QA & Hardware Test Intern: Automation & Linux

IBM; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 76,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is seeking a QA/Test Engineer intern in Poughkeepsie to join the Z Engineering System Test team. You will test hardware and firmware for IBM Z products and help build automated test suites.

Ideal candidates have a High School Diploma/GED (Bachelor's preferred) and hands-on experience with Python, Linux, and containerized applications. Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills are essential for this internship.

Qualifications

• Fundamental education in hardware, software, or testing.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Python scripting

Linux

Containerization

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

OpenShift Container Platform

Linux KVM

IBM System Z

Job description

IBM is seeking a QA/Test Engineer intern in Poughkeepsie to join the Z Engineering System Test team. You will test hardware and firmware for IBM Z products and help build automated test suites.

Ideal candidates have a High School Diploma/GED (Bachelor's preferred) and hands-on experience with Python, Linux, and containerized applications. Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills are essential for this internship.