Staff / Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer in Test, Threat Protection

Today, there's more data and users outside the enterprise than inside, causing the network perimeter as we know it to dissolve. We realized a new perimeter was needed, one that is built in the cloud and follows and protects data wherever it goes, so we started Netskope to redefine Cloud, Network and Data Security. 

Since 2012, we have built the market-leading cloud security company and an award-winning culture powered by hundreds of employees spread across offices in Santa Clara, St. Louis, Bangalore, London, Paris, Melbourne, Taipei, and Tokyo. Our core values are openness, honesty, and transparency, and we purposely developed our open desk layouts and large meeting spaces to support and promote partnerships, collaboration, and teamwork. From catered lunches and office celebrations to employee recognition events (pre and hopefully post-Covid) and social professional groups such as the Awesome Women of Netskope (AWON), we strive to keep work fun, supportive and interactive.  Visit us at Netskope Careers. Please follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter@Netskope.

About the role

Please note, this team is hiring across all levels and candidates are individually assessed and appropriately leveled based upon their skills and experience.

You will focus on testing Netskope Inline services which secures GenAI and Large Language Model (LLM) applications. As a SDET in Netskope Quality engineering team, you will have an opportunity to work on world-class cloud security products. As part of the quality engineering team, you will develop automation frameworks and backend libraries, automate test cases, and develop tools for functional and non-functional testing requirements. 

You will collaborate with backend development and cross functional service teams to ensure the overall quality, reliability, scalability and performance of the Netskope products. You will be driving a robust CICD pipeline to run our complete suite of test cases seamlessly. At Netskope, we are looking for innovative, passionate and self motivated quality engineers like you, who are willing to make an impact with their technical expertise.

What’s in it for you

In this role you will be a key member of the Netskope QE team supporting our GenAI/ LLM applications security products. You will work on cutting-edge GenAI and LLM security challenges. You will get the opportunity to collaborate with leading AI and security experts. 

What you will be doing

• Develop expertise in our cloud security solutions, and use that expertise and your experience to help design and qualify the solution as a whole.
• Contribute to building a flexible and scalable automation solution.
• Work closely with the development and design team to help create an amazing user experience.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers to integrate, validate model outputs, accuracy and safety guardrails.
• Identify and communicate risks about our releases. Look beyond your specific area of responsibility and ensure our solutions deliver value to our customers.
• Develop automation scripts parallel to feature development to enable CI/CD.
• Design test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures and define acceptance criteria.
• Continue to develop and optimize test procedures for improving efficiency on test plan execution.
• Be able to own and make quality decisions for the solution.
• Own the release and be a customer advocate.

Required skills and experience

• 6+ years of experience in the field of SDET track record showing that you are a highly motivated individual, capable of coming up with creative, innovative and working solutions in a collaborative environment.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience in CI/CD using tools like Drone, Jenkins, or other similar technologies.
• Experience testing distributed systems.
• A proponent of Strong Quality Engineering methodology.
• Attention to details with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience and knowledge with TCP/HTTP protocol suite and REST services.
• Experience building and using automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with testing tools and frameworks like pytest, JUnit, or Selenium.
• Ability to understand object-oriented design principles.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and taking the initiative regarding issues and decisions.
• Knowledge of LLM/genAI security risks (OWASP-10) and experience of testing AI/ML-based applications is an advantage.

Education

• BSCS or equivalent required, MSCS or equivalent strongly preferred

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