Staff Software Engineer Automation

Flexera saves customers billions of dollars in wasted technology spend. A pioneer in Hybrid ITAM and FinOps, Flexera provides award-winning, data-oriented SaaS solutions for technology value optimization (TVO), enabling IT, finance, procurement and cloud teams to gain deep insights into cost optimization, compliance and risks for each business service. Flexera One solutions are built on a set of definitive customer, supplier and industry data, powered by our Technology Intelligence Platform, that enables organizations to visualize their Enterprise Technology Blueprint™ in hybrid environments—from on-premises to SaaS to containers to cloud.

We’re transforming the software industry.  We’re Flexera.  With more than 50,000 customers across the world, we’re achieving that goal. But we know we can’t do any of that without our team.  Ready to help us re-imagine the industry during a time of substantial growth and ambitious plans?  Come and see why we’re consistently recognized by Gartner, Forrester and IDC as a category leader in the marketplace. Learn more at flexera.com

Now part of Flexera, Spot optimizes cloud infrastructure to always be highly available and for the lowest possible cost—we revolutionize the way businesses manage their cloud. We are looking for a passionate and hands-on to join our growing engineering team and drive quality through intelligent automation. In this critical role, you will be responsible for the design, development, and evolution of our automation frameworks and methodologies. You will lead key initiatives that enhance our testing infrastructure and ensure the robustness of our products and components. Our Java-based Selenium framework covers various aspects of the product, including complex interfaces, data integrity, and advanced business logic.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement scalable test automation strategies for complex cloud-native services
• Develop and maintain reusable automation infrastructure modules and frameworks
• Collaborate with software engineers and QA to identify high-impact test areas and embed quality into the development lifecycle
• Drive cross-functional quality improvements and advocate for automation best practices
• Own and analyze automation results, identify system-level issues, and work closely with engineering teams to resolve defects
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines with automation integration and cloud-based execution environments
• Stay up-to-date with trends and advancements in test automation and assess their relevance to Spot’s tech stack

Mandatory

• Experience of 9+ yrs with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or other test automation frameworks.
• Experience in building Automation frameworks
• Experience in testing SaaS solutions.
• Strong experience with at least one of the three major hyper-scalers (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes.
• Experience with Backend and API automation with Python or equivalent.
• Experience with CI/CD processes and tools.

Nice to Have

• Development experience in Go.
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible
• Awareness of observability and performance testing tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, JMeter)

Flexera is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will be considered for open roles regardless of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local/national laws, policies and/or regulations.

Flexera understands the value that results from employing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. We recognize that equity necessitates acknowledging past exclusion and that inclusion requires intentional effort. Our DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) council is the driving force behind our commitment to championing policies and practices that foster a welcoming environment for all.

We encourage candidates requiring accommodations to please let us know by emailing careers@flexera.com.

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