VMware Bulgaria Test Automation Engineer, VMware Carbon Black

Octarine, now a part of VMware, leads the space of Kubernetes and container security within VMware Carbon Black. Our products deliver end-to-end security solutions for customers running workloads in cloud-native environments, protecting applications against internal and external threats. To achieve this, we are solving various technological and product challenges, striving to build the best solution at the best quality and at an increasingly large scale. Join a talented team of engineers here in the Security Business Unit of VMware, comprising of Carbon Black Octarine product portfolio. Our stack is based on Go, C++, Python, React, AWS, Kafka, MongoDB, Cassandra, and a whole lot around Kubernetes and Istio.

This position is available for remote work within Bulgaria or Poland.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop test procedures based on requirements, design documentation, realistic


• endpoint events and scenarios


• Design, implement and maintain complex test frameworks


• Design tests and test frameworks to be stable in the pipeline


• Support extended teams in troubleshooting problems, such as E2E test failures to narrow down root cause


• Provide feedback, propose solutions and suggest improvements in the product


• Meet industry standard compliance in materials, products, equipment and processes throughout the entire production phase


• Deploy and manage AWS instances for test deployments


• Orchestrate end-to-end test frameworks in various stages of the pipeline.


• Track test results as query-able time series data and alert upon failure in an automated fashion


• Support test failure troubleshooting in various relevant pipelines


• Support troubleshooting of customer found bugs and close the test coverage loop


• Collaborate with global E2E test engineering team to share and extend test frameworks

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor in Computer Science or equivalent experience


• 5+ years of experience in test frameworks and test automation


• 3+ years of experience with systems engineering and software development


• Strong analytical and programming skills, Python or Java preferred


• Basic understanding of Kubernetes


• Good understanding of networking fundamentals


• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to lead discussions


• Excellent troubleshooting skills and great attention to detail


• Experience working with AWS services

What We Consider a Plus:

• Solid understanding of tools such as Kafka, MongoDB


• Experience supporting an enterprise-level SaaS environment


• Security Experience


• Good understanding of virtualization

VMware offers:

• Attractive compensation package - competitive salary, flexible bonus scheme, company sponsored mobile phone plan and additional long-term incentives


• Individual career path - management and technical career growth, enhanced by learning and development program, regular performance assessment, opportunity to work with international teams of IT professionals


• Healthy work environment - company sponsored medical insurance program, food and beverage program, sport activities, open communication


• Work-life balance – 25 days paid vacation, regular team buildings and celebrations.

As part of the VMware global standards for integrity you will be required to go through a pre employment screening process before you join.

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

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