Senior SDET, API / Security

Location: Remote, United States; hybrid schedule available for candidates based in El Dorado Hills, California.

Company

hirify.global develops cybersecurity software and a zero-knowledge, zero-trust platform for protecting passwords, passkeys, infrastructure secrets, remote connections, endpoints, and privileged access.

What you will do

• Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of scalable automated test frameworks for RESTful and GraphQL APIs across distributed and microservice-based systems.
• Define API validation strategies covering authentication, authorization, rate limiting, error handling, contract adherence, and backward compatibility.
• Conduct security testing including token validation, input fuzzing, access-control verification, and vulnerability testing.
• Integrate API and security test suites into GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines across staging and production-like environments.
• Test secure integrations with third-party services and identity providers, and analyze failures and production incidents to improve coverage.
• Mentor automation engineers and contribute to automation architecture and roadmap planning.

Requirements

• 5+ years of QA automation experience with a strong focus on API testing.
• Proficiency with Postman, REST Assured, or similar API testing frameworks.
• Experience scripting in Python or JavaScript and developing automated tests with Pytest.
• Knowledge of OAuth2, JWT, API keys, HTTP, JSON, common API protocols, and OWASP API Top 10 vulnerabilities.
• Experience integrating automated tests into GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with Jest, Burp Suite, or OWASP ZAP.
• Knowledge of ECC and RSA encryption.
• Exposure to SOC 2, ISO 27001, or FedRAMP compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with AWS API Gateway, Lambda, and Secrets Manager.
• Background in API performance or load testing.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% remote work, with a hybrid option in El Dorado Hills, California.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including domestic partnerships.
• Employer-paid life insurance and supplemental life insurance options.
• Voluntary short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Roth or traditional 401(k) and a generous PTO plan.