Senior SDET Automation Engineer, KSM

Keeper Security is hiring an experienced Senior SDET Automation Engineer to join our Keeper Secrets Manager (KSM) team. This is a 100% remote position, with an opportunity to work a hybrid schedule for candidates based in the El Dorado Hills, CA or Chicago, IL metro area.

Keeper’s cybersecurity software is trusted by millions of people and thousands of organizations globally. Join one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies and help drive the quality, reliability, and automation maturity of Keeper’s enterprise-grade secrets management platform.

About Keeper

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for organizations globally with zero-trust privileged access management built with end-to-end encryption. Keeper’s cybersecurity solutions are FedRAMP and StateRAMP Authorized, SOC 2 compliant, FIPS 140-2 validated, as well as ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018 certified. Keeper deploys in minutes, not months, and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance. Trusted by millions of individuals and thousands of organizations, Keeper is the leader for password, passkey and secrets management, privileged access, secure remote access and encrypted messaging. Learn how our zero-trust and zero-knowledge solutions defend against cyber threats at KeeperSecurity.com.

About the Job

As a Senior SDET Automation Engineer within Keeper’s Quality Engineering organization, you will architect, develop, and maintain advanced automation tooling, frameworks, and test infrastructure for Keeper’s KSM solutions. You will ensure quality is engineered into the product lifecycle by designing scalable automation systems, validating complex access-control workflows, and integrating automated testing across CI/CD pipelines.

This role requires a strong engineering mindset, deep automation expertise, and the ability to influence quality strategy across teams. You will collaborate closely with software engineers, security engineers, SRE, and product teams to deliver high-quality, resilient features for enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and Pytest
• Develop reusable automation libraries, tools, and utilities to support API, integration, and end-to-end testing
• Build automation modules from scratch for PAM workflows including credential rotation, access provisioning, and session management
• Automate secure authentication and identity flows including OAuth, SAML, and SSO
• Validate cross-platform and cross-protocol access workflows (SSH, RDP, VNC, etc.)
• Develop and execute automated testing for backend services, APIs, and cloud-hosted systems
• Manage and automate containerized test environments using Docker and Kubernetes
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions (or similar tools)
• Build automation systems that support AWS-based services including EC2, S3, Lambda, and related infrastructure
• Monitor automation stability and report results using CloudWatch, S3, and internal metrics tooling
• Investigate automation failures, perform root-cause analysis, and implement long-term stability improvements
• Collaborate with Engineering, QA, Security, and Product teams to ensure features are testable, reliable, and automation-ready
• Contribute to quality engineering standards, automation strategy, and best practices across the organization

• 5–7+ years experience in software test automation, quality engineering, or software development in test
• Strong programming skills with Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Robot.JS, and familiarity with Java or Bash
• Expert-level hands-on experience with Playwright (TypeScript) and Pytest (Python)
• Proven experience architecting or building automation frameworks (not just authoring automated test cases)
• Deep understanding of API testing, microservices, and distributed system validation
• Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, networking concepts)
• Advanced familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration for testing
• Demonstrated experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of secure authentication protocols including OAuth, SAML, and identity providers
• Ability to automate and troubleshoot remote access workflows (SSH, RDP, VNC)
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Proven ability to influence quality strategy and collaborate effectively across engineering teams
• Due to this role’s involvement working on FedRAMP compliance requirements, qualified candidates must be a “U.S. Person”

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or custom frameworks
• Experience contributing to automation metrics, dashboards, or observability systems
• Knowledge of zero-trust architecture, encryption fundamentals, and secure testing practices
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience

• Medical, Dental & Vision (inclusive of domestic partnerships
• Employer Paid Life Insurance & Employee/Spouse/Child Supplemental life
• Voluntary Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401K (Roth/Traditional)
• A generous PTO plan that celebrates your commitment and seniority (including paid Bereavement/Jury Duty, etc)

Keeper Security, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Classification: Exempt