Nutanix

System Test Engineer - (Virtualization/ Linux OS)

Nutanix$162K — $243K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • 3+ years of relevant experience in testing roles.
  • Experience in testbed environment setup for Scale, System, and Performance Testing.
  • Strong programming skills in Python for test automation.
  • Hands-on experience with testing tools like Selenium, Playwright, and Jmeter.
  • Experience troubleshooting system issues in Linux environments.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based applications and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute detailed test plans and scripts for Prism Central services.
  • Create test automation frameworks using Python.
  • Conduct API and UI tests to validate system performance.
  • Perform both manual and automated tests for reliability assessment.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to clarify requirements and scenarios.
  • Track and document defects to ensure software quality.
  • Assess product quality regarding stress, scalability, and usability.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement promoting both remote and in-office collaboration.
  • Access to a variety of corporate benefits including medical, financial, and paid time off.
  • Performance-based incentives such as sign-on bonuses and stock options.
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud and hyperconverged infrastructure technologies.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity
Nutanix is a global leader in cloud software and a pioneer in hyperconverged
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 System Test team is tasked with test planning, test scenario design, test case
development and test automation suite development, to assess and improve the overall
quality of our products, especially Prism Central. The role encompasses influencing
product design by leveraging the wide knowledge of the product portfolio, continuous
improvement using keen eye for system performance, scalability aspects 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

Your Role
We are looking for passionate and highly motivated individuals who can own the end to
end quality of Prism Central Product. This includes having a clear understanding of the
business requirements, preparing comprehensive test plans, developing, executing and
automating test scenarios based on the test plan and handing over the automated
scripts to the regression team and providing support in maintenance of the scripts in an
agile environment.

Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts to
    validate the System , Scale and performance of Prism Central services.
  • Develop test automation framework(s) using Python.
  • Implement required API and UI Tests services using Python and simulate end-to-end workflow test cases according to defined requirements for Stress, Scale and Performance testing.
  • Execute both manual and automated tests to ensure the precision and dependability of infrastructure services.
  • Engage in eJective collaboration with cross-functional teams, including developers and QAs of service teams, to grasp requirements and gather scenarios and then simulate via Mock service approach.
  • Identify, document, and track defects until resolution, upholding software
    quality and integrity.
  • Measure Product quality in terms of stress, scalability, high availability and
    usability of the product features


What You Will Bring
  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related stream is required.
  • Must have 3+ years of experience.
  • Experience in testbed environment bring up for Scale, System, and Performance
    Testing.
  • Experience in debugging and troubleshooting system-related issues like CPU,
    Memory, Network and Storage.
  • Experience in using ELK Stack for (Elastic Search, Kibana, Logstash) or
    equivalent framework for debugging.
  • Strong programming experience for Test Automation with Python language.
  • Hands-on experience with testing tools like Selenium, Playwright, Postman and
    Jmeter.
  • Experience in test case automation, regression execution, system testing ,
    performance testing and integration testing.
  • Experience in developing clean, maintainable automated tests for REST API and
    server components.
  • Experience in writing and debugging automation tests for a complex enterprise
    software.
  • Experience of testing any cloud-based applications.
  • Experience in distributed systems / HCI / Kubernetes / microservices.
  • Experience in working/troubleshooting in a Linux environment
  • Understanding of APIs & Cloud Infrastructures services is a plus

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, Vancouver, 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.
Pay Transparency - Role Location The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between CAD $162,400 and CAD $243,600 per annual.
However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Our application deadline is 40 days from the date of posting. In good faith, the posting may be removed prior to this date if the position is filled or extended in good faith.

About Nutanix

Nutanix is a cloud computing software company that sells what it calls hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) appliances and software-defined storage. Nutanix's software delivers a full infrastructure stack that integrates compute, virtualization, storage, networking, and security to power any application, at any scale. Nutanix software runs across different cloud environments to harmonize IT operations and bring frictionless mobility to all applications. Nutanix solutions are used by companies in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, education, and financial services.
Learn more about Nutanix
Size
6,080 employees
Market Cap
$6.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$978.4 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+13.3%
Revenue
$1.3 billion
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