Principal Quality Assurance Automation

Description and Requirements

"At BMC trust is not just a word - it's a way of life!"

We are an award-winning, equal opportunity, culturally diverse, fun place to be. Giving back to the community drives us to be better every single day. Our work environment allows you to balance your priorities, because we know you will bring your best every day. We will champion your wins and shout them from the rooftops. Your peers will inspire, drive, support you, and make you laugh out loud! 

We help our customers free up time and space to become an Autonomo us Digital Enterprise that conquers the opportunities ahead - and are relentless in the pursuit of innovation! 

BMC is looking for a QA & Automation Tech Lead to join the BMC AMI Cloud team , where you’ll work on complex, distributed software systems. In this role, you’ll develop test plans, execute tests, create automation processes, and ensure top-notch product quality.

As a Principal SQA Engineer , you’ll bring a "Get it Done" and "Do it Right" attitude, combined with a passion for quality, diligence, and thoroughness. Your expertise in the entire product development lifecycle will help deliver high-quality solutions using advanced tools and processes.

You’ll need a deep understanding of complex Cloud solution use cases, including managing upgrades, automation, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).

Here is how, through this exciting role, YOU will contribute to BMC's and your own success:

• Take charge of ensuring top-notch quality by establishing robust checks, controls, and processes to prevent regressions and defects.
• Build and maintain robust automation infrastructures that empower developers to deliver high-quality code efficiently.
• Work closely with the R&D team, Product Managers, and QA members to craft test strategies and deliver comprehensive test coverage for cutting-edge features.
• Automate new test cases, enhance existing ones, and optimize regression testing for efficiency and stability.
• Guide and mentor QA and automation engineers, shaping the team’s technical growth and contributing to overall product excellence.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure smooth integration, seamless upgrades, and well-planned dependencies for each release.
• Participate in release planning, scrums, and retrospectives to drive success in an Agile environment.
• Lead designated projects with accountability for functionality, quality, and timeliness.
  
  

To ensure you’re set up for success, you will bring the following skillset & experience:

• 12+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience in product development.
• 5+ years developing and implementing automated testing frameworks using Java.
• Proficient in Selenium, Java, Grails, Gradle, Groovy, and Postgres DB.
• Skilled in managing automation frameworks, regression suites, and resolving automation issues.
• Strong knowledge of code coverage tools and testing customer-reported bugs/issues.
• Expertise in scalable application design principles and testing approaches.
• Extensive experience with Agile methodologies, virtual teams, and version control systems like Git.
• Hands-on with CI/CD processes, scripting, and tools like Jenkins.
• Proficient with container-based applications (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift) and maintaining Helm charts.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, OCI, GCP).
• Excellent documentation, communication, and presentation skills.
  
  

Whilst these are nice to have, our team can help you develop in the following skills:

• Test Automation experience, Scripting skills (preferably Robot Framework, Rexx, Python etc.)
• Performance testing (Scalability, benchmarking, Load) frameworks, such as JMeter, etc.
• Good to have Mainframe knowledge (Z/OS JCL).
  
  

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Our commitment to you!

BMC’s culture is built around its people. We have 6000+ brilliant minds working together across the globe. You won’t be known just by your employee number, but for your true authentic self. BMC lets you be YOU!

If after reading the above, You’re unsure if you meet the qualifications of this role but are deeply excited about BMC and this team, we still encourage you to apply! We want to attract talents from diverse backgrounds and experience to ensure we face the world together with the best ideas!

BMC is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, age, sex, creed, color, religion, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, disabled veteran or status as a protected veteran. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, visit the accommodation request page.

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