Job Description :

We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with strong expertise in test automation, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, and cloud-native technologies. The role involves validating Kubernetes-based products and distributed systems, developing automated test frameworks, and ensuring the functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, and upgrade readiness of cloud-native solutions.

The ideal candidate should combine strong software development and automation skills with hands-on experience testing Kubernetes environments, APIs, CLI tools, storage, and infrastructure components.

Location : Bangalore

Work Model : Hybrid

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and automation suites for Kubernetes-based products and cloud-native applications.

- Test Kubernetes clusters, workloads, storage integrations, backup and recovery capabilities, and infrastructure components.

- Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and utilities using Python, Go, or other scripting/programming languages.

- Perform API, CLI, functional, integration, regression, and system testing.

- Validate Kubernetes deployments, configuration changes, upgrades, scaling, failover, and recovery scenarios.

- Conduct performance, scalability, stress, reliability, and resilience testing for distributed systems.

- Work with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes Operators to validate containerized applications and platform behavior.

- Test storage and infrastructure integrations involving technologies such as Container Storage Interface (CSI) and OpenShift.

- Troubleshoot test failures across application, container, Kubernetes, operating system, networking, and infrastructure layers.

- Collaborate with Engineering, Development, and DevOps teams to investigate defects, perform root-cause analysis, and drive issues to closure.

- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing and release validation.

- Maintain test environments, scripts, test data, and documentation to ensure repeatable and reliable testing.

- Track defects, monitor test coverage, and provide quality status updates to support release-readiness decisions.

- Contribute to test strategy improvements, automation coverage, and overall quality engineering practices.

Required Skills & Experience :

- 5 - 10 years of experience in SDET, software test automation, quality engineering, or a related engineering role.

- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker.

- Good understanding of Kubernetes architecture, workloads, deployments, services, networking, and cluster operations.

- Strong programming or scripting skills in Python and/or Go.

- Experience with Linux administration, troubleshooting, and shell scripting.

- Hands-on experience with API and CLI testing, including test automation.

- Experience performing functional, integration, regression, and system testing.

- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git, and automated test execution.

- Experience testing cloud-native applications, containerized environments, or distributed systems.

- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills across software and infrastructure layers.

- Understanding of performance, scalability, reliability, upgrade, and recovery testing.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional engineering teams.

- Good communication skills and ownership of test quality and defect resolution.