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Staff SDET, IMS

Netskope Santa Clara, California, United States

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Salary: $111,000 - $225,000 / year

Posted Feb 16, 2026

Role & seniority: Senior SDET / QA Engineer (10+ years experience), focused on Incident Management System (IMS) at Netskope

Stack/tools: Python/Java/Go; REST API automation; test framework design; Docker, Kubernetes; AWS/GCP; Linux; Redis, Kafka, Ceph, NoSQL; CI/CD (Jenkins, Spinnaker, Drone); Git; AI-assisted code tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude); large-scale CI/CD infrastructure

Top 3 responsibilities

  • Review product design for testability; suggest improvements (and perform code reviews for automation)

  • Design and deliver effective, automatable test plans; implement large-scale automation

  • Analyze incidents, handle customer escalations, conduct root-cause analysis, and drive closure from a QA perspective; conduct chaos testing; collaborate with dev, PM, and stakeholders

Must-have skills

  • 10+ years in SDET/product testing; strong programming in Python/Java/Go (Python preferred)

  • Designing test frameworks; RESTful automation; Day-1 automation readiness

  • Deep experience with Docker/Kubernetes and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP); Linux system/server troubleshooting

  • CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, Spinnaker, Drone); familiarity with Redis, Kafka, Ceph, NoSQL; Git or equivalent

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with AI-assisted automation/code-generation tools

  • Ability to work in ambiguous, fast-moving environments; strong verbal/written communication; leadership/mentorship mindset

  • BSCS required; MSCS strongly preferred

  • Location & work type: Global offices (

Full Description

About Netskope Today, there's more data and users outside the enterprise than inside, causing the network perimeter as we know it to dissolve. We realized a new perimeter was needed, one that is built in the cloud and follows and protects data wherever it goes, so we started Netskope to redefine Cloud, Network and Data Security. Since 2012, we have built the market-leading cloud security company and an award-winning culture powered by hundreds of employees spread across offices in Santa Clara, St. Louis, Bangalore, London, Paris, Melbourne, Taipei, and Tokyo. Our core values are openness, honesty, and transparency, and we purposely developed our open desk layouts and large meeting spaces to support and promote partnerships, collaboration, and teamwork. From catered lunches and office celebrations to employee recognition events and social professional groups such as the Awesome Women of Netskope (AWON), we strive to keep work fun, supportive and interactive. Visit us at Netskope Careers. Please follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter@Netskope. About the role Netskope Incident Management System (IMS) product line is a solution that provides a workflow to Incident Analysts so that they can handle sensitive data/incidents without impacting the security posture of the organisation. IMS is a complex product working at high scale and a very high SLA. This solution handles close to a billion incidents per month wherein we deal with hundreds of Terabytes of data. What’s in it for you

Impactful Work: Contribute to a critical security product line that directly deals with sensitive enterprise data.

Innovation: Work on cutting-edge technologies in both public and private cloud.

Career Growth: Opportunities for technical leadership and mentorship within a rapidly growing security company.

Collaborative Environment: Join a talented team of engineers passionate about solving complex security challenges. Key Responsibilities Review product design and suggest improvements from testability and user perspective Design and deliver effective and automatable test plans. Write test automation which can execute on large parallelized CI/CD Infrastructure Be an effective code reviewer for automation and product code. Analyze and recommend the right tools for automation. Simulate negative scenarios and perform chaos testing Handle customer escalations, perform root cause analysis and drive customer issues to closure from QE perspective. Work closely with the development team, product management and other stakeholders in various phases of product development to ensure alignment with strategy, planning, risks and mitigations. You are capable of working in ambiguous fast-moving environments and have a curiosity to learn the domain to a deep level. Handle on-call responsibilities

Required skills and experience Minimum 10 years of experience preferably a mix of SDET and product testing. Strong expertise in programming languages like Python or Java or Go (Python preferred). Experience in designing test framework Strong expertise in RESTful Web Service automation and Day-1 automation readiness. Deep knowledge in containerization technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like AWS/GCP System/server side experience for troubleshooting and strong knowledge of Linux. Understanding of technologies like Redis, Kafka, Ceph and NoSQL databases. Good working experience in CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Spinnaker, Drone etc. Should have worked on a cloud based product and have addressed reliability, resiliency and scale related problems Experience with AI-assisted cladding platforms (example - Github Copilot, Cursor, Claude etc) for automation code generation, code reviews, debugging and documentation. Working knowledge of git or other version controlling tools. Additional Skills Eager to learn new products and technologies Strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate in an open, transparent and consistent manner with team and co-workers. Determined and ever ready to roll up sleeves to respond to the needs of customers proactively and promptly. Achievement oriented and willing to take responsibility for their own actions. Believe in innovation and out-of-the box thinking to foster originality of ideas. Education BSCS or equivalent required, MSCS or equivalent strongly preferred

Compensation

  • At Netskope, salary is one component of our competitive total rewards package. The salary range for this position is as listed below. This is a national range. For purposes of complying with applicable laws, the range applies to candidates in California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Washington, and other states.
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  • Salary Range
  • $111,000—$225,000 USD
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SDETProduct TestingPythonJavaGoTest Framework DesignRESTful Web Service AutomationCI/CD InfrastructureCode ReviewChaos TestingRoot Cause AnalysisDockerKubernetesAWSGCPLinuxmulti-location

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