Senior SDET, PAM

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Design, architect, and sustain scalable automation frameworks for PAM workflows.

• Create reusable automation libraries for API, integration, and end-to-end testing.

• Develop automation solutions for privileged access workflows, including credential rotation, access provisioning, and session management.

• Automate identity and authentication processes such as OAuth, SAML, and SSO.

• Validate access workflows across various protocols such as SSH, RDP, and other similar mechanisms.

• Construct and uphold automation for backend services, APIs, and cloud-based systems.

• Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines utilizing GitHub Actions or comparable tools.

• Oversee containerized test environments through Docker and Kubernetes.

• Investigate automation failures, conduct root-cause analysis, and enhance long-term stability.

• Work collaboratively with Engineering, QA, Security, and Product teams to incorporate testability into system designs.

• Contribute to quality engineering standards and best practices for automation across the organization.

• Leverage AI-assisted tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, or similar platforms to aid in test development, debugging, root-cause analysis, documentation, and improving workflow efficiency.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in test automation, quality engineering, or software development in testing.

• Proficient programming skills in Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.

• Demonstrated experience in designing and constructing automation frameworks or test systems.

• Practical experience with contemporary automation tools such as Playwright or Pytest.

• Extensive experience in testing APIs, distributed systems, and workflows sensitive to security.

• Familiarity with integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.

• Knowledge of containerized or cloud-native environments, including Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.

• Understanding of authentication and identity concepts like OAuth, SAML, and identity providers.

• Ability to troubleshoot complex system interactions and automation issues.

• Strong communication abilities and the capacity to influence quality practices across teams.

• Willingness and capability to effectively utilize AI-assisted tools to enhance test automation, debugging, technical analysis, and documentation.

• Candidates must be a U.S. Person due to the role’s involvement with FedRAMP compliance requirements.

• Preferred: experience in testing privileged access management or identity-centric security products.

• Preferred: familiarity with cloud or security automation frameworks.

• Preferred: exposure to SSH, RDP, and VNC.

• Preferred: experience contributing to automation metrics or observability systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision (inclusive of domestic partnerships).

• Employer Paid Life Insurance & Employee/Spouse/Child Supplemental life.

• Voluntary Short/Long Term Disability Insurance.

• 401K (Roth/Traditional).

• A generous PTO plan that recognizes your commitment and seniority (including paid Bereavement/Jury Duty, etc).