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Staff SDET Engineer - II

Securonix

Securonix

Pune, Maharashtra, India
Posted on Jul 18, 2025

At Securonix, we’re on a mission to secure the world by staying ahead of cyber threats, reinforcing all layers of our platform with AI capabilities. Our Securonix Unified Defense SIEM provides organizations with the first and only AI-Reinforced solution built with a cybersecurity mesh architecture on a highly scalable data cloud. Enhanced by Securonix EON’s AI capabilities, our innovative cloud-native solution delivers a seamless CyberOps experience, empowering organizations to scale their security operations and keep up with evolving threats.

Recognized as a five-time leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM and highly rated on Gartner Peer Insights, our award-winning Unified Defense SIEM provides organizations with 365 days of ‘hot’ data for rapid search and investigation, threat content-as-a-service, proactive defense through continuous peer and partner collaboration, and a fully integrated Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response (TDIR) experience—all within a single platform. Built on a cloud-native architecture, the platform leverages the Snowflake Data Cloud for unparalleled scalability and performance.

Securonix is proud to be a cybersecurity unicorn and featured in CRN's 2024 Security 100 list. Backed by Vista Equity Partners, one of the largest private equity firms with over $100 billion in assets under management, we have a unique advantage in driving innovation and growth. With a global footprint, we serve more than 1,000 customers worldwide, including 10% of the Fortune 100. Our network of 150+ partners and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) enables us to deliver unmatched security solutions on a global scale.

At Securonix, we are driven by our core values and place our people at the heart of everything we do:

  • Winning as One Team: We work together with universal respect to achieve aligned outcomes
  • Customer Driven Innovation: We innovate to stay ahead of the market and create value for our customers
  • Agility in Action: We embrace change and are unified in our purpose and objectives amidst change

Join us as we redefine cybersecurity, innovate fearlessly, and grow together as one team.

Securonix provides the Next Generation Security and Information Event Management (SIEM) solution. As a recognized leader in the SIEM industry, Securonix helps some of the largest organizations globally to detect sophisticated cyberattacks and rapidly respond to these attacks within minutes. The Securonix SNYPR platform is built on big data Hadoop technologies and is infinitely scalable. Our platform is used by some of the largest organizations in the financial, healthcare, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and federal sectors.

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced and technically versatile Staff SDET Engineer (Staff Software Development Engineering Test) to lead quality efforts across our Big Data pipelines, frontend platforms, and emerging Agentic AI systems. This role requires a unique blend of data validation skills, frontend automation expertise using Cypress, and a forward-looking mindset to ensure the safety, accuracy, and robustness of autonomous AI agents.

You will work cross-functionally with product, AI/ML, and engineering teams to create test strategies, frameworks, and pipelines that uphold quality in complex, data-intensive and AI-driven environments.

Key Responsibilities:

🔹 Big Data & Backend Testing:

  • Design and execute test strategies for data workflows built on Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Kafka, HDFS, and similar platforms.
  • Validate large-scale data ingestion, transformation, and processing pipelines.
  • Develop automated data quality tests, including schema validation, partitioning logic, and anomaly detection.

🔹 Frontend Automation (Cypress):

  • Build and maintain scalable Cypress frameworks for UI and integration testing across web applications.
  • Ensure frontend quality through robust end-to-end test coverage across multiple browsers and platforms.
  • Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to test dynamic, data-driven interfaces.

🔹 Agentic AI Systems Testing:

  • Design simulation and evaluation environments to test AI agents for accuracy, safety, autonomy, and ethical behavior.
  • Test agents using frameworks like LangChain, OpenAI Function Calling, or AutoGPT/ReAct patterns.
  • Develop robust test harnesses for validating complex workflows involving multi-step reasoning, tool use, and environment interaction.

🔹 Cross-Cutting QA Leadership:

  • Build and maintain reusable testing frameworks for backend, frontend, and AI agent testing.
  • Lead technical initiatives to scale test automation and CI/CD integration across teams.
  • Mentor junior QA engineers and promote a quality-first culture.
  • Drive root cause analysis and collaborate on incident resolution and preventive quality measures.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 7+ years in Quality Engineering with hands-on experience in both backend and frontend domains.
  • Strong experience in Big Data ecosystems: Hadoop, Spark, Hive, HDFS, Kafka.
  • Expertise in Cypress for modern UI test automation (JavaScript/TypeScript).
  • Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, SQL, and Java.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI.
  • Deep understanding of test strategies for data-intensive and distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience testing LLM-integrated systems, autonomous agents, or AI copilots.
  • Familiarity with agent testing frameworks (LangChain, OpenAI tools,etc.).
  • Knowledge of data validation frameworks (Great Expectations, Deequ).
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Exposure to security, load, and performance testing of big data and AI systems.

Soft Skills:

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity in complex systems.
  • Passion for quality, automation, and emerging AI technology.
  • Comfortable leading technical initiatives and mentoring other QA engineers.

Why Join Us?

  • Work on the frontier of AI, data, and automation in one role.
  • Influence quality strategy across multiple technical domains.
  • Competitive compensation, equity, remote-friendly culture, and opportunities for growth.

Benefits:

As a full-time employee with Securonix, you will be eligible for the following employee benefits:

  • Health Insurance with a total sum insured is INR 7,50,000
  • Coverage: Self, Spouse, 2 kids, Dependent parents, or parents-in-law
  • Personal Accident with total sum insured is INR 10,00,000
  • Term Life Insurance with a sum assured for employees is 5 times fixed base pay is covered.