Senior SDET: Security Testing & Automation Lead

Synack; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Synack is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to validate software and advance our automated testing efforts. You will develop and maintain test plans, automate scripts, and contribute improvements to our CI/CD pipeline within a collaborative security-focused team.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, debugging multi-tier web architectures, and building internal tools to boost developer productivity. A BS in CS and 7+ years in QA are expected, with strong JS/TS skills and experience in Playwright.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in Software Quality Engineering, at least 3 of which as SDET and 2 years developing in Javascript/Typescript.
• You are proficient in Javascript and/or Typescript.
• Experience developing internal tools to improve developer experience and productivity.
• Excellent debugging skills in diagnosing issues in a multi-tier web architecture.
• Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced agile environment.
• Hands on experience with automation framework design and development from scratch.
• Experience with writing backend integration tests for RESTful APIs.
• FE Test Automation expertise in Playwright, Cypress, TestCafe or similar tools (we use Playwright).
• Experience with BDD tools.
• CI tooling experience with Github Actions or similar understanding of source control and release management.

Responsibilities

• Debugs software products through the use of systematic tests to develop, apply and maintain quality standards for firm products.
• Develops, modifies and executes software test plans, automated scripts and programs for testing.
• Contributes to existing automation tools to add enhancements and improve maintainability.
• Maintains documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software.
• Analyzes test results to ensure existing functionality and recommends corrective action.
• Consults with development engineers in resolution of problems.
• Provides feedback in preparation of technical appraisals of programming languages, systems and computation software.
• Ensures quality computer integration into the overall functions of scientific computation, data acquisition and processing.
• Maintain and improve our automated testing and continuous integration systems.
• Collaborate with a team of security and software engineers to develop system level testing.
• Interface with sales and customers to recreate, diagnose, and help resolve field issues.
• Learn new technologies as needed to build tools and improve efficiency and productivity

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Automation framework

REST API testing

CI/CD

Debugging

Multi-tier web apps

Docker

Test automation

AGILE

Education

BS degree in Computer Science

Tools

Playwright

TestCafe

Cypress

BDD tools

Github Actions

Job description

Synack is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to validate software and advance our automated testing efforts. You will develop and maintain test plans, automate scripts, and contribute improvements to our CI/CD pipeline within a collaborative security-focused team.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, debugging multi-tier web architectures, and building internal tools to boost developer productivity. A BS in CS and 7+ years in QA are expected, with strong JS/TS skills and experience in Playwright.