Systems Reliability Engineer

Product Support Durham, North Carolina Req.Num.: 30967


Hungry. Humble. Honest.

Our values form the foundation of who we are and how we operate every day around the world. They show up in our ambition to achieve our dreams, our courage to do what matters, and our tenacity to keep customers happy. At Nutanix, we prize those unique individuals who demonstrate empathy, respect differences, and appreciate others. If you’re authentic, credible and transparent—someone who walks your talk and thrives on collaboration—we want you to join our team!

Be a part of building a company that is truly leading an IT revolution. We make infrastructure invisible, elevating IT to focus on the applications and services that power their business. Led by Dheeraj Pandey, one of CRN’s “Top 25 Innovators of 2016,” Nutanix welcomes big thinkers and budding entrepreneurs, those who are unafraid to take on seemingly impossible challenges and interested in learning how to build a business along the way.

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The Opportunity

Do you thrive on solving complex technical problems? Do you want to be at the cutting edge of technology? If so, we’re interested in speaking with you! Nutanix Worldwide Support is a global organization providing 24/7 support in over 150 countries in 20 different languages.  We’re as proud of our 96% Customer Satisfaction rating as we are of the advancement opportunities we can offer our team. 

About the Team

We are obsessed with making our customers successful. We’re comprised of leading technology specialists across networking, virtualization, OS, Cloud, and Storage domains. Our customer base is growing rapidly and we’re looking for top-tier Systems Reliability Engineers who share our passion for customer success to join our team! We drive the success of our customers through passion and teamwork, ensuring quick response times and unparalleled customer satisfaction; our 90+ NPS score is a testament to this objective. Our diverse, multicultural team of top-notch engineers acts as our customers champions, working closely with Engineering, Field, and Sales teams. Our teams love to have constant learning opportunities and aim to become experts in Virtualization, Networking and Storage to name a few areas.

Your Role

  • Work directly with our customers to troubleshoot, debug, reproduce, and resolve complex technical issues.
  • Work with our developers to identify defects and opportunities for product improvement.
  • Improve the serviceability of the product by testing new features and developing tools to scale our deployments and auto-support infrastructure.
  • Provide an analysis of our existing customer base to avoid and minimize risks in the install base.
  • Provide Support for our Federal entitled customer base.
  • Define and inspire changes to our product with our development engineering team based on feedback from customers and partner implementations.
  • Collaborate with technology partners (e.g., VMware, Citrix, Microsoft) to resolve issues and push improvements in our ecosystem.
  • Develop and contribute to internal and external knowledge bases and drive continuous improvement in everything we do.
  • Provide support on weekdays and off-hours on an as-needed and scheduled rotational basis.
  • Be a champion for our customers. Go above and beyond to ensure customers are getting the most out of their investment in the Nutanix platform.

What You Will Bring

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills—you’re able to work with a wide variety of people, collaborate with geographically distributed teams, and effectively communicate everything from data points to critical feedback.
  • Customer Obsession: You're passionate about delivering a high-quality support experience and providing customers with the tools they need to succeed. You judge our own success by the success of the team and the happiness of our customers.
  • Professional expertise in troubleshooting at least two of the following after Linux Systems (preferably CLI administration):  Virtualization (preferably VMware ESXi), Networking (preferably layer 2/3), Cloud or Enterprise Storage.
  • Communication: Proficient in both written and verbal communication, with the ability to collaborate across geographically dispersed teams and effectively relay everything from data points to critical feedback.
  • Degree in IT, Networking, or Cloud/Virtualization preferred
  • Minimum 2 years relative working experience
  • Fluent proficiency in English. Bilingual a plus!

Work Arrangement

Hybrid: 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 $ 85,600 and USD $ 171,600 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.


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The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy is to provide fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability. Nutanix hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

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