Description

Keeper Security is hiring a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our Keeper Secrets Manager (KSM) team. This is a 100% remote position, with an opportunity to work a hybrid schedule for candidates based in the El Dorado Hills, CA metro area. Keeper’s cybersecurity software is trusted by millions of people and thousands of organizations, globally. Keeper is published in 23 languages and is sold in over 150 countries. Join one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies and help ensure the quality, reliability, and security of Keeper’s secrets management platform.

About Keeper

Keeper Security is one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity software companies that protects thousands of organizations and millions of people in over 150 countries. Keeper is a pioneer of zero-knowledge and zero-trust security built for any IT environment. Its core offering, KeeperPAM®, is an AI-enabled, cloud-native platform that protects all users, devices and infrastructure from cyber attacks. Recognized for its innovation in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM), Keeper secures passwords and passkeys, infrastructure secrets, remote connections and endpoints with role-based enforcement policies, least privilege and just-in-time access. Learn why Keeper is trusted by leading organizations to defend against modern adversaries at KeeperSecurity.com.

About the Job

As a SDET on the KSM team, you will design, build, and scale automated test systems that validate the APIs, SDKs, and integrations powering Keeper Secrets Manager. You will focus on automation framework design, CI/CD integration, and system-level validation for secure, cloud-native services, rather than manual test execution. You will work closely with software engineers and DevOps teams, influence automation strategy, and help raise the bar for quality engineering across the KSM platform.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks using tools such as Playwright and Pytest
Develop reusable automation libraries and custom tooling for API, integration, and end-to-end testing
Build automated tests for KSM APIs, SDKs, and cloud-hosted services
Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
Manage containerized test environments using Docker and Kubernetes
Validate secure authentication and access workflows (SSO, OAuth, SAML)
Analyze automation failures and drive long-term stability improvements
Partner with engineering and DevOps teams to embed testability into system design
Use AI-assisted tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or similar platforms to improve test development, debugging, root-cause analysis, documentation and workflow efficiency

Requirements

3+ years of experience in test automation or software development in test
Strong programming skills in one or more languages such as Python or JavaScript/TypeScript
Proven experience owning the design and evolution of automation frameworks or test systems
Hands-on experience with automation frameworks such as Playwright or Pytest
Experience testing APIs, SDKs, and backend services in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
Strong experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
Understanding of secure authentication concepts (SSO, OAuth, SAML)
Strong debugging, analytical, and cross-team collaboration skills
Due to this role’s involvement in FedRAMP-compliant environments, candidates must be a U.S. Person.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience testing secrets management, security, or DevOps platforms
Familiarity with RESTful or GraphQL APIs
Exposure to performance or load testing
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision (inclusive of domestic partnerships
Employer Paid Life Insurance & Employee/Spouse/Child Supplemental life
Voluntary Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
401K (Roth/Traditional)
A generous PTO plan that celebrates your commitment and seniority (including paid Bereavement/Jury Duty, etc)

Keeper Security, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Classification: Exempt

Keeper Candidate Privacy Notice

This notice explains how Keeper Security processes your personal data during recruitment. Depending on the role and location, the Controller of personal data (the organization responsible for determining why and how personal data is processed) will be Keeper Security Inc. (US), Keeper Security EMEA Ltd. (Ireland), or Keeper Security APAC K.K (Japan).

1. Data We Collect

Information You provide:

Contact details, CV/resume, cover letter
Employment history, qualifications, work eligibility
Application responses and uploaded documents

Information We generate:

Interview notes, assessments, communications
Scheduling information

Information From Others:

Recruiter/referral information who submit your profile
References (with your consent, before final offer)
Public professional profiles
Background verification (post offer)

Voluntary Diversity and Equal Opportunity Information

We may ask you to voluntarily provide diversity information including race/ethnicity, gender, disability status and veteran status (US). Providing this information is optional and Keeper collects this data in order to comply with EEOC and similar requirements

2. How We Use Your Data

Assess your application and suitability
Manage interviews and recruitment workflow
Consider you for other/future roles (we may seek your consent to keep your information on our systems beyond the retention period specified)
Comply with employment law obligations

3. Legal Basis

Legitimate Interests (recruitment management, security and integrity of the hiring process)
Contracting steps (for progressed candidates)
Legal and regulatory compliance obligations; explicit consent where required

4. Who We Share Information With

Internal:

HR, hiring managers, interviewers*, IT support for system administration

*Note - diversity and equal opportunity data is not shared with hiring managers.

Third Parties:

Service providers who assist with:

Applicant tracking, recruitment systems and assessment providers
Background verification vendors (post offer)
Recruitment agencies (where applicable)
Tools to support communication, collaboration and to securely store your data

Keeper ensures that all our third parties are contractually bound to protect your personal data with adequate safeguards in place.

5. International Transfers

Your data may be accessed by Keeper entities globally as needed for the purposes of hiring and decision making. We protect any such data transfer between Keeper entities using appropriate safeguards under applicable data protection laws.

6. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, consistent with our industry leading security standards.

7. Retention

We keep your data for 24 months from your last application activity, then delete or anonymize it.

Exceptions:

You opt into our talent database for further retention by providing consent (extended retention)
You're hired (transfers to employee records)

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights and can contact us at the email below to exercise them:

Access, correct, or delete your data, subject to applicable law and retention requirements
Object to or restrict processing
Withdraw consent (where applicable)
Request data portability
Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority

If you become an employee, your rights regarding your employee record are governed by our internal Employee Privacy Notice and certain data will be retained as required under relevant laws such as employment or tax law.

When you request access to your personal data, some information may be redacted if it includes the personal data of other individuals or information that we must protect in order to preserve their privacy rights.

9. Automated Decisions

Keeper does not make hiring decisions using solely automated processing.

10. Contact - Candidates can send privacy questions to: privacy@keepersecurity.com

Software Development Test Engineer (SDET), KSM

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