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Senior SDET - IT Management
About the Role:
CrowdStrike is seeking a highly experienced and seasoned SDET for our IT Management Product Group as a lead test automation engineer. As a Senior SDET, you are expected to bring in a comprehensive experience in leading large-scale products and leverage it to drive technical direction, develop automation, and build tools that ensure the quality, reliability, and accuracy of our cloud-based cybersecurity systems. The ideal candidate has a passion for ensuring software quality, developing robust test automation solutions, and collaborating with stakeholders across the organization to deliver high-quality products in a fast-paced environment. If you are a passionate and hands-on technical leader who wants to operate at scale and drive complex testing initiatives and ready to make a significant impact in the cybersecurity space, we encourage you to apply.
About the Product:
CrowdStrike's IT Management is a cloud native solution that enables customers to gain total attack surface visibility and enables cybersecurity teams to assess risk exposure, prioritize threats, act instantly with AI-driven insights and automated remediation. Customers achieve AI-powered vulnerability management to reduce intrusion risk and outpace threats. It is a proactive security platform that consolidates point products with a single platform, console, and agent.
What You'll Do:
- Lead the design and development of scalable and efficient automated testing architecture
- Build and guide the end-to-end release automation for all of our releasable entities
- Understand end-to-end testing requirements and develop & maintain test plans for functionality and system testing.
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams, operations teams, product management and various stakeholders across the organization
- Act as a technical and thought leader for quality assurance practices
- Thrive in hands-on coding environment, leading by example in crafting solutions with the big picture in mind
- Must be able to pivot testing focus based on the priorities to align with business objectives and manage expectations.
- Be able to assess the current state of quality, determine changes required in test design & development practices, bring in industry best practices and help & steer the team to ensure an effective quality posture for the products
- Navigate and manage ambiguity while delivering innovative solutions.
What You'll Need:
- 8+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance with a strong focus on test automation in a SaaS / product-based companies.
- Proven track record of designing and implementing test automation for large-scale systems and experienced in developing and enhancing test automation frameworks
- Must have expert level proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python and/or Golang.
- Must have experience of testing distributed systems, web application testing and API testing.
- Experience with testing tools, and best practices (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
- In-depth knowledge of various testing methodologies: behavior, functional, performance, unit, security, contract, etc.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies
- Strong experience and proficiency in working with Windows, Linux (various distros) and mac platforms
- Excellent problem-solving skills and analytical skills along with attention to details.
- Should possess and demonstrate effective written and oral communication, be a self-starter and highly motivated.
- Ability to lead and mentor a team of SDETs
- Lead validation effort of the complex features and functionalities with broad impact across multiple teams
- Collaborate with others to drive complex feature development and resolve poorly understood problems.
- Provide thought leadership and architectural expertise for quality area, influencing the technical direction product group
- Volunteer for leadership roles and working groups that impact the product team and the industry.
- Contribute to strategic and technical planning, identifying areas of greatest need and developing plans for improvement.
- Provide architectural and design expertise, considering the bigger picture and long-term implications.
- Work in a dynamic environment and ability to adapt quickly to changes.
- Embody the organization's culture and best practices, serving as a role model to others.
- Share best practices and coach/mentor new team members, contributing to the their technical growth
- Multiply the effectiveness of others by facilitating cross-team work and building consensus across teams.
- Exposure to or experience with cybersecurity products
- Existing exposure to Go.
- Knowledge and hands on experience on using Ansible, Terraform, Vagrant, cloud certifications on AWS/GCP
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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:
- Remote-first culture
- Market leader in compensation and equity awards
- Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
- Comprehensive and inclusive health benefits
- Physical and mental wellness programs
- Paid parental leave, including adoption
- A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities
- Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. If you need assistance accessing or reviewing the information on this website or need help submitting an application for employment or requesting an accommodation, please contact us at recruiting@crowdstrike.com for further assistance.
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