Senior SDET: AI-Driven Security Test Automation Lead

Knightscope, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary

Equity (Stock options)

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Knightscope, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a senior test engineering leader to own the security testing and AI-assisted test automation for the Signals platform as Knightscope insources it from a vendor over the next year.

The role focuses on designing end-to-end security testing strategies, building AI-driven test frameworks, and integrating security regression suites into the CI/CD pipeline, while collaborating across engineering and security teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in test engineering with senior ownership of security testing programs.
• Hands-on with SAST, DAST, IAST security testing tooling.
• Experience applying ML/LLMs to test generation, triage, or coverage analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the security testing strategy for the Signals platform end to end.
• Build AI-assisted test automation frameworks for test generation, triage, and coverage analysis.
• Establish security-focused regression suites integrated into the Signals CI/CD pipeline.
• Partner with the Engineering Services Security and Compliance Engineer on SOC 2 evidence continuity.
• Serve as the internal security testing lead during vendor knowledge transfer.
• Mentor engineers across the Signals team on secure development and test practices.

Skills

SAST

DAST

IAST

CI/CD integration

LLMs in testing

Tools

SAST tools

DAST tools

IAST tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Knightscope, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a senior test engineering leader to own the security testing and AI-assisted test automation for the Signals platform as Knightscope insources it from a vendor over the next year.

The role focuses on designing end-to-end security testing strategies, building AI-driven test frameworks, and integrating security regression suites into the CI/CD pipeline, while collaborating across engineering and security teams.