Summary
You will become part of the Incident Creator and AI Research team within the Technology Division in Bratislava. The team focuses on detecting malicious activity, combining correlation rules with machine learning models to evaluate potential security incidents from terabytes of behavioral data.Job description
Beyond detection, the team builds incident-handling tooling for security operators and develops automation, including potential AI SOC.
As an Agile Test Engineer, you test the SOAR platform end-to-end — creating test scenarios, running them across environments, and verifying that incident-handling and automation features work as intended. Beyond that, you bridge developers and security operators — investigating reported issues, finding root causes, and communicating what needs fixing.
About the Role
Test the platform end-to-end, including the user interface, backend services, and automation capabilities across all environments.
Investigate user-reported issues — reproduce bugs, find root causes.
Verify new features against requirements — collaborate with developers and security operators on what to test.
Apply quick fixes in Python when possible — understand the codebase enough to locate and patch minor issues.
Essential Requirements
Understanding of software testing — creating test scenarios, reproducing issues, verifying features against requirements.
Proficiency in Python for scripting and code understanding.
Experience with system architecture and deployment — running distributed systems locally using containerization and orchestration.
Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases.
Comfortable working with operating systems — configuration, troubleshooting, and automation beyond basic usage.
Desirable Requirements
Basic understanding of computer and network security
Experience with automation platforms in security operations.
University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Technology.
Technologies
Python, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, JIRA, Confluence
Compensation
Basic wage component (brutto): from 2300 EUR/m. (brutto)
The final basic wage component can be increased accordingly to individual skills and experience of the selected candidate.
Performance bonus 2 times per year up to 10% of the basic salary paid for the evaluation period (usually 6 months).
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Benefits
Health & well-being- BenefitPlus
- Healthcare (check-ups/annual programs)
- Multisport card
- Travel card "električenka"
- Supplementary pension saving
- Sick days
- Marriage allowance
- Childbirth allowance
- Parental contribution
- ESET family events (Family day, St.Nicholas)
- Refreshments in the office (fruits, coffee, soft drinks)
- Let´s get together breakfast
- Activity room, quiet room
- ESET events (Žranica, Christmas party..), teambuildings
- Loyalty allowance
- Loyalty extra days off
- Loyalty cake
- Loyalty glass award
- Refer a friend
- Christmas presents
- Discounts from external providers
Primary location
BratislavaAdditional locations
Time type
Full timeSkills Required
- Understanding of software testing: creating test scenarios, reproducing issues, verifying features against requirements.
- Proficiency in Python for scripting and code understanding.
- Experience with system architecture and deployment: running distributed systems locally using containerization and orchestration.
- Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Comfortable working with operating systems: configuration, troubleshooting, and automation beyond basic usage.
- Basic understanding of computer and network security.
- Experience with automation platforms in security operations.
- University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Technology.
ESET Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ESET and has not been reviewed or approved by ESET.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is viewed as strong, with added days off and vacation/PTO described positively. Policies around PTO appear to contribute meaningfully to overall value.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental benefits are highlighted as supportive, with enhanced parental leave referenced in multiple regions. This area is frequently cited as a standout element of the package.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work options such as hybrid schedules and flexible hours are emphasized and appear to be widely appreciated. Work-from-home flexibility is repeatedly highlighted as a strength.
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