Software Engineer in Test Manager (Remote in the United Kingdom)

KnowBe4; London; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 90,000

Job description

About KnowBe4

KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by tens of thousands of organizations around the globe. KnowBe4 enables organizations to manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by helping them train employees to make smarter security decisions, every day.

Fortune has ranked us as a best place to work for women, for millennials, and in technology for four years in a row! We have been certified as a "Great Place To Work" in 8 countries, plus we've earned numerous other prestigious awards, including Glassdoor's Best Places To Work.

Our team values radical transparency, extreme ownership, and continuous professional development in a welcoming workplace that encourages all employees to be themselves. Whether working remotely or in-person, we strive to make every day fun and engaging; from team lunches to trivia competitions to local outings, there is always something exciting happening at KnowBe4.

To learn more about our team and office culture in England (UK), visit the following links.
Careers Page: https://www.knowbe4.com/careers/locations/york
Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.com/Location/KnowBe4-York-Location-EI_IE969384.0,7_IL.8,12_IC3297365.htm
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/knowbe4/life/uk/

The individual in this role is responsible for leading Software Engineer in Test (SET) teams to develop and implement highly scalable testing frameworks that meet our remarkably high standards of quality, performance, and reliability.

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Responsibilities:

• Leads high-performing Software Engineer in Test teams that develop automation testing using the KnowBe4 Software Development Lifecycle and Agile Methodologies
• Recommends solutions to engineering problems
• Collaborates with development teams to identify areas where automation can increase both velocity and quality
• Constantly stays on top of industry leading automation and quality standards and trends to promote continuous growth and advancement of the KB4 automation ecosystem.
• Ensure the reliability of the automation stack and tests suites while seeking ways to improve self-serving automation

Qualifications:

• BS or equivalent plus 3 years technical experience
• Training in secure coding practices (preferred)
• 2+ years of experience as a software engineering manager responsible for leading a team of engineers and ensuring the automation of features on large-scale SaaS products
• 5+ years of experience working on and/or building software automation frameworks focused on scalability, consistency, and proper reporting.
• 5+ years of experience in Quality roles testing and automating large scale customer-facing systems with sophisticated distributed integrations
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to build, drive and support automation test strategy. Excellent knowledge of QE automation architecture, methodologies, processes, and tools
• Hands on experience working with both frontend and backend applications as well as multiple testing strategies including Integration, API, performance and load testing, etc.
• Strong experience and knowledge of leading automation efforts through the complete SDLC
• Ability to identify areas of automation opportunity and create plans to integrate into those areas through collaboration with Dev leads and PMs.
• Ability to collaborate with multi-functional and globally distributed teams
• Strong programming skills with at least one OOP language (Python, C#, etc.)
• Knowledge of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Experience in working on scalable products leveraging AWS (or equivalent) backend technologies like EC2, S3, Lambda, Eventbridge, ECS, SQS etc.
• Experience working with containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, etc.
• Expertise in testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, NUnit, Behave, etc.)

Our Fantastic Benefits

We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, certification completion bonuses, and a relaxed dress code - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits.

Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.

Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.

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