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

In addition to above, we expect the engineer assuming this position to:

• 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.

Bonus Points:

• 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

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. Our approach to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is rooted in listening, learning and collective action. By embracing the diversity of our people, we achieve our best work and fuel innovation - generating the best possible outcomes for our customers and the communities they serve.

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