Senior SDET, PAM
Description
Keeper Security is hiring a highly experienced Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our Privileged Access Management (PAM) 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 enterprise privileged access management platform.
About Keeper
Keeper Security is one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity software companies that protects thousands of organizations and millions of people in over 150 countries. Keeper is a pioneer of zero-knowledge and zero-trust security built for any IT environment. Its core offering, KeeperPAM®, is an AI-enabled, cloud-native platform that protects all users, devices and infrastructure from cyber attacks. Recognized for its innovation in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM), Keeper secures passwords and passkeys, infrastructure secrets, remote connections and endpoints with role-based enforcement policies, least privilege and just-in-time access. Learn why Keeper is trusted by leading organizations to defend against modern adversaries at KeeperSecurity.com.
About the Job
As a Senior SDET on the PAM team, you will architect and build automation systems that validate complex, security-sensitive access workflows across cloud infrastructure, identity providers, and enterprise environments. This role focuses on automation framework design, CI/CD integration, and system-level quality, not manual testing or security engineering. You will partner closely with software engineers, product teams, and security stakeholders to ensure PAM features are reliable, scalable, and automation-ready from the ground up.
Responsibilities
Architect, design, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for PAM workflows
Build reusable automation libraries for API, integration, and end-to-end testing
Develop automation for privileged access workflows including credential rotation, access provisioning, and session management
Automate authentication and identity flows such as OAuth, SAML, and SSO
Validate access workflows across protocols such as SSH, RDP, and similar mechanisms
Build and maintain automation for backend services, APIs, and cloud-hosted systems
Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar tools
Manage containerized test environments using Docker and Kubernetes
Investigate automation failures, perform root-cause analysis, and improve long-term stability
Collaborate with Engineering, QA, Security, and Product teams to embed testability into system design
Contribute to quality engineering standards and automation best practices across the organization
Use AI-assisted tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, or similar platforms to support test development, debugging, root-cause analysis, documentation, and workflow efficiency
Requirements
5+ years of experience in test automation, quality engineering, or software development in test
Strong programming skills in Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript
Proven experience designing and building automation frameworks or test systems
Hands-on experience with modern automation tools such as Playwright or Pytest
Strong experience testing APIs, distributed systems, and security-sensitive workflows
Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with containerized or cloud-native environments, including Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
Understanding of authentication and identity concepts such as OAuth, SAML, and identity providers
Ability to troubleshoot complex system interactions and automation failures
Strong communication skills and the ability to influence quality practices across teams
Ability and willingness to use AI-assisted tools effectively to improve test automation, debugging, technical analysis, and documentation
Due to this role’s involvement with FedRAMP compliance requirements, qualified candidates must be a U.S. Person
Preferred Qualifications
Experience testing privileged access management or identity-centric security products
Familiarity with cloud or security automation frameworks
Exposure to remote access protocols such as SSH, RDP, and VNC
Experience contributing to automation metrics or observability systems
Benefits
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