QA automation engineer for k0rdent KCM team (Contractor for 6 months.)

Mirantis is a cloud computing company that provides open-source software, enabling organizations to control their strategic infrastructure and accelerate modern workload operations. They specialize in Kubernetes, OpenStack, and other cloud-native technologies.

Mirantis

Employee count: 501-1000

Poland only

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Mirantis is seeking a QA automation engineer for their KCM team to contribute to the overall QA strategy for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments. The role involves leading risk analysis, architecting test frameworks, and developing scalable test automation, promoting best practices, and mentoring QA engineers. The position is a six-month contract role for a full-time opportunity within a remote environment.

Requirements

10+ years in software testing or quality engineering roles
4+ years focused on Kubernetes, cloud-native applications, and distributed systems
Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, cluster lifecycle management, Helm, service meshes (e.g., Istio or Linkerd), and network policies.
Strong scripting and automation capabilities (Python, Pytest, Bash, etc.)
Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger), Kubernetes security (RBAC, secrets management), and performance benchmarking tools (e.g., K6).
Solid grounding in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure provisioning, and containerized CI/CD.
Exceptional problem-solving and architectural thinking.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package with a strong benefits plan
Professional development and training
Company outings, happy hours, hackathons, and tech talks
Attend conferences and working groups

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About the job

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Dec 02, 2025

Posted on

Oct 03, 2025

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Location requirements

Poland

Hiring timezones

Poland +/- 0 hours

About Mirantis

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Through groundbreaking technology, Mirantis is revolutionizing how organizations achieve digital self-determination by providing complete control over their strategic infrastructure. The company empowers developers and innovators to create extraordinary products and services by automating the discovery, integration, and operation of the best cloud and open source technologies for their unique needs. Mirantis combines intelligent automation and cloud-native expertise for managing and operating virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments. This allows platform teams to deliver a public cloud experience on any infrastructure, from the data center to the edge. Mirantis offers a cohesive cloud experience with complete application and operations portability, a single pane of glass, and automated full-stack lifecycle management, all based on open source using open standard APIs.

A longtime proponent of open source, Mirantis is actively involved in and contributes to more than 50 open source projects. These efforts are steered by the company's Open Source Program Office. Mirantis was one of the founding members of the OpenStack Foundation and has been a top contributor to the OpenStack project. The company has also been an active member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) since 2016, recently upgrading its membership to Gold. Key open source innovations from Mirantis include k0s, a lightweight Kubernetes distribution, Lens, a popular Kubernetes IDE with over 1.5 million users globally, and k0rdent, an open-source Distributed Container Management Environment (DCME). Mirantis' product portfolio includes Mirantis Container Cloud, Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise), Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes, Mirantis Container Runtime, and Mirantis Secure Registry. These offerings help enterprises simplify Kubernetes application development and management, positioning Mirantis as a leader in container management products. The company serves many of the world's leading enterprises, including Adobe, DocuSign, Inmarsat, PayPal, and Societe Generale.