Testing Subject Matter Expert (12-16 yrs)

Job Title : Testing SME (Infrastructure As A Service)

Experience : 12+ years

Location : Bengaluru

Type : Full-time

Must have - Developed/Designed atleast 2 to 3 Frameworks.

Job Overview :

We are seeking an experienced Testing Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead the design and implementation of an end-to-end testing framework for our Infrastructure As A Service platform which include services like Kafka as a Service, Cache as a Service, Firewall as a Service, and other infrastructure components. The SME will play a critical role in establishing the testing strategies, choosing the right tools, and mentoring the team. This individual will work closely with developers, architects, and infrastructure teams to ensure testing coverage across both private and public cloud infrastructures, including Kubernetes environments.

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead End-to-End Testing Framework Design : Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop a robust testing framework that supports infrastructure services running on Kubernetes platform.

- BDD (Behavior Driven Development) Framework Setup : Establish a BDD testing framework for infrastructure services, using tools like Cucumber, SpecFlow, or Behat.

- Guide the team to write feature files, define scenarios, and develop step definitions.

- Chaos Testing Implementation : Design and implement a Chaos Testing strategy to ensure infrastructure resilience under real-world failure conditions.

- Performance Testing Strategy : Define and implement performance and load testing frameworks for critical services.

- Use tools such as JMeter, Gatling, K6, or Locust to simulate high-load scenarios and measure performance.

- Nightly Build Automation : Set up automated testing in CI/CD pipelines for nightly builds to catch regressions early.

- Integrate testing tools into pipelines using Github Actions etc..

- Conformance Testing : Create and manage a conformance testing strategy to ensure services meet required compliance and standards.

- Validate against cloud-native standards, security policies, and API conformance.

- Security Testing (DAST/SAST) : Recommend and implement Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) and Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools.

Additional Responsibilities :

- Tool Selection and Evaluation : Evaluate open-source and licensed tools for testing needs and recommend the best solutions for the organization.

- Balance between cost-effective tools and enterprise-grade solutions based on use cases.

- Hybrid Cloud and Kubernetes Testing : Design testing strategies for both private and public cloud environments, ensuring full test coverage across Kubernetes clusters in hybrid setups (e.g., VMware Tanzu for private cloud and Azure Kubernetes for public cloud).

- Mentor and train the Team : Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, testers, and developers in adopting the best practices for testing cloud-based platforms, including Kubernetes environments.

- Documentation and Best Practices : Create comprehensive testing guidelines, playbooks, and documentation to standardize testing procedures across teams.

Qualifications :

- 12+ years of experience in software and infrastructure testing, focusing on cloud and hybrid cloud environments.

- Extensive experience in designing and implementing testing frameworks for IaaS services.

- Expertise in setting up BDD frameworks using tools like Cucumber, Selenium, SpecFlow, or Behat.

- Proficient with Chaos Testing tools such as Chaos Monkey, Gremlin, or LitmusChaos within Kubernetes environments.

- Strong hands-on experience with Performance Testing tools such as JMeter, K6, Locust, or Gatling.

- Knowledge of security testing, including DAST/SAST tools such as OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, or SonarQube.

- Familiar with CI/CD pipeline integration and automation tools like Github actions, Terraform etc.

- Proven experience working in hybrid cloud environments (private/public cloud) and Kubernetes clusters.

Preferred :

- Knowledge of VMware Tanzu, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), or AWS EKS for infrastructure automation and testing.

- Exposure to cloud-native security and compliance standards (CIS, NIST, etc.).

- Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present testing strategies to stakeholders.