procedures, and test results
• Designing and implementing test automation to deliver test cases into automated regression buckets

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Fundamental education in hardware, software, or testing
• Strong communication skills
• Passion to pursue career path in engineering
• Growth minded, trusted, team focused, courageous, resourceful, and outcome focused
• Python coding and scripting
• Strong knowledge or experience working with Linux
• Experience building and deploying containerized applications

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Experience with IBM System Z in any capacity, including operating systems such as z/VM and/or z/OS.
• Advanced knowledge of Linux system administration
• Experience with OpenShift Container Platform
• Experience with Linux KVM