Software Development Engineer in Test - Email & Collaboration Threat Protection

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) – Email & Collaboration Threat Protection

Why Join Our Team?
 

Unleash Innovation with Mimecast!

Mimecast’s Email and Collaboration Threat Protection is at the forefront of defending organizations against advanced email threats. The platform leverages AI, machine learning, and social graphing to block sophisticated attacks such as phishing, malware, and business email compromise—across environments like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

You’ll be part of a team building solutions that make security smarter and easier to manage, even in complex environments. Mimecast’s technology continuously adapts to evolving threats, providing robust protection that helps organizations stay ahead of attackers.

By joining this group, you’ll help deliver a critical layer of defense that organizations rely on to safeguard their communications, data, and reputation in today’s threat landscape.

 

What You’ll Do

As a SDET within the Email Security team, you’ll leverage your creativity and technical skills to solve complex problems, elevate customer satisfaction, and drive Mimecast’s mission forward. You will play an integral role in ensuring our software quality is excellent and our code and deployments are constituently maintaining high quality and continually validated.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design and Implement Automated Tests: Create and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks to ensure software quality and efficiency
• Participate in Development and Testing: Involve in both the software development process and the testing process, contributing code and test cases
• Collaborate with Developers: Work closely with developers to understand product requirements and ensure testability of new features
• Bug Detection and Reporting: Run tests at various levels (unit, integration, system), detect bugs, and report them using bug tracking tools
• Develop Testing Tools: Build custom tools to support testing and improve automation processes
• Ensure Best Practices: Advocate for and implement software testing best practices and patterns
• Test Documentation: Document test cases, results, and maintain test reports for ongoing quality assurance.

What You’ll Bring:

• Domain experience in Quality Engineering, especially automated testing.
• Strong Programming Skills: Proficiency in languages such as Java, Python, C#, or similar.
• Deep Understanding of Testing: Knowledge of software testing methodologies, patterns, and best practices
• Automation Expertise: Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Cypress, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG).
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyse requirements and design effective test strategies
• Collaboration: Excellent communication skills to work with cross-functional teams
• AI Tools: At Mimecast, we leverage the latest technologies, including the AI revolution. Experience with AI tools (like cursor, copilot) that enhance productivity is highly desired
• Experience in CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, ensuring efficient delivery of high-quality software
• Demonstratable ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment, mentoring junior team members and contributing to a positive team culture
• Strong communication skills with experience in effectively communicating and providing demo on technical concepts
• Experience in troubleshooting and debugging of customer issues
• Good to have experience in software security, security reviews and secure coding practices

What We Bring

Join us to accelerate your career while working with cutting-edge technologies and contributing to impactful projects for our customers. You will be immersed in a dynamic environment that recognizes and celebrates your achievements.

Mimecast offers formal and, on the job, learning opportunities, maintains a comprehensive benefits package that helps our employees and their family members to sustain a healthy lifestyle, and importantly - working in cross functional teams to build your knowledge!

We believe in ‘growth that’s good, we have ‘a culture that cares’ and we are on a ‘mission that matters’.

Our Hybrid Work Model: We provide you with the flexibility to live balanced, healthy lives through our hybrid working model that champions both collaborative teamwork and individual flexibility. Employees are expected to come to the office at least two days per week, because working together in person:

• Fosters a culture of collaboration, communication, performance and learning
• Drives innovation and creativity within and between teams
• Introduces employees to priorities outside of their immediate realm
• Ensures important interpersonal relationships and connections with one another and our community.

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Belonging at Mimecast

Cybersecurity is a community effort. That’s why we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone – unless they’re a cybercriminal, of course.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and we’d encourage you to join us whatever your background. We particularly welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups.

We consider everyone equally: your race, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, nationality, or any other protected characteristic won’t affect your application.

Due to certain obligations to our customers, an offer of employment will be subject to your successful completion of applicable background checks, conducted in accordance with local law.