Contractor Senior Software Tester (contract)

• Testing Strategy & Leadership: Contribute to driving the overall QA strategy for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments. Evaluate and champion best practices for distributed systems. Lead risk analysis and test planning.
• Architecting Test Systems: Architect test frameworks for validating microservices in multi-cluster and hybrid-cloud environments. Oversee the design of complex test scenarios.
• Automation & Scalability: Spearhead the development of scalable test automation integrated with CI/CD. Leverage Kubernetes APIs to build comprehensive automation coverage. Promote test infrastructure-as-code.
• Mentorship & Technical Influence: Mentor QA engineers in advanced testing techniques. Serve as the QA authority in design reviews. Collaborate with engineers to refine monitoring and debugging strategies.
• Quality Advocacy & Continuous Improvement: Establish quality gates and release readiness metrics. Drive initiatives to integrate performance, security, and chaos testing. Advocate for a culture of quality.

• 10+ years in software testing, with 4+ years focused on Kubernetes, cloud-native applications, and distributed systems.
• Proven leadership experience in building and scaling test strategies.

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, Helm, service meshes, and network policies.
• Strong scripting and automation capabilities (Python, Pytest, Bash, etc.).
• Familiarity with observability stacks, Kubernetes security, and performance benchmarking tools.
• Solid grounding in cloud architecture, infrastructure provisioning, and containerized CI/CD.
• Moderate to advanced linux knowledge.

• Exceptional problem-solving and architectural thinking.
• Experience influencing cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Mentorship and coaching of junior team members.

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