QA Engineer (Q4 2025)

As a QA Engineer at SILK, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our cloud-based storage solutions. This position goes beyond traditional QA - it requires a holistic approach to quality, covering all aspects of the testing process and influencing product design from the earliest stages. You will design and execute complex test plans that replicate real-world customer environments, collaborate with engineering teams, and contribute to both manual and automated testing efforts. This position requires strong technical expertise, attention to detail, and a passion for delivering high-quality products.

Responsibilities:

• Early Involvement: Participate in requirement reviews and design discussions to identify potential issues early in the development lifecycle
• Design, configure, and execute complex test plans and test cases
• Develop test plans and cases for new functionality, covering all QA phases.
• Review and improve existing test plans to enhance coverage, address gaps, and prevent regressions.
• Partner with Engineering to plan testing for new functionality and resolve anomalies.
• Track and communicate testing status clearly to stakeholders.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and performance testing across multiple platforms.
• Execute and analyze automation tests and contribute to automation frameworks.
• Write BDD tests for automation
• Failure Analysis: Read and interpret logs, analyze failures, and identify potential bugs—including determining ownership when issues are outside the team domain.
• Ensure compliance with QA methodologies and best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Must have 5+ years of experience in manual testing of software systems based on Unix/Linux.
• Well-versed in QA methodologies and processes.
• Experience in executing and analyzing automation tests.
• Good understanding of software development processes, design, data flow, and bottlenecks.
• Ability to work on multiple project streams simultaneously.
• Experience in storage, networking, or cloud technologies. (advantage)
• Familiarity with Shell scripting and/or Python (advantage).
• Experience designing and writing behavior-driven automated test scenarios using frameworks such as Cucumber or similar (big advantage).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
  

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Architect-Level Thinking: Ability to influence quality strategy across teams and ensure end-to-end coverage