Senior Staff Software Engineer in Test

• Druva is the leading provider of data security solutions, empowering customers to secure and recover their data from all threats. The Druva Data Security Cloud is a fully managed SaaS solution offering air-gapped and immutable data protection across cloud, on-premises
• edge environments. By centralizing data protection, Druva enhances traditional security measures and enables faster incident response, effective cyber remediation
• robust data governance. Trusted by nearly 7,500 customers, including 75 of the Fortune 500, Druva safeguards business data in an increasingly interconnected world. Visit druva.com and follow us on LinkedIn , X and Facebook .
• Enterprise Workload is a unified server backup and archival built on Druva’s secure, enterprise-trusted
• high-performance cloud platform. With Phoenix, data can be stored indefinitely with limitless snapshots and flexible retention policies
• at the same time significantly lowering your backup costs. Druva takes a multi-layered approach to securing data that is unmatched in the industry – enabling organizations to address both their data security and data privacy requirements.
• About Role
• We are seeking a highly skilled Senior SDET who brings strong engineering fundamentals, deep automation capability
• a passion for quality in distributed, cloud-based systems. This role involves designing test strategies, improving automation frameworks
• working closely with developers to ensure the reliability and security of complex backup workflows.
• You will contribute across the full lifecycle - from feature design and white-box testing to deployment and validation in cloud environments.
• Key Responsibilities
• Agile Collaboration: Work closely with the development team in an Agile environment to understand functional specifications and design requirements.
• Test Planning: Independently create comprehensive feature test plans aligned with development milestones and feature completion.
• Automation Frameworks: Leverage existing automation frameworks to automate feature tests and actively augment libraries to support new functionalities.
• End-to-End Ownership: Own the complete test execution cycle for user stories, ensuring high-quality delivery.
• Testing Strategy: Perform a mix of automated, manual, white-box, and black-box testing.
• Infrastructure Management: Create, maintain, and document testbed setups and environments.
• Quality Assurance: Timely reporting, tracking, and updating of issues and test cases using management tools.
• Cross-Functional Delivery: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality benchmarks are met throughout the development lifecycle.
• Must Have Skills:
• Core Engineering & Systems
• Strong expertise in Windows/Linux , file systems, and OS-level concepts.
• Solid understanding of threading, multiprocessing, and socket programming .
• Good knowledge of networking and cloud architecture fundamentals, preferably with exposure to AWS and/or Azure services (networking, storage, compute, IAM).
• Programming & Automation:
• Proficiency in Python or Java (Python preferred).
• Strong Shell scripting ability.
• Hands-on experience with SQL databases.
• Testing skills & Tools:
• Strong experience in REST API testing and backend automation.
• Proficiency with tools like Git , Jira , XRay , etc.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Desirable Skills
• Understanding of Docker, or Kubernetes.
• Experience with NoSQL systems (MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Experience testing workloads on AWS/Azure, including basic resource setup, debugging and monitoring (Cloudwatch etc)

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