Who is Tenable?

Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. 44,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 45 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!

What makes Tenable such a great place to work?

Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!

Your Role:

We’re looking for a detail-oriented and technically strong Software Engineer (Quality) with a passion for quality and a knack for understanding complex systems. You’ll bring a critical eye to the Tenable VM product suites operating in dynamic environments and identifying quality issues before they reach our customers.
We need someone with strong analytical skills, who learns new technologies quickly and thrives in a fast-moving, startup-style environment. As part of this role, we're looking for a self-starter, a driver, and a champion of test-driven development (TDD) principles and with a strong Python and UI automation skillset. While you’ll focus on automating existing functionality, your contributions will be instrumental in maturing our test frameworks and development processes — often with limited
documentation or hand-holding.

Your Opportunity:

• Design, write and maintain automated test suites for enterprise-grade, cloud-based distributed systems
• Bridge the gap between QA and development by actively fixing issues and improving test coverage
• Collaborate closely with developers and product teams to ensure features meet high standards of reliability and performance

• Identify, document, and track bugs through resolution using established QA Framework utilizing various tools - Pytest, Playwright,Datadog & Coralogix

• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of quality gates, test plans, and release readiness criteria. (including Jira Test Plans, Executions, Test Sets etc.,)

• Provide continuous feedback on quality, coverage gaps, and process improvements

What You'll Need:

• 3-5 years of experience in software testing

• Demonstrated experience working with SaaS based products

• Deep understanding of QA methodologies, test processes, and defect lifecycle management tools
• Hands-on expertise with automated testing strategies
• Expertise on Python with pytest framework and UI automation using Playwright or similar
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Cloudbees, Jenkins)
• Familiarity with API testing tools like Postman, REST Assured, or similar
• Ability to operate with limited product specs and still deliver high-impact results

Preferred (Good to Have):

• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes

• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (e.g., Datadog, Coralogix, Splunk)

• Experience with Performance testing tools ( JMeter, k6, Locust)

• Exposure to shift-left best practices such as using Pact, Mockserver

We’re committed to promoting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Tenable - through all equal employment opportunity laws and regulations at the international, federal, state and local levels. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact Recruiting@Tenable.com for further assistance.

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