Cloud Test Automation Engineer

Halcyon

3h • $140 - $175 • Remote

About The Position

Halcyon’s mission is to deliver an anti-ransomware solution that redefines what a security product can achieve. To support this vision, we’re hiring a Cloud Test Engineer to help strengthen our automated testing and quality practices across Halcyon’s cloud platform, including APIs, integrations, and backend components.
You’ll work closely with our cloud development and test teams to build reliable, scalable test automation that ensures our products perform under real-world conditions. This role is heavily focused on Python-based API testing in AWS environments, with some exposure to UI validation and performance testing.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience as a Cloud Test Engineer, QA Automation Engineer, or similar role
• Strong Python development skills and deep familiarity with PyTest (fixtures, parameterization, decorators)
• Experience testing cloud-based microservices and APIs
• Hands-on with AWS, including services like S3, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS
• Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, or VMware environments
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred; Jenkins or CircleCI acceptable)
• Knowledge of REST/gRPC, JSON/Protobuf, and API authentication flows
• Strong analytical skills and creativity in translating evolving requirements into robust, automated test scenarios
• Strong communication skills, including documentation and reporting
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a team
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, high-growth start-up environment where collaboration and innovation are valued

Nice To Haves

• Experience with performance or load testing (k6, JMeter, Locust, etc.)
• Experience developing automated tests for Linux applications
• Understanding of web application or infrastructure security concepts

Responsibilities

• Enhance Halcyon’s internal cloud API automation framework
• Build, maintain, and scale automated test suites using Python and PyTest
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to analyze requirements, uncover edge cases, and design test coverage
• Support the setup and maintenance of test environments for cloud-based applications
• Design utilities and tooling that improve test coverage and validation visibility
• Execute and analyze functional, regression, and smoke tests through GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines
• Validate AWS workflows (S3, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS) and APIs
• Create clear and concise bug reports, test documentation, and results summaries
• Contribute to and uphold coding style and quality standards

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents.
• 401k plan with 3% employer contribution
• Short and long-term disability coverage, basic life and AD&D insurance plans.
• Medical and dependent care FSA options.
• Flexible Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• Generous equity offering
• The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed