Proofpoint-posted 29 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Pittsburgh, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people. How We Work: At Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values: Bold in how we dream and innovate Responsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities Accountable for results and best in class outcomes Visionary in future focused problem-solving Exceptional in execution and impact Corporate Overview Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber-attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web. We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity. Protection Starts with People. Proofpoint's ZenGuide team is looking for Sr. QA Automation Engineer. The candidate will test all aspects of our various ZenGuide products. Candidates must be able to create, maintain and expand the existing automated regression suites to support ongoing Product Development for software releases. Additionally, they must be able to devise test cases from requirements, perform exploratory testing and write and execute automated regression tests. They must be able to work effectively within Agile teams, with developers and product owners, to decompose user stories/requirements and write automated tests at the Business logic, Contract, and User Interface levels. They must be able to handle multiple assignments and tasks simultaneously. They must be able to estimate the time and resources required for testing and demonstrate a proven ability to complete software testing effectively within the established schedules. Our Engineers are designing and developing our market-leading security training and assessment software. Our goal is to help organizations teach their employees to secure behavior through interactive web applications, received and managed by our customers on our proprietary SaaS platform. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic to work with cutting-edge technologies in a fast-paced environment supporting a global SaaS product. As a QA Automation Engineer you will lend your skill sets to help lead the testing of a key customer-facing component that has high visibility and value within the organization.

  • Analyze product requirements and develop test plans and test cases
  • Design and develop test automation scenarios to validate system interfaces and system integrations
  • Collaborate with developers to allocate testing between automated back-end, integration, and UI tests
  • Perform manual exploratory testing on new requirements, prior to writing automated integration tests, and maintaining them as regression tests
  • Work with developers to build quality in, and make sure new software goes out with the proper automated tests coverage
  • Evaluate unit test coverage to determine QA automation tests on new and current features
  • Identify and implement complex automation efforts, including refactoring of automation code where needed
  • Provide automation tests for Ops team to use in CICD quality gates
  • Utilize system tools to diagnose and fully document test failures, identifying the source of the failure and providing steps to reproduce
  • Review and reproduce product defects that are reported by customers before corrections are delivered for testing
  • Review and validate tests written by Developers and other QA members
  • Coordinate the testing done by others or assist in that coordination
  • Continuously identify process improvement opportunities
  • Provide technical support and mentoring to junior team members
  • Participate in Agile sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospective meetings
  • Two or more years of experience in Software QA and Test Automation
  • BS in Computer Sciences or Information Technology, or equivalent experience
  • Must have strong Java skills, or very good skills and experience in another object-oriented language
  • Experienced in advanced code development, code review, and construction of automation frameworks
  • Maintaining automated tests means debugging when they fail.You must be able to learn and understand the product architecture, and the test architecture
  • Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience working as part of a technical team
  • Strong understanding of unit, integration, and API testing
  • Excellent time management skills and strong attention to detail
  • We are moving towards automated testing in an EKS/Docker environment and experience with these technologies is a plus
  • Experience collaborating with teams during the design and implementation phases to develop the best test approach incorporating the appropriate level of testing while understanding test coverage
  • Comprehensive knowledge of modern browsers, operating systems, and user interface testing techniques
  • Playwright is a plus
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Server platform, and email security
  • Test Lead experience is a plus
  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Career success on your terms
  • Flexible work environment
  • Annual wellness and community outreach days
  • Always on recognition for your contributions
  • Global collaboration and networking opportunities
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