Darktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity that keeps organizations ahead of the changing threat landscape every day. Founded in 2013, Darktrace provides the essential cybersecurity platform protecting nearly 10,000 organizations from unknown threats using its proprietary AI.
The Darktrace Active AI Security Platform™ delivers a proactive approach to cyber resilience to secure the business across the entire digital estate – from network to cloud to email. Breakthrough innovations from our R&D teams have resulted in over 200 patent applications filed. Darktrace’s platform and services are supported by over 2,400 employees around the world. To learn more, visit http://www.darktrace.com.
Job Description:
As a Software Test Engineer, you will be helping to build Darktrace's Attack Service Management (ASM) platform and related services that Darktrace is developing.
What will I be doing:
The role primarily focuses of Darktrace/ASM software changes, which includes validating error-free software, ensuring changes meet requirements, and reporting findings to developers. Additionally, it involves creating test plans, automating testing processes, and improving QA efficiency with automated test scripts. Contributing to and validating documentation against business needs is also part of the role. Other responsibilities include:
- Conducting thorough testing of the ASM platform to ensure its functionality and performance,
- Assisting in automating testing procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy,
- Helping with creating and maintaining documentation related to testing processes and outcomes.
What experience do I need:
To be suitable for this position you should have expertise in software testing, fluency in English (both written and spoken), and ideally knowledge of cyber security and internet protocols. Key competences also include :
- Analytical thinking,
- A preference for scrum and agile processes,
- A strong orientation towards quality,
- Collaboration is essential, so you should be willing to help, learn, and share knowledge and expertise,
- An inquisitive mindset is also highly valued.
Benefits:
25 days’ holiday + all public holidays,
Additional day off for your birthday,
Commuting allowance,
Pension Scheme,
Life & Disability insurance,
Employee Assistance Program,
Bicycle Leasing Scheme.
Skills Required
- Expertise in software testing
- Fluency in English (written and spoken)
- Knowledge of cyber security
- Knowledge of internet protocols
- Analytical thinking
- Preference for Scrum and Agile processes
- Strong orientation towards quality
- Collaborative mindset (willing to help, learn, share)
- Inquisitive mindset
Darktrace Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Darktrace and has not been reviewed or approved by Darktrace.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is considered strong in the U.S., with employer-paid medical, dental, and vision noted alongside good networks. Plan quality stands out as a core strength of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off typically includes around 20–21 days of PTO plus paid holidays, with mentions of an additional birthday day. Parental and family leave are also described as part of the offering.
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Affordable Benefits — Employer-paid health coverage for employees—often extended to dependents—reduces premium costs. This makes core medical benefits more financially accessible.
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What We Do
Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI, delivers world-class technology that protects over 5,500 customers worldwide from advanced threats, including ransomware and cloud and SaaS attacks. The company’s fundamentally different approach applies Self-Learning AI to enable machines to understand the business in order to autonomously defend it. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, the company has 1,500 employees and over 30 offices worldwide. Darktrace was named one of TIME magazine’s ‘Most Influential Companies’ for 2021.
