Offer summary

Qualifications:

Expertise in test automation using Python, Go, or TypeScript., Experience with cloud-based testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines., Proficiency in performance testing, API validation, and security testing., Knowledge of security testing methodologies, including static and dynamic analysis..

Key responsabilities:

Develop automated test frameworks for cloud-native applications and microservices.

Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Design and execute performance, security, and integration tests.

Conduct API and messaging queue validation and work with security teams for vulnerability assessments.

Job description

Software Developer in Test (SDET)

Remote - EU/Africa

9 month initial contract

Who are we?

We're a software development company building the world's Elastic Workforce, reinventing work and challenging the assumption that a local team = the best team.

We help businesses deliver technical projects better than ever before through our platform and on-demand Elastic Teams™.

What's in it for you? Our mission is to create freelance jobs with more benefits than permanent.

Want to know more? read: https://distributed.co/about

About this role

You will be responsible for developing automated test frameworks and ensuring the reliability of cloud-native applications. You’ll work alongside DevOps and Security teams to implement CI/CD testing strategies, security validation, and performance benchmarking.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop automated test frameworks for cloud-native applications and microservices.

• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

• Design and execute performance, security, and integration tests.

• Conduct API and messaging queue validation (NATS, Pub/Sub).

• Work with security teams to implement SAST/DAST tools for vulnerability assessments.

• Develop test doubles and mock services for integration testing.

About You

We’re looking for passionate technologists who enjoy working in collaborative agile teams. You’ll need to be a clear, concise & engaging communicator with people on your team. We enjoy the big picture and the detail; we want people who excel at both.

Expertise in test automation using Python, Go, or TypeScript.
Experience with cloud-based testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
Proficiency in performance testing, API validation, and security testing.
Experience testing messaging systems and event-driven architectures (NATS, Pub/Sub, Kafka, etc.).
Knowledge of security testing methodologies, including static and dynamic analysis.

Nice to Have

Financial services industry experience (compliance testing, regulatory validation).
Experience with protocol testing for secure file transfers (SFTP, FTPS, SMB, etc.).
Familiarity with container security and Kubernetes best practices.

About us

Distributed is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Employees and contractors, as well as prospective employees and contractors, will all be treated equally and fairly. Distributed is committed to ensuring no less favourable treatment is experienced by any current or prospective employee because of any of the protected characteristics under the UK Equality Act 2010 or equivalent local equality legislation.

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