Job Description

BE PART OF BUILDING THE FUTURE.

What do NASA and emerging space companies have in common with COVID vaccine R&D teams or with Roblox and the Metaverse?

The answer is data, -- all fast moving, fast growing industries rely on data for a competitive edge in their industries. And the most advanced companies are realizing the full data advantage by partnering with Pure Storage. Pure’s vision is to redefine the storage experience and empower innovators by simplifying how people consume and interact with data. With 11,000+ customers including 58% of the Fortune 500, we’ve only scratched the surface of our ambitions .

Pure Is Blazing Trails And Setting Records

For ten straight years, Gartner has named Pure a leader in the Magic Quadrant
Our customer-first culture and unwavering commitment to innovation have earned us a certified Net Promoter Score that is the highest in the industry
Industry analysts and press applaud Pure’s leadership across these dimensions
And, our 6,000+ employees are emboldened to make Pure a faster, stronger, smarter company as we go

If you, like us, say “bring it on” to exciting challenges that change the world, we have endless opportunities where you can make your mark.

Position Overview

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

The FlashBlade team is expanding the Quality Engineering team in our office in Bangalore to focus on defining & refining, building and to maintain an evolving suite of tests to ship FlashBlade for Enterprise Readiness with the highest quality. You will be working with Developers, Solution Architects and Product Managers to define and develop and bring optimal test coverage for FlashBlade use cases.

Responsibilities

Customer Use case driven System Testing for FlashBlade (a unified fast file and object (UFFO) platform used for modern data).
Own the build up and scale out of long running UFFO test ecosystems using virtualized environments and various test tools.
Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to make sure your test environment validates the Customer use cases as closely as possible.
Own and drive testing to completion: reviewproduct requirements , designdocs , and customer use cases to build test plans, test cases, and end-to-end workloads and workflows in order to execute System Testing for new and existing features over multiple FlashBlade releases
Work withDev/PM, Support and Escalation teams to help reproduce and root cause customer issues Identifying, analyzing, and documenting any defects discovered during testing.
Be a voice for FlashBlade Systems Quality with the Customer First being at the heart of the conversation

Qualifications

Hands-on experience in software testing and test automation - preferably within an enterprise storage product environment (either on-premise or cloud) where Distributed Systems architecture is a key component.
Experience working closely in flash storage is a big plus.
Good knowledge of file systems, file system protocols, and data replication: Read/Write (IOPs, Latency, Bandwidth), I/O datapath, NFS, SMB, S3, ACLs, networking layers (switching, routing, vlans, LACP/lags), and replication specifics (like lag time, RTO, RPO).
Good understanding of how end customers use/deploy Storage Systems is a plus
Familiarity and deep hands-on experience with application ecosystems (e.g. Netbackup, Veeam, Commvault, Vertica, Elastic Search, and Database workloads) and directory services (e.g. openldap, ad, oud etc)
Experience in any number of related system software projects e.g: Operating systems, Linux Kernel, Hypervisors, Containers etc
Ability to deploy and use 3rd party IO tools such as; Load Dynamix, IOZone, fio, SpecFS, HCIBench to simulate IO test workloads as a supplement to real workloads.
Skilled at reviewing and collaborating on product design docs and test plans and have competency in authoring detailed test plans.
Have worked within Agile, Test-Driven Development, and Continuous Integration organizations.
Stellar communication and collaboration skills
Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams to gather data to help with future automation project roadmaps.
Experience in Kubernetes and Containers with ability to leverage and assess such environments to reduce overall footprint of infrastructure needs compared to strictly using VMs, or thick test clients. Experience in development and testing of RESTful web services and backend APIs
8+ years relevant work experience

BE YOU—CORPORATE CLONES NEED NOT APPLY

Pure is where you ask big questions, think differently, and make an impact. This is not just a job, but a place where you have a voice and can accelerate your career. We value unique thoughts and celebrate individuality, and with ample opportunity to learn, develop yourself, and expand into different roles, joining Pure is an investment in your career journey.

Through our Pure Equality program, which supports a flourishing field of employee resource groups, we nourish the personal and professional lives of our team members. And our Pure Good Foundation gives back to local and global communities through volunteering and grants.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events.

PURE IS COMMITTED TO EQUALITY.

Research shows that in order to apply for a job, women feel they need to meet 100% of the criteria while men usually apply after meeting about 60%. Regardless of how you identify, if you believe you can do the job and are a good match, we encourage you to apply.

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