Software Developer in Test (SDET)

At Arctic Wolf, we're not just navigating the cybersecurity landscape - we're redefining it. Our global team of dedicated Pack members is driving innovation and setting new industry standards every day. Our impact speaks for itself: we've earned recognition on the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, Fortune Future 50, and Fortune Cyber 60 lists, and we recently took home the 2024 CRN Products of the Year award. We’re proud to be named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Services and earning a Customers' Choice distinction from Gartner Peer Insights. Our Aurora Platform also received CRN’s Products of the Year award in the inaugural Security Operations Platform category. Join a company that’s not only leading, but also shaping, the future of security operations. 

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Software Developer in Test (SDET) to be part of making this happen.   

The SDET will contribute to our Production Engineering team supporting the Aurora Endpoint Defense Engineering organization, by contributing to initiatives that develops and maintains automated testing systems and test frameworks to support EDR/EPP/XDR services and solutions. This team primarily supports the Arctic Wolf endpoint agent but will soon expand to support other pillars as well, including Arctic Wolf network scanners and sensors. You are a fully qualified, experienced professional for this role and seek opportunities to grow and advance in your career.

As a SDET you will be working with other engineers, developers, and managers to deliver quality features on and support our test frameworks and automated testing systems to ensure continuous integration and delivery. You'll also participate in code reviews, design reviews and help maintain a culture of quality and ownership within the team.

As s SDET at Arctic Wolf, you will:

• Maintain and support the automated testing systems in use by the agent endpoint team.

• Help design and develop new test frameworks and automated test systems for use across the Aurora Endpoint Defense Engineering organization.

• Write clear, well-tested code that meets our quality standards.

• Review peer-written code to ensure accuracy and quality.

• Participate in on-call rotations.

• Understand and work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

• Display ownership of complete solutions from requirements-gathering to product delivery.

• Interact with other teams to troubleshoot issues, gather requirements and feedback, etc.

• Contribute to and provide feedback on architectural design documents and data flow diagrams.

• Exercise judgment in selecting methods, evaluating, adapting of complex techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

We're looking for someone with experience in:

Performing programming tasks and large engineering projects with independence and expertise. You demonstrate mastery over software development practices, and easily develop reusable design patterns.

Built test frameworks and evolved test automation strategies. Bring a software engineering approach to testing. You are a champion of quality code.

Worked closely in a global team of professionals with different cultures and backgrounds to form one unit with a strong sense of purpose. You will learn as you teach, making the whole more than the sum.

Here are some of the core technologies we use and teach on the team. Should have experience in these or similar technologies:

• Experience with different CI/CD patterns and tools.

• Experience developing software in a high-level programming language. Experience with Python and pytest is preferred.

• Experience with containerization, such as Docker and/or Kubernetes.

• Experience with virtualization, such as vSphere.

• Experience interacting with cloud services, such as AWS.

• Understanding of software testing and coding best practices.

• Understanding of various OS flavors and architectures across Windows, Linux, and/or Mac.

• Experience architecting, designing, developing, maintaining test automation and/or testing frameworks.

• Experience with packaging toolchains.

• Experience with Git for version control and branching strategies.

• Experience creating automations via GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or a similar tool.

• Experience utilizing Infrastructure as Code and tools such as Ansible.

• Prior experienc