Sr. Serviceability Engineer

Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.The OpportunityAs a Serviceability Engineer, you actively participate in the capacity of an Individual Contributor providing serviceability requirements and working closely with Product Managers and Engineering to track progress of these features. The Serviceability Engineer will perform pre-release product validation and verification, share field lessons learned/issues seen post-release, and drive corresponding serviceability features and tools into product design. This is a challenging position with the opportunity to work collaboratively with professionals in a number of cross functional areas, with a focus on enhancing the customer experience by improving product serviceability and usability.About the TeamThe Support Readiness (Serviceability) is a team of 20+ Serviceability Engineers covering various Nutanix products and core components. The Serviceability Engineer maintains a close pulse on the incoming support cases by performing periodic case reviews and reviewing feedback from support/customers. In addition, they also provide valuable inputs from a customer/support perspective on new features and improvements, ensuring serviceability and supportability are accounted for in the product when designed. In short, the serviceability team is a bridge between Support and Engineering, working closely with cross-functional teams on various aspects of the product/process to provide our customers with the best product and support experience.Your RoleDevelop Business Requirement documents to drive Serviceability improvements in the productProvide input to Engineering on new products early in the NPI cycle to improve serviceability and diagnostic functionsReview deferred and critical defects with Engineering and follow through to ensure fixes are provided in a timely mannerWork collaboratively through PRD reviews and validation testing with Support and other cross-functional organizations for product/process improvements and developing troubleshooting guidesWork closely with Release Management and Portal team on all SW/ HW releasesCollaborate with DevEx and other Engineering functions to prioritize field issues, review test plans and provide input to ensure field issues and other known gaps are included in test automation scripts and results are continually assessed, and lead release criteria testing phase, document test plans/results, track bugs found and monitor bug fix rateWhat You Will BringAbility to effectively influence cross-functional teams through negotiation, collaboration, and conflict management, driving issue resolution and delivering against aggressive goals.Strong technical expertise in Storage, Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Networking, Backup solutions, modern Intel/AMD server architectures, firmware, drivers, and storage/networking protocols.Deep understanding of enterprise virtualization technologies, including VMware vSphere/ESXi, Nutanix AHV, Hyper-V, virtual machine lifecycle management, cluster operations, high availability, live migration, resource optimization, and troubleshooting.Experience with storage technologies and their integration with virtualization platforms, including SAN, NAS, HCI (Hyper-Converged Infrastructure), data services, storage performance analysis, capacity management, and storage protocols such as iSCSI, NFS, Fibre Channel, and NVMe.Preferred hands-on experience with Nutanix, VMware, or similar virtualization platforms, including the interaction between compute, storage, and networking layers within virtualized environments.Knowledge of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) architecture and operational best practices is highly desirable.Familiarity with cloud and hybrid-cloud technologies, automation, observability, and infrastructure-as-code concepts.Understanding of performance tuning and troubleshooting across the virtualization stack, including compute, storage, networking, and application layers.Strong understanding of Kubernetes and containerized application environments is required.Experience working in or closely with a Customer Support organization utilizing tools such as Salesforce, JIRA, and Confluence.Ability to work effectively with employees ranging from Staff-level engineers to Vice President-level leadership, as well as with customers, partners, and external stakeholders.Demonstrated ability to analyze complex technical issues spanning virtualization, storage, networking, and platform infrastructure, and drive them to resolution.A minimum of 5 years of experience in the technology industry, preferably in enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, storage, or technical support organizations.Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.Work ArrangementHybrid: 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, 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.The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $ 110,000 and USD $ 218,000 per year.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.--