Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a highly skilled, motivated and operationally strong Senior QA Manager to lead a team of engineers. In this role, you will not only oversee managing a dedicated QA team but also own and drive end to end qualifications of multiple releases. In this role, you would be responsible for all aspects of Quality Assurance at Nutanix, from setting up test strategies and processes to managing qualification of all product releases to building a world class QA team.
Engineering / R&D at Nutanix
Your Role
Develop a deep understanding of the product, both from a customer’s perspective and its underlying technical principles and architecture
Work with geographically diverse cross functional teams to define and implement the overall product’s testing strategy and processes
Manage the qualification of all our product releases
Be the voice of quality at the company and champion an atmosphere of continuous improvement with a metrics driven culture
Be a strong advocate for Quality best practices and help the company incorporate them with rigor
Manage the QA team which comprises 15+ QA engineers currently and help employees grow through career development, coaching, and mentoring while guiding senior engineers to maximize their potential.
You'll provide a clear path for progression through personal development plans, defining goals, perform evaluations, and collaborate with employees on their objectives; retain top talent
Implement multiple checks and balances within the team to ensure quality high productive work is being performed while averting the risk of burnout via efficient time management
Hire, mentor, manage and retain a high-performing QA team.
Foster learning and skill developments within the team.
Spin up and drive Tools development initiatives for QA efficiency
Model and Foster the culture of Customer first in engineer
Manage customer escalations and iteratively fill test gaps
What You Will Bring
A BE or MS in Computer Science or related stream is required.
Minimum of 8-10 years of relevant industry experience, of which 4+ years is in QA/Project Management
Proven experience in a QA leader role preferably in Storage / Backup , Virtualization areas.
Experience in leading technical QA teams for features in distributed systems.
Experience in designing complex Test Plans and Automation Plans.
Experience in qualifying distributed systems at scale and measuring performance.
Experience in any Management plane such as vCenter would be a plus.
Good exposure to Automation development in Python.
Ability to debug complex issues and root cause failures.
Experience with Core Storage, Virtualisation, File Systems, Block/Object Storage, Disaster Recovery & Backup is desired.
Good understanding of Linux Systems and virtualization technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, KVM.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills with development, product management and cross functional teams.
Excellent project and sprint management skills