Senior QA Automation Engineer, Public Sector

Description

We’re growing and looking to hire a Senior QA Automation Engineer who embodies our core values: People First, Customer Obsession, Strive for Excellence, and Integrity.

Claroty Public Sector LLC is rapidly expanding to secure the mission-critical systems that our society’s safety and stability depend on. We are looking for mission-driven professionals who want to join a high-growth team dedicated to protecting critical infrastructure and ensuring essential services remain resilient and uninterrupted
About the Role:

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer for Claroty ’s Public Sector team, you will ensure our cyber-physical security solutions meet the highest standards of reliability, performance, and security across federal and government environments.

Location: Remote (US-Based) | EST Preferred | Travel: Minimal ( Responsibilities

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, Your impact will be:

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Design, develop, and execute automated tests using modern automation frameworks tailored for cloud-native (EKS/AWS GovCloud) and air-gapped/federal environments.

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Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/Jenkins) to validate builds prior to deployment across staging and production environments.

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Perform full E2E testing across both frontend UI and backend services (CLI, logs, containerized microservices) in mixed Linux and Windows environments.

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Validate compliance and security baselines to ensure releases conform to strict Federal compliance standards (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST guidelines).

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Execute regression testing and smoke tests to ensure continuous deployment stability during sprint releases.

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Maintain comprehensive test documentation , including test plans, test cases, automated runs, and defect reports in Jira/Allure.

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Play a key role in safeguarding critical infrastructure across US Government and public sector agency environments.

Requirements
What you need to succeed in this role:

- US Citizenship Required (due to US Federal and GovCloud compliance requirements).

- Location & Availability: Remote within the United States (EST time zone preferred)

- A minimum of 10 years of experience in QA and software automation development.

- Strong proficiency in Python for automation script development — Must.

- Proven experience in API testing (both manual and automated) — Must.

- Hands-on experience with manual and automated UI testing — Must.

- Practical experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or AI-driven testing frameworks) to accelerate test case generation, automate script creation, and optimize QA workflows — Must.

- Deep experience in Linux environments (RHEL, Ubuntu, Amazon Linux) and command-line diagnostics (CLI, logs, system metrics) — Must.

- Solid experience with version control systems (Git / GitLab).

- Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline integration (GitLab CI, Jenkins) and automated test reporting tools (Allure or similar).

- Web Application testing using Playwright and BE tools.

- Excellent teamwork skills, adaptability, and the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred / Advantage Qualifications:

- Experience testing applications deployed on Kubernetes / EKS or containerized environments (Docker).

- Familiarity with AWS / AWS GovCloud services and architecture.

- Experience with database query execution and SQL.

- Understanding of FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or DoD compliance and security frameworks.

- Experience testing virtual machines, air-gapped infrastructure, or collector/edge devices.

About Claroty

Claroty has redefined cyber-physical systems (CPS) protection with an unrivaled industry-centric platform built to secure mission-critical infrastructure. The Claroty Platform provides the deepest asset visibility and the broadest, built-for-CPS solution set in the market comprising exposure management, network protection, secure access, and threat detection – on-premise with Claroty Continuous Threat D