Senior Engineer - Test

Wind River Systems is building Wind River Studio for Operators, delivering an integrated cloud platform, unifying infrastructure, orchestration, and analytics capabilities so operators can deploy and manage their intelligent 5G edge networks globally. Wind River Systems is seeking an experienced, high-performing Senior Engineer Software Engineer developing distributed cloud-based orchestration and automation platform solution for the intelligent edge.

The orchestration capabilities in Wind River Studio give you a single pane of glass to manage and automate application deployment in a large-scale distributed environment. Pick the applications you need from an app catalog, deploy them to a carrier-grade cloud platform, and orchestrate the resources needed for the applications — simply, intuitively, and logically. Scale from a handful of nodes to thousands of nodes in a geographically dispersed distributed environment.

Within the Wind River Cloud team, we work with large-scale projects like Kubernetes, Docker, Open Stack, and fast-paced open-source technologies that are central to our products. We are seeking a versatile and high-performing Cloud Test & Automation Engineer who thrives in agile environments and brings deep expertise in validation, automation, and open-source testing tools.

You will contribute to Wind River’s leadership in the Starling

X open-source project, helping ensure the reliability and scalability of infrastructure for highly distributed edge solutions—including 5G, autonomous vehicles, and industrial automation.

• Design and implement automated test suites for cloud infrastructure components
• Use open-source test tools such as PyTest, Robot Framework, and Selenium
• Apply Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles to validate code early and often
• Collaborate with developers to define testable requirements and edge cases
• Investigate and resolve issues during product verification and customer integration
• Maintain test environments using Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker
• Utilize Linux and shell scripting for automation and diagnostics
• Stay current with Open Stack advancements and incorporate them into testing strategies
• Participate in agile development processes, with the ability to shift between testing, development, and automation roles as needed
• Work with open-source software responsibly, including understanding licensing models and managing CVEs
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and fault-tolerant testing strategies

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field
• 3+ years of professional experience in test engineering or QA automation
• 1+ years of scripting experience with Python
• Experience with Linux systems and shell scripting
• Excellent analytical, debugging, and communication skills
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
• Track record of maintaining high-quality standards in production environments
• Experience testing infrastructure software for scalable, distributed systems
• 2+ years professional experience testing and deploying software utilizing Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm

• Deep understanding of Open Stack architecture (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone)
• Contributions to Open Stack or other open-source communities
• Familiarity with Rabbit
  
  MQ, Postgre
  
  SQL, YAML, and TOSCA
• Experience managing open-source licensing and CVE remediation
• CI/CD automation experience using Jenkins for building, deploying, and testing container-based applications
• 2+ years of experience working as part of cross-functional Agile SCRUM Teams
• Professional experience working as part of globally dispersed engineering teams

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