Western Digital · 1 day ago
Technologist Software Development Engineering (DevOps)
Seville, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expWestern Digital is a leading innovator in Enterprise Storage Networking, seeking a passionate and skilled DevOps Engineer. The role focuses on building end-to-end automation for firmware development and system validation, utilizing Python-first tooling and CI/CD integration.
Big DataComputerHardwareManufacturingSoftware
Responsibilities
Design reusable Python/Bash libraries and CLIs for FW build/test/regressions
Integrate Docker, Jenkins/GitLab CI/Azure DevOps, Gerrit/Git, Jira, test mgmt systems
Orchestrate nightly regressions; implement auto-failure classification and dashboards
Enable FW developers with unit test harnesses, lint/format, emulation adapters
Implement telemetry/ETL pipelines for coverage, reliability, and performance KPIs
Collaborate across FW/HW/ASIC; document standards and best practices
Adhere to IP/data compliance and approved vendor processes
Qualification
Required
10+ years automation experience in FW/system validation
Expert Python; linux; kernel modules; Bash; working C/C++ for FW hooks; PowerShell as needed
PyTest/Robot Framework; hardware-in-the-loop experience
CI/CD expertise (pipelines-as-code, artifacts, secrets, flaky test mgmt)
PCIe/NVMe, DMA/interrupts, RTOS; lab debug with logic/protocol analyzers
Tool integration with Gerrit/Git, Jira, test mgmt, results DBs
Proven log analysis and failure bucketing; strong communication/documentation
Preferred
CMake/Bazel; cross-compilers; artifact signing
Emulation/simulation (FPGA, QEMU); pre-silicon validation flows
Data stack (SQLite/PostgreSQL, Pandas); Grafana/PowerBI dashboards
Docker/Ansible for reproducible dev & lab host config
Prior storage FW or networking ASIC validation experience
Benefits
Paid vacation time
Paid sick leave
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life, accident and disability insurance
Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
Employee assistance program
Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
Tuition reimbursement
Transit
The Applause Program
Employee stock purchase plan
Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
Company
Western Digital
Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$901.37M2023-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $1.37M
2023-01-31Post Ipo Equity· $900M
2015-09-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Sesh Tirumala
SVP, CIO
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Alvin B. Phillips
Founder
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