**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences. **Your role and responsibilities** As a Quality Engineer specializing in Middleware, you will focus on testing applications and systems, ensuring they meet requirements and function as intended. You will utilize your expertise in Service Oriented Architecture, Webservices, and Middleware integration concepts to deliver high-quality solutions. Your primary responsibilities will include: Develop Test Scenarios and Cases: Create comprehensive test scenarios and cases to verify system functionality and identify potential issues. This involves understanding and managing inter-application dependencies and developing environment availability and refresh plans. Execute Testing Protocols: Perform functional and non-functional testing at the component integration layers, invoking application interfaces using integration protocols such as Webservices, MQ, JMS, and RMI. Manage Environment Tasks: Oversee day-to-day environment management tasks, ensuring seamless testing operations and minimizing downtime. Verify System Requirements: Confirm that the system is built according to requirements, identifying and reporting any discrepancies or defects. Implement Test Cases for SOA: Design and execute test cases specifically for Service Oriented Architecture, ensuring its successful integration with other systems. **Required technical and professional expertise** * 8-10 years of SDET and testing experience * Knowledge of Internet/Web Technologies is a must. * Experience in -Working on Tools like SOAP UI, CA Lisa, Para soft, or similar tools. Using Rest Assured or other API Test automation Frameworks Knowledge of WebSphere MQ and IBM Integration Bus (IIB) - good to have * Excellent coding skills in JavaScript or Java **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Experience in -Data model understanding Database queries and knowledge on NOSQL platforms * Test automation and strategy design over distributed systems Solving/debugging issues from Production systems by coordinating with remote teams across different verticals (QA, Dev, PM, and Operations) * Understanding of automation tests with stub and mocked data from integrated systems IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.