Senior Quality Engineer, Kubernetes

Aerospike is the real-time database for mission-critical use cases and workloads, including machine learning, generative, and agentic AI. Aerospike powers millions of transactions per second with millisecond latency, at a fraction of the total cost of ownership compared to other databases.

Global leaders, including Adobe, Airtel, Barclays, Criteo, DBS Bank, Experian, Grab, HDFC Bank, PayPal, Sony Interactive Entertainment, The Trade Desk, and Wayfair, rely on Aerospike for customer 360, fraud detection, real-time bidding, profile stores, recommendation engines, and other use cases. 

 At Aerospike, we dream big and deliver even bigger. Our mission is to unleash the power of the world’s real-time data with a database built for infinite scale, speed, and sustainability.

If you're ready to shape the future of data, join us.

In Bengaluru we follow hybrid models with expectation of two days’ work from office.

Job Summary
We are looking for a skilled Senior Quality Engineer for Kubernetes Applications to join our QA
Team. In this role, you'll take ownership of designing and executing test strategies for
applications deployed on Kubernetes clusters. Your work will be critical in validating system
behavior under real-world conditions focusing on scalability, resilience, performance, and
security. You’ll collaborate closely with development and product teams to integrate testing into
CI/CD workflows and help shape robust, production-ready software systems.

Key Responsibilities:
● Design, develop, and execute test plans for applications running on Kubernetes.
● Automate test cases using CI/CD tools and frameworks.
● Validate Kubernetes deployment manifests (Helm charts, Kustomize, etc.) and application configurations.
● Perform load testing, stress testing, failover testing, and security testing in Kubernetes environments.
● Troubleshoot environment-related issues, analyze logs, and support root cause analysis.
● Collaborate with developers teams to define test strategies for microservices.
● Ensure test environments mirror production as closely as possible.
● Monitor cluster health, pod behavior, and application performance during testing.
● Integrate test automation with GitOps/CI-CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, ArgoCD,
GitHub Actions).
● Participate in sprint planning and contribute to quality-focused discussions.
● 7+ years of experience in Automation Testing.

Required Qualifications:
● 3+ years of experience in QA or software testing roles, with a strong focus on cloud-native apps.
● Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized application testing.
● Proficiency in writing automated test scripts (e.g., using Python, Bash, Go, or similar).
● Experience with tools like Helm, kubectl, Prometheus, Grafana, and K9s.
● Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices.
● Understanding of Kubernetes networking, service meshes, and resource limits.
● Good knowledge of microservices architecture and REST APIs.
● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Bonus Skills
● Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
● Experience with chaos engineering and fault injection testing.
● Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Locust, k6).
● Scripting knowledge.

Aerospike is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law