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JNL Technologies
Security Test Automation Engineer
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What they do
A Software QA Engineer or Tester designs and runs in-depth diagnostic tests to evaluate software and check for problems before new products are marketed. Pilots software and applies tests to check for errors and glitches.
$109,949 / year median in New Jersey
-22% projected decline
Job Description
Role Overview This role sits at the intersection of application security, DevSecOps, and quality engineering. You'll work closely with engineering, platform, and product teams to identify risks early, strengthen release confidence, and build scalable automation solutions across applications and services. Key Responsibilities 1. Security Engineering & Vulnerability Management Identify, triage, and remediate vulnerabilities across applications, cloud, and infrastructure Integrate security testing into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanning) Detect and resolve cloud misconfigurations and security risks Enforce secure coding practices aligned with OWASP principles (shift-left security) Support audit and compliance initiatives (PCI-DSS, internal security reviews) 2. Test Automation & Quality Engineering Design and maintain scalable automation frameworks for web, API, and backend systems Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines for better regression coverage Support release validation and production readiness Build tools to enhance test execution, reporting, and reliability 3. DevSecOps & Platform Security Implement secrets management and secure access controls (IAM, least privilege) Monitor applications, infrastructure, and pipelines for vulnerabilities Drive patching, remediation, and infrastructure hardening Collaborate on incident response, debugging, and root cause analysis Mandatory Skills Automation Testing Security Testing Cloud DevSecOps Core Technical Skills Java Selenium Playwright Automation TypeScript DevSecOps practices Good to Have PCI-DSS, SOC2, or