About the role

Please note, this team is hiring across all levels and candidates are individually assessed and appropriately leveled based upon their skills and experience.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Quality Engineer with expertise in Quality Assurance Testing including Manual & Automated Testing to join our development team. As a QA Engineer at Netskope, you will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, functionality, and security of our data protection products. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and execute tests that validate both the integrity and security of our solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in quality assurance, have great organizational & planning skills, and be ready to partner with a strong team to enhance our software testing.

We have ambitious goals but we need the right people to help us get there. We believe in working hard but not burning out. We value individuals but work together and share credit as a team. We avoid egos and office politics at all costs. We strive to build an open, supportive culture where everyone enjoys coming to work each day and feels their contributions are appreciated. We hire people who share these values.

What's in it for you    

We are a globally distributed team of engineers who have a passion for learning new skills and building great products. We run in 2-week sprints and release our software continuously. If you thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with a collaborative team of backend and QA engineers and are passionate about building user-friendly interfaces, we want to meet with you!

What's in it for you    

We are a globally distributed team of engineers who have a passion for learning new skills and building great products. We run in 2-week sprints and release our software continuously. If you thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with a collaborative team of backend and frontend engineers and are passionate about excellence in testing, then we want to meet with you!

What you will be doing   

• Perform manual testing of new features/pull requests, and develop automated test scripts to validate functionality, security, and performance of data protection applications & follow-up with engineers to move approvals ahead 
• Work closely with backend/frontend engineering partners to learn about new features, ask questions during design phase to fully understand those features, and prepare detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on product requirements and security specifications
• Demonstrate responsibility for release readiness - identify, document, and track defects, inconsistencies, and security flaws using issue-tracking tools. Validate product performance, scalability, and resilience, particularly in scenarios involving large-scale data protection. Work with development teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Build partnerships with the entire engineering team - our QA team makes us look GOOD and we respect their feedback so your attention to detail and follow-through makes our team stronger
• Openly communicate with your peers and managers, and partner across UX, engineering, & product to deliver best-in-class features for a growing product 
• Engaging in cross functional team standups to prioritize tasks, communicate progress & blockers to team members, & work as a team to meet our deadlines & deliver impact for our customers

Required skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.  
• 3-5 years of professional experience in QA testing, with your most recent job in this area specifically 
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, including functional, security and performance testing.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, etc.).
• Experience with security testing tools (e.g., Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, etc.) and methodologies.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Comfort communicating with a global team - we live in Slack & Zoom

Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field required, Masters degree strongly preferred.

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