Staff Software Engineer - QE

Business Area:

Engineering

Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Job Description: 

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry.  Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

The Anywhere Cloud (AWC) team is building Cloudera’s next-generation unified control plane. We are moving beyond traditional UI-driven workflows to an "AI-First" architecture. AWC enables the deployment of Data Services (like Spark, Trino, and Cloudera AI) acrosshybrid and multi-cloud environments. Our platform orchestrates complex Kubernetes infrastructures, foundational services (Service Mesh, Auth, Logging), and data engines.

As a Staff Software Engineer in Test, you will not just write tests; you will architect the

automation framework and tools that validates a highly distributed, multi-cluster control plane.

You will own the test strategy for AWC—validating it both as an application installed via Taikun

and as a platform that orchestrates other clusters. You will define how we verify Zero-Trust

security models, API-first contracts, and cross-cluster resource management.

As a Staff SDET, you will:

• Design and build a scalable test automation framework
• Capable of handling AWC’s multi-cluster architecture.
• Champion an API-first testing strategy, Since AWC uses a strict API-first design where the UI is a "thin client", you will build comprehensive test suites for public REST APIs and internal gRPC interfaces that future AI agents will rely on.
• Automate the validation of our Zero-Trust security model, This includes building tests for Istio Service Mesh (mTLS), Knox-based SSO (OIDC/SAML), and fine-grained role-based access control (RBAC) across distributed environments.
• Act as the prime technical contact for quality within the AWC organization.
• You will define testing standards, mentor senior engineers (IC2/IC3), and influence design decisions to ensure testability is baked into the architecture from day one.
• Partner with the Taikun (Kubernetes) and Foundational Services teams to integrate their components (Cert Manager, DBs, Logging) into the AWC test matrix.

We’re excited about you if you have:

• Ability to learn and develop AI enabled test automation frameworks.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals (CRDs, Controllers, Operators, Namespaces).
• You must understand how to debug and test complex Helm chart deployments and dependencies.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python/Shell for scripting and automation.
• Experience testing Service Meshes (Istio Ambient Mode preferred), Ingress Gateways, and OCI registries.
• Experience testing authentication flows (OIDC, OAuth2) and infrastructure security.
• Understanding of certificates, mTLS, and secrets management.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on test automation, infrastructure, or backend development

What you can expect from us:

• Generous PTO Policy 

• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

• Flexible WFH Policy 

• Mental & Physical Wellness programs 

• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program 

• Access to Continued Career Development 

• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages 

• Paid Volunteer Time

• Employee Resource Groups

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