Validation Architect, Test Infrastructure
Pure StorageSanta Clara, California
Full Time
Posted February 24, 2026
$175k - $263k
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Job Description
The Systems Engineer will lead the development and automation of a scalable, resilient manufacturing validation platform, focusing on fault injection, continuous integration, and ensuring system reliability for next-generation hardware-software solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and own the high-scale validation platform for automated, scalable testing.
- Design and implement fault injection and resilience testing frameworks to simulate failure conditions.
- Establish data-driven quality gates and integrate telemetry into automated pipelines for system insights.
- Modernize existing test frameworks into a unified automation strategy and mentor teams on validation best practices.
Requirements
- Expert-level design and implementation skills in building and scaling automated CI CD pipelines for complex hardware-software validation environments, such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
- Deep technical expertise in fault injection design and resilience testing principles for complex, distributed systems, including embedded platforms, storage, or high-availability services.
- Advanced proficiency in Python for developing reusable test automation libraries and modular, configuration-driven frameworks that support continuous validation workflows.
- Hands-on experience integrating and utilizing telemetry, logging, and observability frameworks to derive data-driven insights from test pipelines and define robust quality gates.
- Ability to architect and own a high-scale validation platform that enables asynchronous, modular, and CI CD-integrated testing across global manufacturing and engineering operations.
- Experience designing and implementing advanced fault injection and resilience testing frameworks to proactively simulate complex failure conditions across the entire hardware-software stack, ensuring system reliability.
- Experience establishing and governing data-driven quality through the definition of test criteria, quality gates, and the integration of observability and telemetry into automated pipelines for actionable system performance insights.
- Ability to modernize existing test frameworks into a unified, scalable automation strategy, and mentor cross-functional teams including DevOps and QA on continuous validation best practices and reusable software components.
- Willingness to work from the Santa Clara office in compliance with company policies, unless on PTO, work travel, or other approved leave.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range: 175,000 - 263,000 USD
Eligible for incentive pay and/or equity
Work environment: primarily in-office at Santa Clara
Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
Accommodations for candidates with disabilities
Inclusive and diverse workplace culture
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