Remote Senior QA Engineer - Automation & Open Source

Red Hat, LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Hat, LLC in Boston seeks a seasoned QA Engineer to design and implement automated tests across hardware-accelerated environments, ensuring upstream packages build and run reliably. You will create robust test plans, scripts, and tools, and collaborate with developers to drive fixes and release readiness.

The ideal candidate has a BS in CS or related field and 5+ years of experience with Python-based testing, automation in GitHub/GitLab, and DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field with 5 years of experience.
• 5 years of experience with Python, requirement analysis, traceability matrix development, and end-to-end quality assurance; scripting and automation using Python and Bash.
• 3 years of automation experience in GitHub/GitLab.
• 2 years of experience with container technologies and DevOps methodologies including Scrum.
• 1 year contributing to upstream open-source communities

Responsibilities

• Ensure all issues are logged in Jira and reported to developers to maintain visibility on product health.
• Conduct probe testing across hardware accelerators to ensure packages build and inference as expected.
• Investigate complex technical issues referred by support teams and collaborate with field staff or customers to diagnose problems.
• Develop and maintain specialized testing programs for upstream packages on accelerated hardware.
• Design automated scripts and tools to ensure software stability across hardware environments.
• Document automation and processes in Jira and GitLab.
• Work with developers to build and implement fixes or coordinate fixes.
• Design comprehensive test plans, scripts, and procedures for replicability and industry standards.
• Plan test schedules aligned with project scopes and delivery dates for release readiness.
• Keep test scripts updated with CVEs, bugs, and feature updates.
• Design automated testing tools to evaluate software performance.

Skills

Python

Requirement analysis

Traceability matrix

End-to-end QA

Bash scripting

Automation scripting

GitHub automation

GitLab automation

Container technologies

DevOps methodologies

Open-source collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

GitHub

GitLab

Job description

Red Hat, LLC in Boston seeks a seasoned QA Engineer to design and implement automated tests across hardware-accelerated environments, ensuring upstream packages build and run reliably. You will create robust test plans, scripts, and tools, and collaborate with developers to drive fixes and release readiness.

The ideal candidate has a BS in CS or related field and 5+ years of experience with Python-based testing, automation in GitHub/GitLab, and DevOps practices.