Senior Firmware Test Automation Engineer

Accountabilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and continuously improve automation frameworks and automated test suites for enterprise server firmware.

• Validate BIOS, BMC, Root-of-Trust firmware, and associated software components across multiple server platforms.

• Develop comprehensive validation strategies covering functional, regression, stress, performance, security, compliance, and interoperability testing.

• Create, review, and enhance test cases based on product specifications, technical requirements, and platform behavior.

• Build Python- and Robot Framework-based automation, including automation for BMC/OpenBMC environments.

• Maintain reliable automated test environments and ensure test infrastructure supports efficient and repeatable validation.

• Analyze test results, lead debugging and root-cause investigations, and collaborate with engineering teams to resolve complex firmware issues.

• Drive end-to-end validation coverage and identify opportunities to improve test effectiveness, automation efficiency, and release quality.

• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, QA, R&D, and architecture teams throughout the product development and validation lifecycle.

• Plan workloads, coordinate milestones, prioritize activities, and ensure testing commitments are delivered on schedule.

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and best practices across the automation and validation team.

• Support continuous integration and delivery workflows using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub, Jira, and Bugzilla.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in BIOS/BMC firmware testing, firmware validation, or test automation.

• Strong knowledge of BIOS, BMC, firmware validation, and x86 server architecture.

• Hands-on expertise with Python, Robot Framework, and OpenBMC automation, including experience creating and debugging OpenBMC test cases.

• Strong understanding of server hardware fundamentals and experience working with server or embedded systems.

• Familiarity with maintaining automated test environments and developing scalable, reusable test infrastructure.

• Working knowledge of relevant server and firmware standards, including IPMI, DMTF, Redfish, PLDM, SPDM, UEFI, PCIe, ACPI, OCP, TPM, and Root of Trust.

• Experience with software development and testing tools such as GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, Jira, and Bugzilla, as well as CI/CD environments.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to investigate failures, identify root causes, and collaborate effectively on resolution.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across hardware, firmware, QA, R&D, and architecture teams.

• Strong self-management, prioritization, planning, and execution skills.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline; a Master's degree is preferred.

Benefits

• Full-time remote opportunity based in India.

• Opportunity to work on enterprise-class server firmware and complex hardware-software systems.

• Exposure to BIOS, BMC, OpenBMC, Root of Trust, server architecture, and industry-standard firmware technologies.

• Opportunity to influence automation strategy, validation methodologies, test coverage, and engineering quality.

• Collaboration with global hardware, firmware, architecture, QA, and R&D teams.

• Technical leadership and mentoring opportunities with scope to grow engineering expertise.

• Experience working with modern automation, CI/CD, debugging, and software development tools.

• Opportunity to contribute to reliable, secure, and high-quality technology platforms used at enterprise scale.