Staff Quality Engineer

Job Description

At Arctic Wolf, we're redefining the cybersecurity landscape. With our employee Pack members, spread out globally, committed to setting new industry standards. Our accomplishments speak for themselves, from our recognition in the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, Fortune Future 50, and Fortune Cyber 60 to winning the 2024 CRN Products of the Year award. We’re proud to be named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Services and earning a Customers' Choice distinction from Gartner Peer Insights. Our Aurora Platform also received CRN’s Products of the Year award in the inaugural Security Operations Platform category. Join a company that’s not only leading, but also shaping, the future of security operations. 

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

About the Role

Arctic Wolf is looking for a Staff Quality Engineer (SDET) to join the SOAR team. SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response) is a security operations platform that helps organizations streamline incident response, automate repetitive security workflows, and improve analyst efficiency through intelligent orchestration and automation.

As a Staff SDET, you will define and drive the quality engineering strategy for the SOAR platform. You will be responsible for building scalable automation frameworks, improving test infrastructure, and ensuring high-quality releases across both frontend and backend systems. This role requires deep expertise in UI and API automation, along with the ability to influence engineering practices and mentor teams in a fast-paced, cloud-native environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the overall quality and test automation strategy for the SOAR platform.

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing.

• Develop automation solutions using modern frameworks such as Playwright/Selenium and leverage programming languages such as Python or TypeScript.

• Design test strategies that validate frontend applications, backend microservices, APIs, and event-driven workflows.

• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and drive shift-left quality engineering practices.

• Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Security teams to ensure high-quality and reliable releases.

• Lead efforts around functional, regression, performance, scalability, and reliability testing.

• Evaluate and improve testing infrastructure for applications running in cloud-native environments using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.

• Drive engineering excellence by establishing testing best practices, improving observability, and enabling continuous quality improvements.

• Mentor Quality Engineers and SDETs, providing technical guidance and fostering a strong quality culture across teams.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Development/Quality Engineering, Test Automation, and/or SDET roles.

• Strong experience building and scaling test automation frameworks for both UI and API testing.

• Hands-on experience with Playwright, Selenium, Cypress or similar UI automation frameworks.

• Hands-on experience with API and backend automation frameworks such as Pytest, Rest Assured, Postman/Newman, or similar technologies.

• Strong programming skills in Python and/or TypeScript/JavaScript.

• Experience testing REST APIs, microservices architectures, and distributed systems.

• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.

• Strong understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases and event-driven systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.

• Functional understanding of modern frontend frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular.

• Experience designing and integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

• Proven ability to influence engineering direction, drive quality initiatives, and mentor engineers across teams.

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience testing security products or cybersecurity platforms.

• Familiarity with performance, scalability, and resilience testing techniques.

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools for test generation, defect analysis, and quality engineering workflows.

• Exposure to observability and monitoring technologies in cloud-native environments.

About the Company

At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2024), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2024), and Kununu Top Company – Germany (2024). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 7,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry. 

Why Arctic Wolf?

At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2024), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2024), and Kununu Top Company – Germany (2024). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 7,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry. 

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 

·       Flexible annual leave, paid holidays and volunteer days 

·       Training and career development programs 

·       Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical insurance for you and your family, life insurance (3x compensation), and personal accident insurance. 

·       Fertility support and paid parental leave 

On-Camera Policy
To support a fair, transparent, and engaging interview experience, candidates interviewing remotely are expected to be on camera during all video interviews.
 Being on camera fosters authentic connection, improves communication, and allows for full engagement from both candidates and interviewers.
 We understand that technical, bandwidth, or location-related challenges may occasionally prevent video use. If this applies, candidates are required to notify us in advance so we can explore appropriate accommodations.

Security Requirements
Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes, and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies).
Background checks are required for this position.
This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). Please note that, if applicable, an offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these laws and regulations.

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, 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.