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The Opportunity

Nutanix has built an enterprise-ready, unified cloud platform with its market-leading HCI (hyperconverged infrastructure) solution as the foundation. We are now in the journey of making the path to hybrid multicloud easier for our customers. Nutanix wants to continue our journey in cloud native space where the possibilities are immense. Nutanix life cycle manager (LCM) simplifies Nutanix IT infrastructure life cycle operations by consolidating software and firmware component upgrades into a unified control plane. We are looking for the very best in Test Engineering that can ensure that the products delivered are of excellent quality. Our 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 wide 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 baselines

About the Team

At Nutanix, you'll be joining the SysQA team, a dynamic group of 15 talented professionals spread across the US and India. Our team thrives on a "one spirit" culture, where collaboration and support are at the forefront of everything we do. We believe that diversity and inclusion are key to innovation, and we foster an environment that encourages open communication and a shared sense of purpose.

You will report to the Senior Manager, who is dedicated to guiding the team towards success while promoting both personal and professional development. Our work setup is hybrid, allowing you to enjoy the flexibility of working from home while also engaging with your colleagues in the office 2-3 days per week. We understand the importance of face-to-face interactions and the value of teamwork, but we also respect the need for work-life balance. Additionally, there are no travel requirements for this position, allowing you to focus entirely on your projects and contributions within the SysQA team.

Your Role

• Execute comprehensive test planning for the LCM product, including functional, performance, and regression testing.                    
• Developing and executing manual and automated tests to find bugs, and ensuring that automated tests are run regularly to catch regressions
• Working closely with development engineers to analyze and find the root cause of failures.
• Filing bugs and tracking them to closure.       
• Development and maintenance of automated testing frameworks and tools for the LCM product.

What You Will Bring

Requirements

• Working experience in test automation in one of the following programming languages: Python/Perl/C/C++/Java (Python preferred).
• Good understanding of Distributed Systems
• Good understanding of Networking, Filesystem, OS fundamentals
• Experience testing a “systems” product (file systems, storage systems, databases, operating systems, hypervisors, or networking).
• Experience in Docker Containers/Kubernetes preferred
• Nice to have experience in AWS, Google and Azure Cloud ecosystems

Qualifications And Experience

• Minimum of 2.6 - 4 years of testing experience in a Data center product/cloud company
• BE or MS in Computer Science or related field.
•  Prior system testing experience of large-scale deployments will be a big plus.

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 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.

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