About the role#
As a QA/Test Intern within IBM Infrastructure, you will focus on the quality, reliability, performance, and security of enterprise software. You will work with developers, architects, and product managers to design testing strategies and automate coverage. Your work helps identify defects and drive quality improvements throughout the software development lifecycle.
What you'll do#
- Design, develop, and execute functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and end-to-end test plans.
- Build and maintain automated test frameworks, scripts, and suites to increase efficiency.
- Collaborate with product teams to understand requirements and ensure quality is built into the development process.
- Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects until they are resolved.
- Validate new features and bug fixes against functional and non-functional requirements.
- Participate in code reviews, design reviews, sprint planning, and agile development activities.
- Perform root cause analysis on defects and work with engineering teams on corrective actions.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated testing and quality gates.
- Monitor quality metrics and suggest improvements to testing processes and tools.
- Create and maintain test documentation, validation reports, and quality standards.
What you'll need#
- Enrollment in Computer Science or Computer Engineering programs.
- Understanding of software testing methodologies, test design, and quality assurance principles.
- Experience with manual and automated test cases.
- Proficiency in programming or scripting languages like Python, Java, JavaScript, Go, or Shell.
- Familiarity with test automation frameworks, defect tracking, and test management tools.
- Experience with Linux/Unix operating systems and command-line environments.
- Understanding of REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems testing.
- Knowledge of Git, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
- Experience with cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker.
- Familiarity with performance, scalability, reliability, and security testing.
- Experience with API automation, UI automation, and service virtualization.
- Knowledge of observability, monitoring, logging, and SRE concepts.
- Familiarity with IBM Infrastructure technologies and enterprise software environments.
Location & details#
- Location: Tucson, Arizona.
- Work arrangement: Hybrid.
- Employment type: Full-time internship.
- Term: Rolling.
- Compensation: Paid internship.
About IBM
IBM provides IT services and consulting to a global client base. The company develops technology solutions across areas such as cloud computing, security, analytics, and infrastructure. It operates as a public organization with more than 10,001 employees. The corporate headquarters are located in Armonk, New York.
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