Software Development Engineer in Test- Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina
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About the job
The Viya 3.5 Security team is looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test to build and maintain the critical testing and delivery infrastructure that powers our secure software releases. In this role, you'll design and develop automated pipelines, testing frameworks, and tooling that enable our development teams to deliver high-quality, secure software efficiently. You'll work on a wide breadth of projects across SAS' entire portfolio, focusing on test automation, CI/CD pipeline development, and quality assurance infrastructure.
As a Software Development Engineer in Test, you will:
- Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines that automate the entire software development lifecycle from build through deployment
- Actively engage in agile rituals including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
- Automate security scanning processes, integrating vulnerability detection seamlessly into the development workflow
- Develop internal reporting tools and dashboards to provide visibility into test results, code quality metrics, and deployment status
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including product management, security engineers, DevOps, and software developers to identify testing needs and implement automation solutions that improve efficiency and reliability
- Participate in architecture and implementation discussions, bringing a quality and automation perspective to technical decisions
- Champion testing best practices and help teams shift quality left in the development process
- Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization’s secure software development goals.
- Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Proficiency in Java and object-oriented programming principles
- Solid experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms
- Hands-on experience with Ansible for configuration management and infrastructure automation
- Proven experience developing and maintaining automated testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Selenium, REST Assured)
- Experience with Gradle for build automation and dependency management
- Familiarity with software development methodologies (Agile/Scrum) and testing best practices
- Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
Additional competencies, knowledge and skills
- Communication: Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Technology Savvy: Stay current with emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices, applying this knowledge to strengthen our platforms
- Collaboration: Ability to work independently as part of a team while mentoring younger team members
- Experience integrating and configuring security scanning tools (e.g., Snyk, Prisma, Klocwork, ZAP, SonarQube)
- Familiarity with Spring Boot framework or similar Java frameworks
- Understanding of cybersecurity principles including FIPS compliance, TLS/SSL protocols, certificate management, and encryption
- Experience with unit testing and test-driven development
- Knowledge of API testing and contract testing practices
World-class benefits
Highlights include...
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
- Medical plan options include:
- PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
- HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
- Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
- An industry-leading 401k plan.
- Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
- Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
- Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
- Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.
You are welcome here.
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Additional Information:
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