Associate Principal SDET, Saviynt
$160-180k
Office located in Milpitas, CA
AI-based identity security & access management platform
Open for applications
AI-based identity security & access management platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$160-180k
Office located in Milpitas, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To safeguard enterprises through intelligent, cloud-first identity governance & access management solutions.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of experience in software test automation, including 5+ years in an architect or technical leadership role
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Amazon Q Developer or Cursor
- Strong experience designing scalable test automation frameworks using tools such as Playwright, PyTest, Robot Framework, or Karate
- Strong programming skills in Java and Python (Groovy a plus)
- Experience testing REST APIs, microservices, and distributed cloud systems (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Deep knowledge of CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitLab CI) and build tools (Maven, Gradle)
- Experience with database validation, test data management, and large-scale automation
- Knowledge of performance testing (JMeter, Gatling)
- Familiarity with security and accessibility testing (SAST, DAST, WCAG, axe-core)
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Associate Principal SDET to lead the architecture and evolution of our automation and quality engineering strategy for Saviynt’s cloud-native Identity Security platform
- In this role, you will partner with Engineering, Product, and SRE teams to design scalable test frameworks, drive automation-first development, and ensure the reliability, security, and performance of our platform
- You will also champion the adoption of AI-powered development and testing tools to accelerate engineering productivity and improve software quality
- Test Architecture & Automation:
- Architect and evolve enterprise-scale automation frameworks across APIs, web UI, and backend services
- Define and execute automation strategies supporting Saviynt’s identity platform (IGA, PAM, AAG, ISPM, NHI, RBAC, secrets management)
- Establish an automation roadmap aligned with product scalability, reliability, and security goals
- AI-Driven Test Innovation:
- Lead adoption of AI-powered developer tools (Amazon Q Developer, Cursor, test intelligence platforms)
- Develop intelligent automation capabilities to improve test generation, maintenance, and diagnostics
- Quality Engineering Strategy:
- Drive testing across functional, regression, performance, security, and resiliency scenarios
- Implement shift-left testing by integrating automation and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code workflows
- Continuously improve test stability, observability, and feedback loops
- Platform & Pipeline Quality:
- Partner with Engineering and SRE to identify coverage gaps, reliability risks, and release quality metrics
- Optimize CI/CD pipelines and automated testing workflows to enable rapid, safe releases
- Technical Leadership:
- Conduct technical reviews of automation frameworks, test architecture, and engineering processes
- Mentor and guide global QE teams to increase automation maturity and engineering excellence
- Champion an automation-first culture across the organization
Our take
Saviynt’s Identity Governance and Administration platform helps secure access to corporate systems in the cloud such as Workday, Office 365, AWS, Salesforce, SAP and Hadoop. It was created to offer an innovative, modern solution as its founder believed that existing identity services were not optimized.
By spending its early years in stealth mode, developing its product technology and switching to a cloud based model, the company was well prepared for a quick up-scale. This has been achieved partly because of the fact that it favours targeting large companies, boasting clients like Marriott, BP, KuppingerCole and Toyota Connected.
Saviynt faces a major rival in the form of SailPoint, which was an earlier entrant in the space, and went public sooner. However, Saviyntnt is growing rapidly and has converted some notable customers from SailPoint in the process. The company has continually invested in its platform to maintain a competitive edge, earning industry recognition along the way, and has recently concentrated on securing new customers and growing its partner ecosystem.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2025
$700m
SERIES B
Sep 2021
$130m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $870m
Company benefits
- Competitive Pay: Money isn’t everything, but it sure helps. Base pay + bonuses = a rewarding experience.
- Great Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, & retirement programs. We’ve got you covered from head to toe.
- Flexible Time Off: Our holidays and flexible vacation policies ensure your next vacation is never out of reach.
- Employee Recognition: Your hard work never goes unnoticed. We celebrate and recognize when our people go above and beyond.
Company HQ
El Segundo, CA
Leadership
Sachin Nayyar
(CEO)Sachin worked as CEO of Vaau for 3 years before joining Sun Microsystems as a Chief Identity Strategist. They were also CEO of Securonix for 13 years.
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