Senior Software Engineer in Test

Tenable; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 107,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenable is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Test to enhance the quality of its cybersecurity solutions. This role involves developing test strategies, driving quality improvement projects, and collaborating across teams to ensure high-quality software delivery. Candidates should have a strong background in software testing, automation frameworks, and network protocols.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings with company match

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off (PTO)

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software testing experience with a focus on automation.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and various testing methodologies.
• Solid experience in using test harnesses and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ownership of testing strategies and execution.
• Develop automation frameworks and simulate customer scenarios.
• Collaborate with teams to drive QA efforts across projects.

Skills

Test Automation

Functional Testing

Performance Testing

Analytical Skills

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Selenium

pytest

X-ray

Job description

Who is Tenable?

Tenable is the Exposure Management company. 44,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 45 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!

Who is Tenable?

Tenable is the Exposure Management company. 44,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 45 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!

What makes Tenable such a great place to work?

Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!

Your Role

Tenable is looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Test (SET) to join Tenable’s Engineering organization to support our mission of efficient delivery of high quality solutions to our customers' security problems. Focused on enabling customers to detect and respond effectively to new and emerging security threats across their IT landscape, the Tenable engineering organization is working at the cutting edge in this critical security space. In this role, you will be responsible for the testing strategy and execution for a product scrum team, charged with helping your engineering team design and implement the testing tools and infrastructure necessary to ensure that our systems meet our customer’s expectations towards reliability, scalability and performance. You’ll bring in expertise on testing strategy and execution and engage in cross-functional collaboration with other product and testing teams, to ensure consistent processes and tooling across engineering to deliver software of the highest quality.

Your Opportunity

• Lead end-to-end project ownership, encompassing design, development, deployment, and execution of acceptance criteria tests for new product features.
• Create and update test cases and suites for both new and existing features.
• Develop automation frameworks and infrastructure to streamline testing processes.
• Simulate customer scenarios and network environments for product reliability.
• Work with various network protocols like TCP/IP, SNMP, HTTP, and SSH.
• Lead quality improvement projects (automation, manual tests, and bug bounties) to enhance overall product quality.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional team members to achieve quality objectives.Focus on functionality testing and analyze automation test results for continuous improvement.
• Testing backend APIs and front-end UI applications.
• Drive all QA efforts across teams, ensuring consistency and effectiveness.
• Conduct thorough reviews of test plans to ensure comprehensive coverage.
• Learn and implement new technologies to solve unique technical challenges.
  
  

What You'll Need

• 5+ years software testing experience with a focus on functional test definition and test planning, test automation at all levels of the testing pyramid, and scalability and load testing and performance tooling in large scale, distributed systems.
• Excellent analytical skills, with experience summarizing test results into meaningful reports to effectively communicate test coverage and code quality, as well as scalability, capacity and performance issues
• Experience monitoring for defects and issues post-production, creating observability and logging strategies, and translating findings from production environments into actionable tests in development and staging environments
• Solid experience with test harnesses and frameworks, such as pytest and Selenium UI testing as well as with test automation and testing applications at the API layer, specifically RESTful APIs
• Experience in different testing methodologies, such as: behavior-driven testing, synthetic testing, consumer-driven contract testing, unit testing, and integration testing
• Experience developing in languages such as Python and Groovy and a willingness to learn new languages as needed
• Experience in test management tools such as X-ray.
• Experience in System/AWS administration, TCP/IP networking, including protocol capture and analysis, system resource monitoring including OS-native tools and popular resource monitoring and log analysis stacks (ELK, TIG stack, Datadog, Splunk) is a plus
• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins), container technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker), event store/messaging systems (e.g. Kafka) is a strong plus
• Accountability for the behavior of your team’s software in production
• Experience coaching and leading mid-level and junior staff in the design, implementation, and execution of highly technical development projects
• Experience in working in an Agile team, and an enthusiasm for working collaboratively within and across product teams
• The ability to work independently and as a part of a team, and to lead/drive projects as necessary
• The desire to continuously learn and be exposed to new technologies
• BS in Computer Science or directly related field, or equivalent work experience
  
  

This is the base pay range for this position. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, location and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Employees are also eligible for variable compensation in addition to base pay (commission for sales roles, bonus for non-sales roles), depending on company and individual performance. Tenable also offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits which include: medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; 401(k) retirement savings with company match; an employee stock purchase plan; an employee referral program; flexible spending accounts; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); education assistance; parental leave; paid time off (PTO); company-paid holidays; health and wellness events; and community programs.

US Pay Ranges

$107,000—$143,000 USD

We’re committed to promoting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Tenable - through all equal employment opportunity laws and regulations at the international, federal, state and local levels. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact [e-mail] for further assistance.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer and Network Security

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