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ONTAP is a feature-rich storage platform used in mission-critical environments across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem deployments.\nAs an Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and developing scalable test frameworks, automation infrastructure, and validation pipelines that ensure high product quality for complex distributed storage systems. You will work across multiple subsystems, understand end-to-end customer workflows, and drive quality at scale.\nThis is an advanced IC role requiring strong technical depth, ownership of features/modules, and the ability to operate with limited supervision while influencing test strategy, automation direction, and cross-team quality outcomes.\nJob Requirements\nDesign, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and infrastructure using Python and related technologies\nOwn end-to-end validation for SAN/block storage features, including test design, execution, and defect lifecycle management\nCollaborate with development teams to understand feature design, define validation strategies, and drive testability improvements early in the cycle.\nDevelop functional, integration, stress, and scale tests for distributed storage systems\nDrive automation-first testing approaches and improve code/test coverage across components\nAnalyze failures, debug complex issues across software layers, and drive root cause resolution.\nParticipate in product design discussions and contribute to improving reliability, observability, and diagnosability\nLead or significantly contribute to test planning, quality reviews, and release readiness.\nWork across cross-functional teams (Dev, QA, Field Support) to understand customer use cases and ensure production readiness.\nMentor junior engineers and influence engineering best practices within the team.\nStrong programming skills in Python (mandatory) with experience building automation frameworks.\nExperience with system-level testing and debugging of distributed systems\nSolid understanding of Linux/Unix systems, multithreading, and system internals\nExperience in storage technologies, with strong preference for SAN protocols (FC, iSCSI, NVMe-oF)\nUnderstanding of file systems, data paths, replication, or high-availability systems\nExperience in test automation for scale, performance, and stress scenarios\nFamiliarity with CI/CD pipelines, test infrastructure, and modern development workflows.\nStrong debugging skills across software and system layers.\nEducation\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (Master’s preferred).\n8-12 years of relevant industry experience Proven track record of owning and delivering quality outcomes for complex subsystems\nDemonstrated ability to work independently on moderately to highly complex problems and drive solutionsPreferred Qualifications\n\nDeep expertise in SAN/block storage domain (ONTAP, SnapMirror, SVM, HA/MetroCluster, etc.)\nExperience in large-scale system validation and customer scenario testing\nExposure to cloud-integrated storage or hybrid cloud architectures\nPrior experience in SDET roles driving automation strategy at team level","description_format":"text","description_chars":3270,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Cybersecurity","Natural Resources","Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS)","Digital Storage"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-26T12:11:05Z"}],"liveness":{"score":9,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.326,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":110,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/netapp-senior-software-development-engineer-in-test-python","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/netapp-senior-software-development-engineer-in-test-python.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-28T22:16:04Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":238,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4762,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-29T00:00:00Z"}}}