Senior Staff Software Validation Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

At Intel our purpose is to create world-changing technology that improves the life of every person on the planet.
Within the Software and Advanced Technology Group (SATG) we enable Intel’s vision for software and advanced technology by delivering open and secure software platforms. We are on a mission to help enterprise customers secure their applications, data and critical infrastructure through best-in-class software and hardware technologies. Our decentralized trust platform, a scalable high performance geo-distributed ledger built on BFT and consensus algorithms, operates as a cloud-based SaaS and on-premises solution with deep security technology enabling next generation of data and compute protection for our customers.
We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Validation Engineer to join our Trusted and Security Products Engineering team. This is a career defining role which will contribute directly to Intel’s transformation through strategic software contributions. You will be part of our core validation team under quality engineering developing validation strategies, testing, and contributing towards delivering high-quality secure software for our customers. If you enjoy being part of a world class software engineering team focused on delivering next generation highly secure software solutions, this role is for you.

Responsibilities:

• Designs Software Validation strategies, develops tools and methodologies to validate Intel software product features spanning various deployment environments (on-prem, cloud, hybrid) and solutions (SaaS).
• Strategizes Automation framework stability and growth.
• Contributes towards enhancing automation frameworks and tools.
• Works closely with cross functional leads and ensures functional and system testing plans are developed following risk-based approach.
• Focuses on 100 percent automation strategy, where all tests are automated with stability prior to running them.
• Leverages latest technologies like ML and Gen AI in day-to-day work increasing developer productivity.
• Leads org wide continuous improvement and innovation initiatives

QUALIFICATIONS

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum qualifications: The candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science and 10+ years of experience -OR- a Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science and 8+ years of experience -OR- a PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science and 3+ year of experience in:

• 5+ years of experience in developing automation strategies and enhancing test automation frameworks.
• 5+ years developing comprehensive Functional and nonfunctional test plans and test cases.
• 3+ years in Python programming.
• 3+ years with SaaS and Cloud based products.
• 3+ years of public clouds, IaaS, PaaS and Kubernetes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with ML and Gen AI LLMs.
• Experience in key security concepts like cryptography, data encryption, key/certificate management, identity, and access management.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Fast learner, having a growth mindset, ability to deal with ambiguous situations and possessing continuous innovation skills.

• Designs Software Validation strategies, develops tools and methodologies to validate Intel software product features spanning various deployment environments (on-prem, cloud, hybrid) and solutions (SaaS).
• Strategizes Automation framework stability and growth.
• Contributes towards enhancing automation frameworks and tools.
• Works closely with cross functional leads and ensures functional and system testing plans are developed following risk-based approach.
• Focuses on 100 percent automation strategy, where all tests are automated with stability prior to running them.
• Leverages latest technologies like ML and Gen AI in day-to-day work increasing developer productivity.
• Leads org wide continuous improvement and innovation initiative