# Firmware Development Tester - Austin Tx

You are a passionate and technically proficient Software or Hardware Development Engineer with a strong interest in system firmware testing, hardware validation, and system-level reliability. You will be responsible for testing and validating system firmware across the IBM Power Systems portfolio, ranging from entry-level servers to high-end enterprise systems with advanced Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) capabilities. You will collaborate with global development teams, OpenPOWER partners, and the OpenBMC community to validate firmware functionality, drive product quality, and deliver an exceptional customer experience. As a member of IBM's Power Systems Firmware Functional Verification and Test team, you will contribute to the development, testing, validation, and support of industry-leading server technologies. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Hands-on Hardware Validation: Install, configure, and test IBM Power Systems hardware, including processor and system-level validation and characterization. Firmware Testing: Test and validate system firmware features across the IBM Power Systems portfolio, ensuring functionality, performance,

- **Id**: 4043031
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/ibm-firmware-development-tester-austin-tx>
- **Role**: QA
- **Role family**: QA
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Austin, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T22:46:15Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T01:44:03Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5122
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- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: LLM & Generative AI, Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), Servers & Data Center Hardware, Quantum Computing Hardware

## Company

- **Id**: 86
- **Name**: IBM
- **Domain**: ibm.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ibm>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: IBM Careers

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 97
- **Open postings**: 83
- **Ghost share**: 0.012
- **Stale share**: 0.241
- **Repost share**: 0.06
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 15
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **Gerrit** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T22:46:15Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1,158 · green card filings: 268; Filings 12m: 1158

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- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 15
- **Reasons**: conf:5, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand,attention
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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