Software Development Engineer in Test

We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks ­– can focus on achieving the incredible with data.   

If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth.  We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

• →Managing large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager
• →Lead the design and execution of comprehensive software test strategies, test plans, and quality validation processes.
• →Develop automated test frameworks and tooling using Python, C++, and go.
• →Design and implement functional, integration, regression, performance, scalability, and system-level testing solutions.
• →Partner closely with software developers during feature development to ensure testability, quality, and comprehensive coverage.
• →Perform root-cause analysis on complex software failures and customer-reported issues.
• →Debug issues across application code, automation frameworks, operating systems, networking, storage subsystems, and hardware interfaces.
• →Develop and maintain CI/CD validation pipelines and automated quality gates.
• →Analyze automated test results and provide risk assessments to engineering leadership.
• →Validate distributed systems, disaster recovery workflows, high-availability architectures, and hybrid cloud deployments.
• →Drive quality improvements through automation, code reviews, process optimization, and engineering best practices.
• →Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on software quality and automation architecture.
• →Lead cross-functional efforts involving development, test, support, product management, and operations teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, software test engineering, or quality engineering.
• Strong software development experience in Python, C++, C, Go, or equivalent languages.
• Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks and infrastructure.
• Expertise in test automation, CI/CD practices, and software quality methodologies.
• Experience debugging complex software issues and performing root-cause analysis.
• Strong understanding of Linux-based systems and enterprise software environments.
• Experience with Git, Jenkins, and modern software development workflows.
• Knowledge of REST APIs, distributed systems, and client/server architectures.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience with enterprise storage systems, SAN, NAS, and data protection technologies.
• Experience with hybrid cloud architectures and cloud-integrated applications.
• Experience with AWS services and cloud-based storage solutions.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, OpenShift, containers, and cloud-native technologies.
• Experience validating high-availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Familiarity with networking, virtualization, and hardware/software integration.
• Experience developing automation using PyTest or similar frameworks.
• Experience working on large-scale enterprise infrastructure platforms and AI driven test development.
  
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We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.