Member of Technical Staff- Python Automation, Virtualization
Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.
The Opportunity
Nutanix pioneered the SDDC revolution by bringing the simplicity and elasticity of the cloud to the on-prem data center. Our converged virtualization product can scale to manage petabytes of data while running thousands of virtual machines. And while cloud adoption is
surely accelerating, laws of economics and compliance are ensuring that the future belongs to hybrid clouds. Nutanix is heavily investing in features that make hybrid cloud deployments seamless and frictionless.
We're looking for solid engineers who are constantly looking to push the envelope in terms of not only usability and functionality, but also performance and scale. This role will provide you with an opportunity to deeply validate the functionality of features on the Core HCI software Infrastructure. We have a strong bias for automation in everything we do, so be prepared to code extensively as part of your role.
surely accelerating, laws of economics and compliance are ensuring that the future belongs to hybrid clouds. Nutanix is heavily investing in features that make hybrid cloud deployments seamless and frictionless.
We're looking for solid engineers who are constantly looking to push the envelope in terms of not only usability and functionality, but also performance and scale. This role will provide you with an opportunity to deeply validate the functionality of features on the Core HCI software Infrastructure. We have a strong bias for automation in everything we do, so be prepared to code extensively as part of your role.
About the Team
At Nutanix, you'll be joining the Core Infrastructure Quality Engineering team. We foster a culture of collaboration and unity, emphasizing the importance of "one team, one goal." Our environment is built on mutual respect and support, encouraging each member to contribute their unique skills while working together seamlessly to achieve common objectives. You will report to a Senior Engineering Manager who is committed to guiding the team through innovative projects while promoting professional growth. Additionally, there are no travel requirements for this role, enabling you to focus on your projects and responsibilities without the added demand of traveling for work.
Your Role
- Developing and executing detailed functional test plans to thoroughly validate software features on Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure
- Executing customer deployment scenario tests
- Automating all aspects of test workflows, including test libraries and frameworks.
- Automate tools and utilities to improve the efficiency of existing test infrastructure
- Collaborating with a team of developers, testers, and program managers across various software component teams to plan and execute test activities.
- Working closely with developers to analyze and find the root cause of failures.
- Engage with support engineers as customers to debug and solve production issues
- Mentor others in the Quality Engineering team.
What You Will Bring
- 7-9 years of software testing experience in a distributed systems company.
- BE or MS in Computer Science or related field.
- Experience in Software Development or Test Automation in Python programming languages.
- Good understanding of distributed systems in any 1 or more
Domain - Server virtualization, Storage, Networking, Security, Containerization or related products. - Experienced in hypervisor virtualization such as vSphere, KVM, Kubernetes or OpenShift etc.
- Good understanding of Linux debugging and resource management with respect to functional or system testing.
- Experience with testing REST APIs & UI automation in Selenium will be recommended.
- Exposure to clustering technologies - zookeeper, Cassandra, distributed resource scheduling-will be recommended.
- Prior system testing experience of large scale deployments will be a plus.
- Understanding of CI/CD tools Jenkins/CircleCI, Git.
- Hands-on exposure to a public cloud environment (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Work Arrangement
Hybrid: This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. In locations where our workplace policy applies (i.e. San Jose, Durham, Mexico City, Bangalore, Pune, Hoofddorp, Belgrade, Barcelona, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo), employees are expected to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week to foster collaboration, team alignment, and access to in-office resources. Workplace type may vary based on location and team requirements. Please speak with your recruiter for details. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.
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Nutanix is an equal opportunity employer.
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