Software Development Test Engineer --- QA with BIOS, UEFI & Firmware --- Experience (8-12 Yrs)

Job Description

Meet the Team

Computing Systems Product Group is a global organization spanning the Development, SQA, TME, Product management and Program management organizations. The group is responsible for delivering an innovative end-to end way to configure both rack and blade servers all the way from firmware revisions to I/O connectivity for growing highly sophisticated data centers while enabling IT as a Service (ITaaS).

Currently our product portfolio consists of Unified Computing Servers, both Blade and Rack models; and UCS Management software which allows simplified access and control to all components of the complete end to end solution. The Business unit provides an excellent opportunity to grow in exciting and expanding market of virtualization in the data center. CSPG is crafting the vision, strategy, and products for next generation data center server access and virtualization. Our dynamic team is comprised top-tiered engineers and motivated junior engineers interested in learning and growing their skills in a constantly evolving, growing market. You will work with a fast paced SQA team responsible for delivering the Server Management BMC, BIOS, Utilities, Storage and related functionality of the Unified Computing System.

Your Impact

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work in some of the latest technologies and trends in Server BIOS and networking areas as part the UCS validation team at Cisco, Bangalore.

We are looking for applicants who can also write scripts from scratch and maintain existing python scripts to validate the Cisco C-Series and S-Series Rack Bios/UEFI/Host.

Hands-on experience in BIOS/UEFI validation and Automation using python framework such robot, unit test and other means to ensure the product is defect free and high quality to customer usage to the product development teams. Review Customer-Found-Defects and work with Team to understand the automation possibilities. Design and Automate Customer use cases. Debugging and solving issues and performing first-level issue triage. Study industry specifications, vendor's hardware documentation and design test cases. Implement tests, track and log issues and drive them till resolution with verification of bug fixes.

Review PRD, SFS, Test plans, User guides and release notes. Initiate and participate in organizational efforts to improve overall group efficiency and test efficiency. Chip in to overall test strategies. Participate in innovative Software test initiatives. You will also be part of a dedicated team and open communications, empowerment, collaboration partnership and customer success are the foundations of the team. You will work closely with multi-functional leads like Product Managers, Engineering Leads from other groups. You will help identify efficient solutions to meet the product strategy. You'll be hands on yourself, while you guide others in building the solutions.

Automation of manual testcases and execution of same. Exposure multiple different automation platforms,

Minimum Qualifications

• 8-12 years of overall consistent track record.
• Having experience of mentoring 3 to 5 people team.
• Hands-on experience in the validation of Server BIOS/Host.
• Design, develop, and implement comprehensive automated test suites and frameworks using Python for UEFI firmware validation.
• Develop and maintain robust, scalable, and reusable automation scripts for various UEFI components, including boot process, device initialization, ACPI, SMBIOS, secure boot, and firmware updates.
• Collaborate closely with UEFI firmware development, and QA teams to understand requirements, identify automation possibilities.
• Analyze test results, identify root causes of failures, and provide detailed bug reports to the development team.
• Contribute to the improvement of existing test methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Set up and maintain test environments, including hardware platforms, debuggers, and necessary software tools.
• Stay up to date with the latest UEFI specifications, industry standards, and automation technologies.
• Document test plans, test cases, automation frameworks, and test results.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyse complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors in a technical field (CS/EE preferred)
• 8+ years of experience in validation of server platform and Server management.
• 5+ years of experience in firmware validation, software testing, or automation engineering, with a focus on UEFI/BIOS
• Proven expertise in Python programming for test automation, including experience with relevant libraries and frameworks (e.g., Pytest, Robot Framework, unittest).
• Experience with debugging tools (e.g., ITP, JTAG, GDB) and hardware debuggers.
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git).

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