Senior SDET, Endpoint & OS Automation

As a Senior SDET on the KEPM team, you will function as a software engineer focused on testability, automation, and system-level quality. You will design and build advanced automation frameworks, develop custom test tools, and partner closely with engineering to validate complex, security-sensitive endpoint workflows across operating systems and enterprise environments. This role emphasizes automation architecture, CI/CD integration, and endpoint-focused validation, not manual testing or security engineering., * Architect, design, and maintain automation frameworks for KEPM services and endpoint workflows

• Develop custom automation tools to validate integrations, access policies, and privileged operations
• Build and scale automation pipelines that validate performance, reliability, and security-related behaviors
• Create and extend API automation modules to validate backend services and integrations
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
• Develop and manage containerized test environments using Docker and Kubernetes
• Validate authentication and access workflows, including SSO, OAuth, and identity provider integrations
• Execute automated testing across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments
• Analyze test results and system behavior to identify failures and reliability issues
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to embed testability into system design
• Mentor other QA and automation engineers, raising the bar for test automation practices, This notice explains how Keeper Security processes your personal data during recruitment. Depending on the role and location, the Controller of personal data (the organization responsible for determining why and how personal data is processed) will be Keeper Security Inc. (US), Keeper Security EMEA Ltd. (Ireland), or Keeper Security APAC K.K (Japan).

1. Data We Collect

Information You provide:

• Contact details, CV/resume, cover letter
• Employment history, qualifications, work eligibility
• Application responses and uploaded documents

Information We generate:

• Interview notes, assessments, communications
• Scheduling information

Information From Others:

• Recruiter/referral information who submit your profile
• References (with your consent, before final offer)
• Public professional profiles
• Background verification (post offer)

Voluntary Diversity and Equal Opportunity Information

• We may ask you to voluntarily provide diversity information including race/ethnicity, gender, disability status and veteran status (US). Providing this information is optional and Keeper collects this data in order to comply with EEOC and similar requirements

2. How We Use Your Data

• Assess your application and suitability
• Manage interviews and recruitment workflow
• Consider you for other/future roles (we may seek your consent to keep your information on our systems beyond the retention period specified)
• Comply with employment law obligations

3. Legal Basis

• Legitimate Interests (recruitment management, security and integrity of the hiring process)
• Contracting steps (for progressed candidates)
• Legal and regulatory compliance obligations; explicit consent where required

4. Who We Share Information With

Internal:

• HR, hiring managers, interviewers*, IT support for system administration

• Note - diversity and equal opportunity data is not shared with hiring managers.

Third Parties:

Service providers who assist with:

• Applicant tracking, recruitment systems and assessment providers
• Background verification vendors (post offer)
• Recruitment agencies (where applicable)
• Tools to support communication, collaboration and to securely store your data

Keeper ensures that all our third parties are contractually bound to protect your personal data with adequate safeguards in place.

5. International Transfers

Your data may be accessed by Keeper entities globally as needed for the purposes of hiring and decision making. We protect any such data transfer between Keeper entities using appropriate safeguards under applicable data protection laws.

6. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, consistent with our industry leading security standards.

7. Retention

We keep your data for 24 months from your last application activity, then delete or anonymize it.

Exceptions:

• You opt into our talent database for further retention by providing consent (extended retention)
• You're hired (transfers to employee records)

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights and can contact us at the email below to exercise them:

• Access, correct, or delete your data, subject to applicable law and retention requirements
• Object to or restrict processing
• Withdraw consent (where applicable)
• Request data portability
• Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority

If you become an employee, your rights regarding your employee record are governed by our internal Employee Privacy Notice and certain data will be retained as required under relevant laws such as employment or tax law.

• 6+ years of experience in test automation or software engineering with a strong automation focus
• Strong programming skills in one or more languages such as Python or JavaScript/TypeScript
• Proven experience designing and building custom automation frameworks or test systems
• Hands-on experience with modern automation tools such as Playwright or Pytest
• Experience testing APIs, backend services, and security-sensitive workflows
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems
• Experience working with containerized or cloud-native environments (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS)
• Familiarity with authentication and access control concepts (SSO, OAuth, SAML)
• Experience validating performance or reliability characteristics of distributed systems
• Strong communication skills and ability to act as a technical leader within QA
• Due to this role's involvement working on FedRAMP compliance requirements, qualified candidates must be a "U.S. Person", * Experience testing endpoint security or privileged access management products
• Familiarity with cloud or security automation frameworks
• Exposure to remote access protocols (SSH, RDP, VNC)
• Contributions to open-source testing or automation tools

401(k), Health insurance, Paid time off, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, Paid jury duty, Life insurance, Disability insurance, * 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.

Keeper Security is hiring a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our Keeper Endpoint Privilege Management (KEPM) 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 areas. Keeper's cybersecurity software is trusted by millions of people and thousands of organizations globally. Keeper is published in 23 languages and sold in over 150 countries. Join one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies and help ensure the quality, reliability, and security of Keeper's endpoint privilege management platform.