Member of Technical Staff 3 (Python Automation, Virtualization, Storage Domain)

Job description

**Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.**

**The Opportunity**

Nutanix is a global guide in cloud software and a pioneer in hyper converged infrastructure solutions, making computing invisible anywhere.

Companies around the world use Nutanix software to leverage a single platform to manage any app, at any location, at any scale for their private, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.

Our QA team is tasked with test planning, test scenario design, and test case development to assess and improve the overall quality of our products.

The role encompasses influencing product design by leveraging the broad knowledge of the product portfolio and ensuring that a quality-first mindset is instituted within our development practices.

Also, automation of complex tests that mimic customer environments and workloads to ensure performance and scalability.

**About the Team**

At Nutanix, you will be a part of the Platforms team, a dynamic group spread out geographically.

Despite the physical distance, the team is highly collaborative and supportive, fostering a great culture where employees can grow both professionally and personally.

You will report to the Senior Manager of the Platforms team.

As for travel requirements, Nutanix does not have extensive travel obligations, allowing employees to focus on their work and personal growth within the company.

**How we work**

This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration.

For most roles, that will mean coming into an office a minimum of 2–3 days per week; however, certain roles and/or teams may require more frequent in-office presence.

Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.

**Your Role**

+ Writing and executing detailed system test plans to thoroughly validate features.
+ Executing large scale customer deployment scenario tests.
+ Participate in defining product requirements, reviewing product design, performance, and scalability plans.
+ Automating all aspects of the workflow, including test harnesses and frameworks.
+ Collaborating with a team of developers, test engineers, product management.
+ Working closely with development engineers to detail and find the root cause of failures.
+ Engage with customer support engineers as well as customers to debug and solve production issues.

**What You Will Bring**

+ Minimum of 5–7 years of testing experience in a Data Center product company
+ BE or MS in Computer Science or related field.
+ Experience in Test Automation in one of the following programming languages: Python/Perl/C/C++/Java (Python preferred).
+ Good understanding of networking concepts and protocols .
+ Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Go Programming Language will be a definite plus.
+ Experience testing distributed, cloud-native systems
+ Experience using virtualization technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM (KVM preferred
+ Good understanding in the storage domain (RAIDs, volumes, LUN, datastores etc) will be a plus
+ Experience with building/testing a scalable solution and performance testing.
+ Prior system testing experience of large scale deployments will be a big plus.
+ Experience with distributed software systems
+ Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process, including DevOps and CI/CD.

Experience with Version Control System (git)
+ Basic understanding of UNIX/Linux/Windows
+ Can-do attitude while solving difficult problems spanning across multiple teams
+ Comfortable working in a fast-moving, agile environment
+ Very good Debugging/Troubleshooting and log analysis of failure test cases

**Work Arrangement**

Hybrid: This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration.

For most roles, that will mean coming into an office a minimum of 3 days per week, however certain roles and/or teams may require more frequent in-office presence.

Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.
We're an Equal Opportunity Employer Nutanix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and (in the U.S.) an Affirmative Action employer.

Qualified applicants are considered for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected by applicable law.

We hire and promote individuals solely on the basis of qualifications for the job to be filled.

We strive to foster an inclusive working environment that enables all our Nutants to be themselves and to do great work in a safe and welcoming environment, free of unlawful discrimination, intimidation or harassment.

As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by contacting CandidateAccommodationRequests@nutanix.com.

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