QA Automation/DevOps Engineer, Mirantis

• 10+ years in software testing or quality engineering roles, with 4+ years focused on Kubernetes, cloud-native applications, and distributed systems
• Proven leadership experience in building and scaling test strategies in enterprise-grade environments
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, cluster lifecycle management, Helm, service meshes (e.g., Istio or Linkerd), and network policies
• Strong scripting and automation capabilities (Python, Pytest, Bash, etc.)
• Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger), Kubernetes security (RBAC, secrets management), and performance benchmarking tools (e.g., K6)
• Solid grounding in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure provisioning, and containerized CI/CD
• Moderate to advanced linux knowledge and proficiency is required: Bash scripting and debugging, systemd/logs, networking/firewalling/routing, certificate/PKI management, containers (Docker/containerd), and Kubernetes tooling (kubectl/Helm with OCI registries, GitOps/Flux) to install, test, and troubleshoot multi-cluster environments
• Exceptional problem-solving and architectural thinking
• Experience influencing cross-functional teams and senior leadership
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for technical and executive-level audiences
• Mentorship and coaching of 1 or more junior members on the team especially around testing fundamentals, troubleshooting and automation

Desirable

• Contribute to driving the overall QA strategy for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments, aligning quality goals with business objectives and release deadlines
• Evaluate and champion best-in-class testing best practices and frameworks for distributed systems
• Lead risk analysis and test planning for large-scale, multi-cloud infrastructure and container orchestration
• Architect test frameworks and infrastructure for validating microservices and infrastructure components in multi-cluster and hybrid-cloud environments
• Oversee the design of complex test scenarios simulating production-like workloads, resource scaling, failure injection, and recovery across distributed clusters
• Spearhead the development of scalable and maintainable test automation integrated with CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Leverage Kubernetes APIs, Helm, and service mesh tools to build comprehensive automation coverage, including system health, failover behavior, and network resilience
• Promote test infrastructure-as-code and drive IaC forward on the team making sure the infrastructure code is repeatable, extensible and reliable
• Mentor QA engineers and developers in advanced testing techniques such as: risk-based testing, chaos engineering, performance and load testing etc
• Serve as the QA authority in design reviews, production readiness assessments, and incident retrospectives(escaped defects)
• Collaborate with and devops engineers to refine monitoring, alerting, and debugging strategies for testing automation being run in CI/CD
• Establish quality gates, release readiness metrics, and data driven feedback loops to ensure released software is production quality
• Drive initiatives to integrate performance, security, and chaos testing into the development lifecycle
• Advocate for a culture of quality across teams and influence architecture decisions with testing in mind
• Work with an established Silicon Valley leader in the cloud infrastructure industry
• Work with exceptionally passionate, talented and engaging colleagues, helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies