Senior Test Engineer - Storage/File Systems

About the position

This is an opportunity to work with software that powers Nutanix Enterprise Cloud. You will get a chance to apply and broaden your expertise in storage, virtualization, distributed systems, and cloud services. In the role of MTS-QA, you will contribute towards product and quality aspects. If you are looking for an opportunity to solve deep technical problems and build innovative solutions in a fast paced environment working with extremely smart, passionate software developers, this might be the role for you. You will work on hard problems at scale and will have freedom to innovate.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop test strategies and plan for features developed in Nutanix Distributed filesystem.
• Develop an understanding of complex distributed systems and design innovative solutions for customer requirements.
• Work on performance, scaling out, and resiliency of distributed storage systems.
• Work alongside development, test, documentation, and product management teams to deliver high-quality products in a fast-paced environment.
• Engage with customers and support when needed to solve production issues.
• Work closely with the product management team to understand user needs and investigate customer use cases for the Nutanix Distributed filesystem software (Core Data Path) features on Cloud instances.
• Design test strategies, develop test cases based on different customer use cases, and work closely with developers to understand the Nutanix product features.
• Work on the maintenance and execution of the test cases from the JITA (internal continuous build server).
• Automate test cases for scalability testing.
• Build telemetry or validators which can identify bottlenecks in the stack quicker.
• Execute automated and manual tests during product testing phases to fix all bugs in assigned area(s), including extending the existing framework and adding new core libraries to test the new features introduced by Nutanix; and automating the test cases to test the storage stack.
• Perform regression testing, document the newly-identified test scenarios, and perform exploratory testing to identify further bugs.
• Work closely with the Development Team to detect and analyze the root of each failure.
• File defects and track them to closure.

Requirements

• Experience in software testing (test case development, unit tests, test automation frameworks, test tools).
• Experience in testing one of the following: file systems, storage systems, databases, operating systems, networking; systems administration.
• Experience in Unix or Linux.
• Proficiency in object oriented languages like Python, Java, Golang.
• Excellent knowledge in Networked Storage Systems or related fields with at least 8 years experience.
• Academic introduction to concepts like Database management systems, Operating System and Computer Algorithm.

Nice-to-haves

• Preferred Experience in Distributed systems, virtualization.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks.

Benefits

• The total compensation package for this position may include a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards.
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits including 401(k) eligibility.
• Various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave.