Staff SDET -Internal Tooling / QA Platform Developer - Golang or Java, Cloud Native - hybrid

Company Description

About CyberArk:
CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), is the global leader in Identity Security. Centered on privileged access management, CyberArk provides the most comprehensive security offering for any identity – human or machine – across business applications, distributed workforces, hybrid cloud workloads and throughout the DevOps lifecycle. The world’s leading organizations trust CyberArk to help secure their most critical assets. To learn more about CyberArk, visit our CyberArk blogs or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.

Job Description

We’re looking for a Staff-level SDET who is passionate about building high-impact internal tools and test infrastructure for complex distributed systems. This isn’t a traditional QA role — you’ll be a core engineer building automation frameworks and internal platforms that enable product teams to test faster, better, and more reliably.

Our product emulates complex, real-world customer environments across a wide range of OSes, networks, and configurations. You will play a critical role in ensuring quality by crafting infrastructure, emulating environments, and designing developer-focused tools that streamline testing across microservices.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a curious, independent systems thinker with a builder’s mindset—someone who doesn’t just write tests but creates reusable tools and frameworks that developers trust. You’re proactive, eager to dive deep into unknown systems, and comfortable owning solutions end-to-end. Strong communication across disciplines (Dev, Ops, Security) is key to success in this role where you will have the opportunity to:

• Design and implement test frameworks and tooling for validating cloud-native services
• Build reusable components for test environment provisioning and teardown across Linux and Windows systems
• Own CI/CD pipelines for internal testing infrastructure (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab)
• Emulate customer environments including DNS, PKI, firewall configurations, and diverse OS distributions
• Collaborate with Dev, Ops, and Security teams to align test infrastructure with product architecture
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and design sessions
• Advocate for a culture of continuous testing and quality improvement and collaborate with development teams to promote quality best practices 
• Leverage your experience to coach developers in designing testable and scalable features and provide guidance on selecting the right testing level to ensure efficient deployment pipelines. 
• Conduct workshops and training sessions to enhance the team's understanding of testing methodologies and automation. 
• Identify gaps and lead the improvement of test coverage and quality of the tests. 
• Enable developers by designing, implementing and maintaining automation framework and tools. 
• Develop and maintain test infrastructure. 
• Work with teams and product owners within Agile process to clarify and tighten acceptance criteria for user stories. 
• Co-develop and review test plans with team during Agile sprints. 
• Support developers in designing and building complex end-to-end test scenarios. 
• Track quality metrics to measure the adoption of testing strategy and propose process changes to address any deficiencies. 

Why Join Us?

• Work on real-world infrastructure: Our testing emulates enterprise environments with varied networks, OSes, and services. You’ll be solving real problems, not toy examples.
• Be part of a tight-knit team: We value initiative and real impact over ceremony or hierarchy.
• Influence developer productivity: Build the tools that make everyone else more effective.
• Grow technically with autonomy: Enjoy trust, ownership, and space to experiment.

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Qualifications

• 8+ years in test automation, platform QA, or SDET roles (or equivalent backend engineering experience with testing focus)
• Strong coding skills in Python, Java, or Golang
• Experience building and extending test frameworks f