As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day. We have 3.44 PB of RAM deployed across our fleet of C* servers - and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We’re also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.
About the Role:
CrowdStrike is seeking a highly experienced and seasoned SDET for our IT Management Product Group as a lead test automation engineer. As a Senior SDET, you are expected to bring in a comprehensive experience in leading large-scale products. You will leverage that experience to design and implement comprehensive test automation tools and infrastructure to ensure the quality, reliability , and accuracy of our cloud-based cybersecurity and IT management systems.
The ideal candidate has a passion for ensuring software quality, developing robust test automation solutions, and collaborating with stakeholders across the organization to deliver high-quality products in a fast-paced environment. If you are a passionate and hands-on technical leader who wants to operate at scale and drive complex testing initiatives and ready to make a significant impact in the cybersecurity space, we encourage you to apply.
About the Product:
Falcon For IT is our newest product release. It helps IT & Security teams answer the most difficult questions about their infrastructure, apps and endpoints. It can be combined with our Charlotte AI to ease usability and speed up identification and remediation of issues. The product is a cloud based solution allowing customers to query their entire endpoints fleet to address IT challenges. It works in synergy with our Sensor - a driver installed on client machines that observes system activity and apps, recognizes malicious behavior, then provides on-box prevention capability and remote telemetry to the cloud.
Success In This Role Means:
Automating test processes for speed, reproducibility, and scalability. You will build system tests, performance tests, integration tests, unit tests and more
Reviewing feature code and discerning the quality regarding functional and non-functional requirements
Breaking software systems in creative and useful ways
Collaborating both within and across teams to deliver quality software
Thriving with responsibility, challenges, and aggressive goals
Building elegant, robust, and reliable solutions for complex technical problems
Provide visibility into the overall quality of the product through metrics, dashboards, and reports
What You'll Do:
Lead the design and development of scalable and efficient automated testing architecture and automation
Understand end-to-end testing requirements, develop and maintain test plans for functional and system testing.
Collaborate closely with software engineers, product managers, and various stakeholders to understand requirements and define effective testing strategies
Act as a technical and thought leader for quality assurance practices
Thrive in hands-on coding environment, leading by example in crafting solutions with the big picture in mind
Pivot the testing focus based on business priorities to align with objectives and manage expectations.
Assess the current state of quality, determine changes required in test design and development practices, bring in industry best practices and help steer the team to ensure an effective quality posture for the products
Navigate and manage ambiguity while delivering innovative solutions
What You’ll Need:
8+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance with a strong focus on test automation
A computer science background or equivalent experience (e.g. programming styles, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, etc.)
Proven track record of designing and implementing test automation for large-scale systems and experienced in developing and enhancing test automation frameworks
Expert level proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Golang, Python and/or Java
Must have experience of testing distributed systems, web application testing and API testing
Experience with testing tools, and best practices (e.g., Robot, Selenium, Cucumber, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG)
Experience with containerization, CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Argo, GitLab CI)
In-depth knowledge of various testing methodologies: behavior, functional, performance, unit, security, contract, etc.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies
Experience in working with Windows, Linux (various distros) and mac platforms
Excellent problem-solving skills and analytical skills along with attention to details
Effective written and oral communication, be a self-starter and highly motivated
Ability to lead and mentor a team of SDETs
Bonus Points:
Experience working in the IT Automation or Cybersecurity sectors
Experienced Gopher
Experience withTerraform, Ansible, Vagrant, Cloud certifications on AWS/GCP
Contributions to the open source community
#LI-MC1
#LI-Remote
Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:
Remote-friendly and flexible work culture
Market leader in compensation and equity awards
Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
Paid parental and adoption leaves
Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role
Employee Resource Groups, geographic neighbourhood groups and volunteer opportunities to build connections
Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe
CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.
CrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-off, terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.
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