Rapid7 - Senior Software Quality Engineer - Cucumber Testing

About the Team

Our Product and Engineering team works with our award-winning products to help us create a single experience to help customers assess risk, detect threats and automate their security programs at over 10,000 organizations. These teams use best-in-class technology, leading-edge research, and broad, strategic expertise to develop new products and features, and enhance existing features, in order to create value for customers across the world.

The stakes for creating a safer digital world are greater than ever. At Rapid7 we believe its our responsibility to show up every day and give our best for our customers and the entire security community. Our global engineering teams are at the center of this mission and are dedicated to building a complete suite of industry-leading products which provide a cohesive platform for our customers. Our range of solutions spans vulnerability management, detection, automation, cloud security, and penetration testing; in order to build these products our teams work with an array of technologies including Java, Python, AWS and Go, just to name a few.

Join our Quality Engineering team to help build and innovate great quality products on our Insight platform using the latest technologies to make the world a safer digital space.

About the Role :

As a Senior Engineer in Test within our expanding Quality Engineering (QE) team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring our product quality and promoting a shift-left testing approach. Your responsibilities will focus on deliverables while supporting and mentoring junior team members. You'll ensure software application quality and reliability by devising testing strategies, implementing automated frameworks and providing strong leadership.

In this role, you will :

• Collaborate with various stakeholders, such as engineering and support teams, to clarify requirements for QE deliverables.
• Assist the team in overcoming technical hurdles and unblock daily operations.
• Gain a thorough understanding of each product under test, including its use cases, execution / data flow, and configuration, to provide efficient quality improvement strategies.
• Contribute to team discussions and assist in planning deliverables.
• Advocate for quality within development teams, ensuring best practices and standards are followed.
• Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies to enhance product quality.
• Additionally, perform typical QE tasks such as :
• Maintaining, executing, and creating automated tests.
• Managing test environments.
• Creating and maintaining test plans.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, helping them with their tasks and professional growth.

The skills youll bring include, but are not limited to :

(ref : hirist.tech)