Cloud Test Engineer, Halcyon
$135-170k
Cybersecurity tools to protect against ransomware
Open for applications
Cybersecurity tools to protect against ransomware
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$135-170k
201-500 employees
Company mission
Halcyon's mission is to defeat ransomware.
Role
Who you are
- 3–5+ years of experience as a Cloud Test Engineer, QA Automation Engineer, or similar role
- Strong Python development skills and deep familiarity with PyTest (fixtures, parameterization, decorators)
- Experience testing cloud-based microservices and APIs
- Hands-on with AWS, including services like S3, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS
- Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, or VMware environments
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred; Jenkins or CircleCI acceptable)
- Knowledge of REST/gRPC, JSON/Protobuf, and API authentication flows
- Strong analytical skills and creativity in translating evolving requirements into robust, automated test scenarios
- Strong communication skills, including documentation and reporting
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a team
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, high-growth start-up environment where collaboration and innovation are valued
Desirable
- Experience with performance or load testing (k6, JMeter, Locust, etc.)
- Experience developing automated tests for Linux applications
- Understanding of web application or infrastructure security concepts
What the job involves
- Halcyon’s mission is to deliver an anti-ransomware solution that redefines what a security product can achieve
- To support this vision, we’re hiring a Cloud Test Engineer to help strengthen our automated testing and quality practices across Halcyon’s cloud platform, including APIs, integrations, and backend components
- You’ll work closely with our cloud development and test teams to build reliable, scalable test automation that ensures our products perform under real-world conditions
- This role is heavily focused on Python-based API testing in AWS environments, with some exposure to UI validation and performance testing
- Enhance Halcyon’s internal cloud API automation framework
- Build, maintain, and scale automated test suites using Python and PyTest
- Collaborate with developers and product managers to analyze requirements, uncover edge cases, and design test coverage
- Support the setup and maintenance of test environments for cloud-based applications
- Design utilities and tooling that improve test coverage and validation visibility
- Execute and analyze functional, regression, and smoke tests through GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines
- Validate AWS workflows (S3, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS) and APIs
- Create clear and concise bug reports, test documentation, and results summaries
- Contribute to and uphold coding style and quality standards
Our take
As cyber attacks become increasingly complex, especially in the mode of ransomware, companies such as Halcyon are becoming an ever more important weapon in the fight for cybersecurity. Though only formed in 2021, its founders have extensive experience as researchers at cybersecurity unicorn Cylance, amongst other notable companies in the sector.
Halcyon’s product stands out from similar - and abundant - offerings thanks to its melding of multi-proprietary advanced prevention engines and AI models designed specifically to seek out and destroy ransomware threats. It's the flexibility and reactivity of these two multi-tiered facets that have made Halcyon a trusted partner for companies on the Forbes Global 2000 list.
With significant funding behind it, Halcyon will ramp up the development of its platform's features and continue expanding its customer base.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Nov 2024
$100m
SERIES C
Dec 2023
$40m
SERIES B
Total funding: $204m
Company benefits
- A Remote Native Global Team - As a remote first, completely distributed team, we recognize great talent can exist anywhere. We invite you to apply to a job you’re interested in and we'll work a plan to meet your needs.
- Health & Wellness - We offer comprehensive health benefits to meet you and your family’s needs, including 100% covered Medical, Dental and Vision insurance for you and all your dependents.
- Competitive Compensation Packages - We offer competitive compensation packages with equity, depending on position, along with a generously matched retirement plan, unlimited PTO, paid sick time and holidays
- Future Planning & Time Off - We offer paid time off to take care of yourself! Relax and recharge on us. We also include paid parental leave, short & long term disability insurance, life insurance and more
Company HQ
Congress Avenue Historic District, Austin, TX
Leadership
Jon Miller
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously CEO and Founder at Boldend, Advisory Board member at Cylance, Vice President at Accuvant LABS, Managing Consultant at IBM.
Ryan Smith
(CTO & Co-Founder)Currently Owner at Hustle Labs. Previously Chief Research Officer at Boldend, Advisory Board Member at Cylance.
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