Security QA Engineer — Python, REST APIs, Flexible PTO

CyberMaxx; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Paid Time Off

401k with a company match

Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Voluntary Short Term and Long-Term Dis

Employee Assistance Program withMental

Voluntary Basic, Accidental, and other

Health Savings Account Contribution

10 annual, paid holidays

Job summary

CyberMaxx in Linthicum, MD is seeking a Software Testing Engineer to lead QA across web and mobile toolsets. You will write Python test cases, manage bugs in Jira, and drive testing from unit to UAT within a Scrum workflow.

The role emphasizes security testing (injections, CSRF/XSS, credential handling) and API testing with REST. Experience with Django REST Framework is a plus, and APIDog expertise is beneficial.

Qualifications

• 3+ years professional experience performing QA duties, with at least 2 years specifically working with software development.
• Completion of a Bachelor's or higher post-graduate degree, and 3+ years industry experience, or equivalent additional industry experience.
• Proficiency with RESTful APIs and REST API testing.
• Experience with automated testing tools and approaches.
• Experience with APIDog is a plus.
• Experience with security testing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Perform visual, behavioral, and security QA analysis on web desktop, mobile, and native mobile applications.
• Utilize a mixture of custom test cases and readily available testing toolsets to facilitate all layers of testing from Unit to User Acceptance.
• Document findings as bug reports in Jira for development team to resolve.
• Validate and document issues reported by end users as needed.
• Manage the lifecycle of reported issues within a scrum environment.
• Work with development team and other department leads to resolve reported issues.
• Write test-cases in Python for both manual and automated testing.
• Complete and review documentation for projects or any operational effort.
• Provide system performance monitoring and troubleshooting, including database tuning in MySQL.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Other activities as assigned.

Skills

QA testing

Python

REST API testing

Security testing

Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

APIDog

Jira

Django REST Framework

MySQL

Job description

CyberMaxx in Linthicum, MD is seeking a Software Testing Engineer to lead QA across web and mobile toolsets. You will write Python test cases, manage bugs in Jira, and drive testing from unit to UAT within a Scrum workflow.

The role emphasizes security testing (injections, CSRF/XSS, credential handling) and API testing with REST. Experience with Django REST Framework is a plus, and APIDog expertise is beneficial.