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# Test Automation Engineer

- **Company:** VST Consulting, Inc
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $104,000.0
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Bash Shell, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Code Coverage, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Modular Design, Object-Oriented Software Development, Windows PowerShell, Scrum Methodology, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Ruby, Software Engineering, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Architecture, System Software, VirtualBox, Scripting, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Git, System-level Testing, Windows Kernel, Power Analysis (Cryptography), Hardware Debugging
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/f87825e4-b601-4f43-8d76-055cf7477e46

## About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Test Automation Engineer with strong scripting, automation development, and system-level validation skills. The ideal candidate will have experience developing automated test workloads, debugging hardware/software issues, and working with system platforms and functional models., * 5+ years of relevant experience.

 * Strong hands-on development experience with Python, Ruby, and C# for automation or validation.
 * Strong scripting skills.
 * Experience developing automated test cases, frameworks, or system-level validation workloads.
 * Strong system-level debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
 * Solid understanding of software engineering, object-oriented programming (OOP), modular design, and unit testing.
 * Familiarity with Git, Jira, CI/CD, and Agile/Scrum.
 * Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills., * Knowledge of CPU/GPU architectures, system platforms, memory, and interconnects.
 * Experience with post-silicon validation, system bring-up, performance analysis, or power analysis.
 * Experience supporting engineering users in complex hardware/software validation environments.
 * High-performance system and application software development in C/C++ on Windows and/or Linux.
 * Understanding of system architecture and system software development.
 * Experience with x86, ARM, or GPU architectures, drivers, and applications.
 * Linux and Windows kernel debugging.
 * Experience with functional modeling, architecture simulation, or hypervisor development.
 * Familiarity with QEMU, VirtualBox, or SIMCS.

Client Mandatory Skills: Python, Ruby, C#, scripting, test automation, automated test frameworks, system-level validation, debugging, root-cause analysis, OOP, unit testing, Git, Jira, CI/CD.

Preferred Skills: C++, AMD SoC modeling, CPU/GPU architecture, post-silicon validation, system bring-up, Linux/Windows kernel debugging, x86, ARM, QEMU, VirtualBox, SIMCS.

## Description

* Design, develop, and maintain automated workloads and system-level test cases.
 * Translate validation requirements and manual test procedures into reliable automated test flows.
 * Develop automation scripts using Python, Ruby, C#, Bash, and PowerShell.
 * Debug failures across applications, operating systems, drivers, firmware, and hardware.
 * Analyze logs and test results to identify root causes and distinguish automation issues from platform issues.
 * Improve test coverage, reliability, performance, and maintainability of existing workloads.
 * Develop reusable automation components and participate in code reviews and documentation.
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams on platform bring-up, validation, and issue resolution.
 * Develop high-performance C++ functional models for AMD SoCs and platforms.
 * Help internal and external customers debug workloads running on functional models.
 * Develop test plans and validate model functionality.
 * Improve the functionality, stability, and performance of existing models.
 * Develop innovative modeling features to assist with workload debugging and collaborate with architecture teams to understand new designs.