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Urgent! QA automation/Devops engineer for k0rdent KOF team (Contractor for 6 months) Position in Barcelona - Mirantis

QA automation/Devops engineer for k0rdent KOF team (Contractor for 6 months)



Job description

QA Automation/DevOps Engineer for k0rdent KOF Team (Contractor for 6 months) Overview QA automation/DevOps engineer role focused on Kubernetes and cloud-native environments within Mirantis.

This position is a contractor engagement for 6 months.

Key Responsibilities

Contribute to driving the overall QA strategy for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments, aligning quality goals with business objectives and release deadlines.

Evaluate and champion best-in-class testing practices and frameworks for distributed systems.

Lead risk analysis and test planning for large-scale, multi-cloud infrastructure and container orchestration.

Architect test frameworks and infrastructure for validating microservices and infrastructure components in multi-cluster and hybrid-cloud environments.

Oversee design of complex test scenarios simulating production-like workloads, resource scaling, failure injection, and recovery across distributed clusters.

Spearhead the development of scalable and maintainable test automation integrated with CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.).

Leverage Kubernetes APIs, Helm, and service mesh tools to build comprehensive automation coverage, including system health, failover behavior, and network resilience.

Promote test infrastructure-as-code and drive IaC forward on the team, ensuring infrastructure code is repeatable, extensible, and reliable.

Mentor QA engineers and developers in advanced testing techniques such as risk-based testing, chaos engineering, performance and load testing.

Serve as the QA authority in design reviews, production readiness assessments, and incident retrospectives (escaped defects).

Collaborate with DevOps engineers to refine monitoring, alerting, and debugging strategies for testing automation run in CI/CD.

Establish quality gates, release readiness metrics, and data-driven feedback loops to ensure released software is production-ready.

Drive initiatives to integrate performance, security, and chaos testing into the development lifecycle.

Advocate for a culture of quality across teams and influence architecture decisions with testing in mind.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Experience

10+ years in software testing or quality engineering roles, with 4+ years focused on Kubernetes, cloud-native applications, and distributed systems.

Proven leadership experience in building and scaling test strategies in enterprise-grade environments.

Technical Proficiency

Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, cluster lifecycle management, Helm, service meshes (e.g., Istio or Linkerd), and network policies.

Strong scripting and automation capabilities (Python, Pytest, Bash, etc.).

Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger), Kubernetes security (RBAC, secrets management), and performance benchmarking tools (e.g., K6).

Solid grounding in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure provisioning, and containerized CI/CD.

Linux knowledge and proficiency: Bash scripting, systemd/logs, networking/firewalling/routing, certificate/PKI management, containers (Docker/containerd), and Kubernetes tooling (kubectl/Helm with OCI registries, GitOps/Flux) to install, test, and troubleshoot multi-cluster environments.

Leadership & Collaboration

Exceptional problem-solving and architectural thinking.

Experience influencing cross-functional teams and senior leadership.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills for technical and executive-level audiences.

Mentorship and coaching of junior members on testing fundamentals, troubleshooting, and automation.

Preferred Extras

Contributions to open-source Kubernetes or QA tooling projects.

Experience implementing chaos engineering in Kubernetes environments.

Certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.

What Mirantis offers

Work with an established Silicon Valley leader in the cloud infrastructure industry.

Collaborate with passionate colleagues serving Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers.

Be part of cutting-edge, open-source innovation.

Thrive in a high-energy environment that values openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth.

Professional development and training; attend conferences and working groups.

Company outings, happy hours, hackathons, and tech talks.

Competitive compensation package with a strong benefits plan.

It is understood that Mirantis, Inc.

may use automated decision-making technology (ADMT) for specific employment-related decisions.

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