[Hiring] Cloud Test Automation Engineer @Halcyon

Role Description

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.

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Bonus Skills and Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents
• 401k plan with 3% employer contribution
• Short and long-term disability coverage, basic life and AD&D insurance plans
• Medical and dependent care FSA options
• Flexible Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• Generous equity offering