Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Would you like to shape the future of secure application access for global enterprises?

Are you passionate about automation and building resilient distributed systems testing frameworks?

Join the Zero Trust Security team at Akamai!

We seek a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to design testing strategies and frameworks. The role focuses on Akamai's Enterprise Application Access (EAA) platform, enabling secure internal application access. EAA eliminates traditional VPN weaknesses by preventing exposure to the internet while ensuring seamless functionality for users.

Partner with the best

The Zero Trust Security SDET team secures and scales Akamai's next-generation access products. Responsibilities involve designing, developing, and maintaining test automation frameworks. Simulate customer scenarios in distributed environments. Collaborate with development, product, and QA teams to evaluate system performance. Assess scale, stress, and edge-case conditions across hybrid deployments, including on-premises, cloud, and Akamai's global edge network.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, you will be responsible for:

• Establishing and guiding test architecture for microservices, distributed systems, hybrid deployments across cloud, edge, on-prem.
• Driving design and development of scalable test automation frameworks across UI, APIs, workflows, ensuring exceptional quality.
• Guiding junior SDETs, promoting best practices, continuous learning, and a robust quality engineering culture.
• Creating and maintaining test infrastructure mirroring customer deployments, integrating SSO, MFA, secure tunnels, connectors.
• Validating identity flows, enforcing policies, securing application delivery using Akamai's global edge and advanced platforms.
• Collaborating with product teams, engineers, shaping strategies; improving frameworks, integrating CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, Docker.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• 5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent
• Demonstrate advanced expertise in Python, designing scalable test frameworks with emphasis on automation and quality.
• Utilize Jenkins, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines within Linux environments to ensure seamless delivery processes.
• Demonstrate expertise in networking and security protocols like TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, SSL, SSO, SAML, Zero Trust.
• Demonstrate exceptional debugging abilities and systems-level problem-solving expertise, identifying root causes and delivering solutions.
• Drive collaboration across diverse teams, influencing product quality strategies, fostering improvement, and achieving organizational success.
• Work with Kubernetes, Terraform, cloud platforms, observability, performance testing, Postman, PyTest, databases, secure access technologies.

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

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At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working For You

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About Us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

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Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!