Software Test and Automation Engineer

Our company:
At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. That’s why we built the most complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI. By delivering harmonized data, trusted AI, and faster innovation, we uplift and empower our customers—and our customers’ customers—to make better, more confident decisions. The world’s top companies across every major industry trust Teradata to improve business performance, enrich customer experiences, and fully integrate data across the enterprise. What You’ll Do Design and implement automated test solutions that simulate real-world customer scenarios, leveraging AI-driven techniques to validate core product components and SQL functionalities. Perform end-to-end validation of Vantage product features with a focus on real-world customer workflows. Ensure seamless system integration, high reliability, and operational resiliency across the components. Conduct root cause analysis of defects that bypass existing test coverage. Develop comprehensive test scenarios to close coverage gaps, enhance regression suites, and prevent recurrence of similar issues in future releases. Independently investigate anomalies encountered during test execution. Document detailed defect reports with reproducible steps, logs, and impact assessments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prioritize and resolve issues efficiently Develop tests to reproduce and verify customer reported issues and fixes Who You’ll Work With You will be part of the integration test team, focusing on strengthening product quality before release to customers. Our team comprises brilliant minds with deep expertise in the product and platforms from a customer perspective. Acting as a strong quality gate, we closely collaborate with various Product teams and Customer Experience teams. You will be reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Engineering. What Makes You a Qualified Candidate 3 to 5 years of industry experience in validating core database and analytics capabilities, preferably in integration and acceptance test phases Graduate or Postgraduate in Computer Science or Electronics with knowledge on Database concepts & SQL Experience in customer-centric testing on AWS, Azure, GC or VMWare Platforms to validate system’s reliability and resiliency Experience with Python, OOPS concepts, Unix/Linux including system administration Knowledge of CI/CD tool chain - Jenkins, GitHub , etc. Experience in developing test cases utilizing AI tools Must have strong debugging skills, oral and written communication skills Ability to learn new technologies and tools quickly and to leverage that knowledge for results analysis and problem solving Strong understanding of test processes What You’ll Bring Experience in developing customer-centric automated test cases, by leveraging AI capabilities. Conversion of manual tests into automated workflows using AI Experience in test automation frameworks and CICD pipeline. Experience in integration testing – Analysing the test results, debugging and cross-team collaboration to identify and investigate the product issues knowledge of software engineering practices and metrics Ability to impact and influence without authority Ability to follow documented specifications and plans Knowledge on overall test architecture and testing processes #LI-NM1