Software Engineer in Test

Tenable; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 91,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Tenable as a Software Engineer in Test, contributing to high-quality cybersecurity solutions. In this role, you'll manage testing strategies, develop automation frameworks, and drive quality improvements while collaborating within an Agile environment. Ideal candidates bring 2+ years of software testing experience and a passion for continuous learning in technology.

Benefits

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Qualifications

• 2+ years software testing experience, focusing on functional test definition and automation.
• Solid experience with testing methodologies and tools such as pytest and Jenkins.
• Accountability for software behavior in production and familiarity with Agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop automation frameworks and infrastructure to streamline testing.
• Create and update test cases and suites for new and existing features.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to achieve quality objectives.

Skills

Testing strategy

Test automation

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

pytest

Jenkins

Docker

Job description

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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 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

• 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.
• Help drive 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.
• Learn and implement new technologies to solve unique technical challenges.
• Work on the low-level engine of vulnerability scanning.
  
  

What You'll Need

• 2+ 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, Jest, Jasmine, Spock, Cucumber, etc. and 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, Selenium, 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 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

$91,500—$122,166.67 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

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Employment type

• Employment type

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Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer and Network Security

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