Senior QE

Job Description: Senior Quality Engineer (Cybersecurity Platform)

About the team
SecurITe’s mission is to build an Agentic‑AI driven security platform that protects critical infrastructure from modern cyber threats. Our focus is on delivering highly performant, resilient, and intelligent network security systems that help defenders stay ahead of adversaries.

About the Role
We’re looking for a seasoned Senior Quality Engineer to provide technical leadership and architectural oversight for our next‑generation cybersecurity AI platform. In this high-impact role, you will define the technical strategy for quality assurance, ensuring our agentic AI transforms cyber defense with unparalleled reliability.
You will be responsible for the end-to-end quality lifecycle, from architectural reviews to the deployment of scalable automation frameworks. Beyond technical execution, you will serve as a mentor to junior team members, fostering a culture of technical excellence and driving the strategy that ensures our solutions meet the rigorous demands of critical infrastructure protection.

What You’ll Do
Defining and driving comprehensive QA strategies and roadmaps for the cybersecurity platform.
Designing, developing, and executing test plans, test cases, and automated scripts to ensure software quality.
Performing functional, regression, performance, scalability and security testing to identify bugs or defects.
Collaborating with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand product requirements and testing needs.
Identifying, documenting, and tracking software defects, ensuring clear communication of issues and their resolutions.
Leading deep-dive root-cause analysis for critical system defects and security vulnerabilities.
Conducting thorough reviews of product specifications and software design to identify potential areas of concern before testing.
Architecting and designing complex, scalable test automation frameworks to optimize CI/CD velocity.
Ensuring the software meets customer and business requirements by validating the functionality and performance.
Assisting in continuously improving QA processes, tools, and best practices to enhance software testing efficiency and effectiveness.
Supporting user acceptance testing (UAT) and assisting clients with product validation.
Mentoring junior and mid-level engineers, providing technical guidance and conducting architectural reviews.

Required Experience
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
8-10 years of proven experience in quality engineering, specifically within network cybersecurity, Identity Providers, or AI-integrated platforms.
Expertise in manual and automated testing.
Deep domain expertise in complex system validation and advanced automation practices at scale.
Proficiency in programming languages like Python to build and run automated test scripts.
"Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, k6), and security traffic generation/simulation tools (e.g., Ixia BreakingPoint, Scapy, or Snort/Suricata traffic generators)."
Understanding of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and version control systems like Git.
Strong communication skills for documenting test results and interacting with cross-functional teams.
Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving ability.
Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
A curious mindset with a willingness to quickly learn new technologies and testing tools.

Required Skills & Qualifications
Familiarity with cloud-based testing environments (GCP, AWS, Azure).
Network security testing
Experience with cybersecurity products or cloud services or IDP or Web UI

The Mindset
Problem Solver: You thrive on complex, ambiguous challenges and engineer elegant solutions.
Ownership‑Driven: You take initiative, move fast, and deliver outcomes without hand‑holding.
Continuous Learner: You stay ahead of the curve in AI, ML, and emerging technologies.
Startup DNA: You excel in fast‑moving environments where priorities evolve and impact is immediate.