MTS 3 (QA, Linux, Filesystem & System Testing)
First seen by Alion on Nov 12, 2026. Nutanix scores A on the Alion truth index.
The Opportunity
Nutanix, a leader in enterprise hybrid cloud, is looking to hire a curious and innovative SDET with experience in automation development and execution to qualify our Data Hub product/features. The role is tasked with test planning, test case development, and test execution strategy to assess and improve the overall quality of our products in the AI/ML area. This requires close collaboration with Development, UI/UX engineers, and the PM team. The role encompasses influencing product design by leveraging broad knowledge of the product portfolio and ensuring a quality-first mindset.
Your Role:
- Develop test plan design and test case development for performance, load, and scale testing of NDH products.
- Define automation plan and test strategy within release timelines.
- Own end-to-end product quality across all aspects of testing, automation, and delivery of the feature set at scale.
- Improve existing automated tests and overall automated test execution efficiency.
- Maintain a high overall quality index (QI) for the product/features at all times.
- Delve deeper into debugging product issues with development engineers.
- Provide active feedback to improve the overall product experience.
- Debug, file bugs, and track them to closure.
The role involves performing duties requiring the application of professional expertise and the exercise of independent judgment/discretion, creativity, problem-solving, and decision-making in carrying out responsibilities, as applicable to the position. The specific responsibilities of the role may vary based on business needs and role requirements. Employees can refer to the applicable guidelines and career frameworks for additional information regarding role expectations and responsibilities.
What will you bring:
- Minimum of 4+ years-7 years of experience in QA (System Test), automation using Python (Python preferred).
- BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent field.
- In-depth working knowledge of Linux system interactions and distributed systems.
- Deeper understanding of software platform performance, load, and scaling features.
- Deeper understanding of K8s platform performance, load, and scaling features.
- Experience with Python API test framework development.
- Working knowledge of virtualization - VMware, KVM, or Hyper-V.
- Familiarity with version control systems such as Git, build management tools, and continuous integration tools such as Jenkins/CircleCI.
- Testing experience with monitoring/cloud products is a plus.
- Detail-oriented, self-driven, and good verbal and written communication skills.
Meet the hiring manager:
Hello, this is Subu TK! I joined Nutanix almost 10 years ago and worked with several teams and roles during this time. I had been tech lead for the Nutanix Files QA team for several years, before taking over the responsibility of managing and owning the NDH QA team end-to-end. During my tenure at Nutanix, I got a wonderful opportunity to qualify/automate several key projects starting from NFS Server, SMB Server, RBAC, API, and Tiering. Also I was involved in defining CI/CD workflow and building tools to automate the entire process. Our team comprises versatile skill set expertise, full of energetic and fun-filled professional engineers. We are actively working on scaling up the NDH features and the team. Looking forward to hiring a highly collaborative, skillful, curious, innovative, and motivated engineer to automate/qualify product releases with very high quality to delight our customers.
What the Team Says:
Our team is a highly collaborative, skilled, and friendly group of engineers who foster a culture of learning, knowledge sharing, and ownership. This creates an environment where any problem can be solved efficiently and effectively. Several innovative solutions are built in our automation code that bring more efficiency to the overall qualification process. Along the way, it provides a lot of renewed opportunity for professional development, growth, and a sense of achievement.
Skills
K8s, Kubernetes, Linux, Python