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Arctic Wolf, with its unicorn valuation, is the leader in security operations in an exciting and fast-growing industry—cybersecurity. We have won countless awards for our excellence in security operations and remain dedicated to providing an industry-leading customer and employee experience.

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for an Principal SDET (Quality Assurance) to be part of making this happen.

About The Role

The Quality Engineering Team (QET) serves as a center of excellence promoting a shift-left approach and standardized process, tools, and frameworks to enhance the overall quality of core applications & services across multiple Arctic Wolf Network Cyber Security SaaS product offerings (Managed Risk, Managed Detection & Response, Incident Response, and Managed Awareness). We partner closely with R&D leadership across each product line and act as a center of expertise, best practice, and continuous improvement developing joint quality.

We are looking for a passionate Principal SDET Quality Engineer to help architect and build scalable test automation frameworks & strategies that will be leveraged across multiple product areas. This principal engineer role will champion innovation through test automation and best practice to improve quality, efficiency, and reliability. The ideal candidate has developed strategic visions, automation roadmaps, and built multiple stable, scalable, and reliable automation frameworks that have been running successfully and provided extensive quality benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Evangelize strategic quality initiatives & automation strategies with key stakeholders and R&D leadership.

• Lead targeted quality projects & collaborate with product teams to ensure successful implementation.

• Lead the evaluation and selection of new automation tools, test tools, or test frameworks that will be leveraged to improve product quality and reduce test automation gaps.

• Collaborate directly with QE/automation engineers to drive complex E2E automation solutions and influence decisions and outcomes across all teams.

• Represent QET at engineering roundtables, joint R&D planning sessions, brown bags, etc. to align engineering & quality practices across R&D technical leadership.

• Directly consult with a product team as required to assist with designing & building an optimal test automation solution in that area.

• Coach and mentor QE or automaton engineers and provide input to leadership on development needs or growth opportunities for team members.

• Stay updated on the latest testing methodologies, tools, and industry best practices to continuously improve quality process at Arctic Wolf.

Required Skills and Experience:

An ideal candidate for this role should meet these minimum requirements:

• MS/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline

• 10+ years relevant experience in roles spanning quality engineering, test automation, infrastructure automation, and/or software development in test (SDET)

• 5+ years in hands-on leadership roles designing and implementing quality & automation strategies across product lines.

• Strong domain understanding of QA methodologies & can apply those methodologies in test plan/test strategy development.

• Experience leading QA activities in a fast-paced Agile development team, with hands-on experiences in analyzing requirements, converting requirements into meaningful test scenarios, and implementing effective test cases and harnesses accordingly.

• Proficient in multiple common test automation frameworks and/or tooling (Pytest, Robot, Cucumber, xUnit, NUnit, Jasime, Ginkgo, Testify, TestNG, Selenium, Cypress, etc.)

• Proficient in one or more high-level programming languages (Java, GoLang, C#, Python, etc.)

• Experience in AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Harness, Nomad, or Consul is plus.

Interview Process:

Initial Candidate Pre-Screening: A recruiter will contact you to briefly discuss your work history and provide an overview of Arctic Wolf.

Engineering Screening Interview(s): An R&D executive and/or manager will connect to provide more detail context on the organization, team, role, and position. You will share your project and qualifications as it relates to the role you are applying for.

Engineering Technical Interview(s): One or more interviews will be scheduled with potential team members or key stakeholders this position would interface with. Be prepared to collaborate on a technical topics and problems. Also talk more about past projects and your career goals.

Final Engineering Interview: Will be scheduled as required with an R&D executive or manager. Objective is to discuss any final details on the position & opportunity, team & project context, and ensure a final fit with the organization.

About Arctic Wolf

At Arctic Wolf we’re cultivating a collaborative and productive work environment that welcomes a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and ideas to make our teams even stronger as we grow globally. We’ve been named one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the world for 2022 (Fast Company)—and the 2nd Most Innovative Security Company. This is in addition to consecutive awards from Top Workplace USA (2021, 2022), Best Places to Work - USA (2021, 2022) and Great Place to Work - Canada (2021, 2022).

Our Values

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.

We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here.

We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.

All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:

• Equity for all employees

• Bonus or commission pay based on role

• Flexible time off, paid volunteer days and paid parental leave

• 401k/RRSP match

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Agreement

• Voluntary Legal Insurance

• Training and career development programs

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing recruiting@arcticwolf.com.