Senior QA Infrastructure Engineer
Core
Validate the reliability, performance, and deployment integrity of server and application infrastructure, including systems running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and containerized workloads.
Role type
Senior Infrastructure QA Engineer
Builds
Production-bound server and containerized application deployments
Domain
Data center infrastructure, grid-safe data centers, energy sector
Required skills
Linux administration (RHEL), containerized deployment testing, CI/CD pipeline validation, performance/load testing, Bash/Python scripting, networking fundamentals, test plan design, defect tracking, root-cause analysis
Preferred skills
Kubernetes/OpenShift cluster administration, infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform), monitoring/observability (Prometheus, Grafana), security testing (vulnerability scanning, CIS benchmarks), virtualization (VMware, KVM), cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), database testing, load balancers (HAProxy, NGINX), industrial/OT systems testing
Technologies
RHEL, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, JMeter, Locust, k6, Git, Jira, Ansible, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, Zabbix, Ignition, PLCs, MQTT, OPC UA, PostgreSQL, MySQL, HAProxy, NGINX, VMware, KVM, Azure, AWS
Responsibilities
Design and execute test plans for infrastructure changes including OS updates and container deployments. Validate server sizing and performance under load using stress and soak testing. Test and verify containerized application deployments for correctness and rollback safety. Build and maintain test automation and monitoring scripts. Collaborate with DevOps and application teams to define acceptance criteria. Document test results, defects, and qualification outcomes.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
