About KnowBe4
KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by tens of thousands of organizations around the globe. KnowBe4 enables organizations to manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by helping them train employees to make smarter security decisions, every day.
Fortune has ranked us as a best place to work for women, for millennials, and in technology for four years in a row! We have been certified as a "Great Place To Work" in 8 countries, plus we've earned numerous other prestigious awards, including Glassdoor's Best Places To Work.
Our team values radical transparency, extreme ownership, and continuous professional development in a welcoming workplace that encourages all employees to be themselves. Whether working remotely or in-person, we strive to make every day fun and engaging; from team lunches to trivia competitions to local outings, there is always something exciting happening at KnowBe4.
To learn more about our team and office culture in England (UK), visit the following links.
Careers Page: https://www.knowbe4.com/careers/locations/york
Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.com/Location/KnowBe4-York-Location-EI_IE969384.0,7_IL.8,12_IC3297365.htm
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/knowbe4/life/uk/
This person is responsible for testing new and exciting products for KnowBe4’s customers, alongside other engineers in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
Responsibilities:
- Provide testing expertise to the Quality Assurance Engineering (QAE) team to ensure the rapid development of product features and enhancements
- Collaborates with QA Management to understand the product and platform dependencies and help define end-to-end test environment and infrastructure needs
- Recommend continuous process improvement ideas
- Provide regular status updates to the QAE team
Qualifications:
- BS or equivalent work experience plus 10 years of demonstrated work experience related to software test engineering
- Strong experience in developing and co-ordinating test plans and other test documentation
- Strong experience working and facilitating quality conversations with stakeholders in engineering
- Solid understanding of testing strategies and improving testing practices
- Hands-on Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) experience. (Python, C#) and experience with test automation frameworks
- Solid understanding of Linux environments and comfortable using SSH and GIT
- A strong advocate for quality engineering and is able to instil this mindset into engineering teams
- Solid experience with coaching junior engineers in quality practices
- Solid understanding of software design patterns (best practices) and anti-patterns
- Solid understanding of shift-left practices
- Solid hands-on experience testing REST APIs and other micro services using tools such as Postman
- Solid experience with Agile development methodologies
- An understanding of testing relational databases
- Strong fundamental understanding of AWS services (or Azure) and Cloud Native infrastructure solutions
- Experience working with container services in Docker
Our Fantastic Benefits
Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.
Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.
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