Staff Software Development Engineer in Test, PKI
Job Location:
Santa Clara County, CA - USA
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Job Summary
About Netskope
Today theres more data and users outside the enterprise than inside causing the network perimeter as we know it to dissolve. We realized a new perimeter was needed one that is built in the cloud and follows and protects data wherever it goes so we started Netskope to redefine Cloud Network and Data Security.
Since 2012 we have built the market-leading cloud security company and an award-winning culture powered by hundreds of employees spread across offices in Santa Clara St. Louis Bangalore London Paris Melbourne Taipei and Tokyo. Our core values are openness honesty and transparency and we purposely developed our open desk layouts and large meeting spaces to support and promote partnerships collaboration and teamwork. From catered lunches and office celebrations to employee recognition events and social professional groups such as the Awesome Women of Netskope (AWON) we strive to keep work fun supportive and interactive.Visit us atNetskope Careers. Please follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter@Netskope.
What youll be doing
- Youll become a resident expert on Netskopes PKI platform ensuring our services are as secure and reliable as they are scalable.
- Youll dive into the heart of the product lifecycle partnering with PMs and Architects to shape requirements and review designs from the ground up.
- Youll design smart test strategies that cover everything from certificate lifecycles to APIs and distributed cloud infrastructure.
- Youll build and maintain powerful automation frameworks using tools like Python PyTest and Selenium.
- Youll automate the tricky stuff: REST APIs enrollment workflows and essential services like OCSP and CRL.
- Youll put our security to the test validating TLS/mTLS digital signatures and encryption protocols to keep our users safe.
- Youll own the quality of your features from the first line of code through to monitoring them in production.
- Youll create automated suites that test performance resiliency and even chaos to make sure we stay up and running.
- Youll team up with SREs Security Engineers and Support teams to make the whole platform better.
- Youll join our on-call rotation to solve real customer problems and turn those lessons into better automation.
- Youll constantly look for ways to improve our CI/CD pipelines and engineering best practices.
- Youll mentor other engineers and help lead the technical direction of our Quality Engineering group.
What you bring to the table
- At least 8 years in software engineering with 5 years focused on SDET roles for cloud apps.
- Expert-level Python skills and a knack for building scalable frameworks.
- Real-world experience with PyTest Robot Selenium or Playwright.
- A background in testing REST APIs microservices and distributed systems.
- A rock-solid understanding of PKI specifically:
- X.509 Certificates
- Certificate Authorities (Root & Intermediate)
- Certificate Lifecycle Management
- Certificate Revocation (CRL/OCSP)
- Certificate Signing Requests (CSR)
- SSL/TLS and Mutual TLS (mTLS)
- Digital Signatures and Encryption
- Experience with heavy-duty security products like SWG CFW or Zero Trust platforms.
- A deep understanding of networking basics: TCP/IP DNS Load Balancing and HTTPS.
- Familiarity with identity protocols like OAuth 2.0 SAML and JWT.
- A track record of validating highly available and secure distributed systems.
- Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases like PostgreSQL or MongoDB.
- The ability to look at the big picture and make quality decisions that impact the entire product.
- AI-Assisted Engineering: Proven practical adoption of AI tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot Cursor Gemini) for code generation debugging root cause analysis and increasing delivery velocity.
Bonus points if you have
- Experience with Venafi HashiCorp Vault or other enterprise PKI solutions.
- Worked with HSMs and managed cryptographic keys.
- Experience in AWS Azure or GCP cloud environments.
- Skills with Docker Kubernetes and Helm.
- Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions Jenkins or Drone.
- Used Terraform or Ansible to manage infrastructure.
- Experience with observability tools like Prometheus Grafana or Datadog.
- Linux mastery and shell scripting skills.
- Knowledge of service meshes like Istio or Linkerd.
Education
- A Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent discipline is required Masters degree strongly preferred.
Compensation:
At Netskope salary is one component of our competitive total rewards package. The salary range for this position is as listed below. This is a national range. For purposes of complying with applicable laws the range applies to candidates in California Colorado Illinois Maryland New York Washington and other states.
The successful candidates starting pay will also be determined based on job-related skills experience qualifications location and market conditions.
For all sales roles the posted salary range is the On Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role which is the sum of base salary and target commission amount at 100% goal achievement.
In addition to salary candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus plan (for non-sales roles) and a stock award program. Candidates may also be eligible for a comprehensive health plan and other benefits that can be reviewed atNetskope Benefits site.
Salary Range
$158000 - $225500 USD
Netskope is committed to implementing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Netskope does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on religion race color sex marital or veteran statues age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition sexual orientation gender identity/expression genetic information pregnancy (including childbirth lactation and related medical conditions) or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which we operate.
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The application window for this position is expected to close within 50 days. You may apply by filling out the below information or visiting ourNetskope Careers site.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
Netskope, a global cybersecurity leader, is redefining cloud, data, and network security to help organizations apply zero trust principles to protect data.
