Devops Test Engineer

Summary

Join Natera, a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, as a DevOps Test Engineer and help revolutionize healthcare. You will play a key role in streamlining system testing, CI/CD, and software delivery processes. Responsibilities include implementing and maintaining automated tests, designing and supporting test environments, and developing CI/CD pipelines. This position requires a BS in a related field and 3 years of relevant experience, along with expertise in various technologies and methodologies. Natera offers competitive benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans, as well as fertility care benefits, paid leave, and a 401k.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3 years of experience as an SRE or a similar role
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g. Datadog, NewRelic, Sumologic)
• Experience programming in Java
• Proficiency in other programming or scripting languages (e.g. Python or Bash)
• Expertise with test automation implementation and test framework design using CI/CD pipelines like Gitlab
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform)
• Experience in working with cloud infrastructure (AWS)
• Experience with Kafka (and event-driven architecture tools)
• Experience working with relational databases, strong practical knowledge of SQL
• Understanding of scrum, agile, and kanban methodologies

Responsibilities

• Implement, maintain & improve automated tests (REST APIs, Kafka, UI, DB, etc.)
• Maintain & enhance existing automated test tools & frameworks
• Design, implement & support tools & functionality to support test environment/infrastructure creation
• Monitoring & alerting (SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs)
• Debugging & trouble-shooting
• Participate in operations efforts and be the point person for test environment/infrastructure health
• Implement & maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation to manage AWS resources
• Develop, maintain, optimize and run CI/CD pipelines & test frameworks using GitLab for seamless Deployment AND ensuring robust test coverage and integration with test suites
• Write comprehensive unit tests to maintain high-quality code standards
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define the best test automation strategies
• Conduct load testing to validate system capacity and optimize performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Atlassian applications
• Experience with AWS Blueprint or similar tools
• Certifications from AWS, CTF, CKA, and DCA are extra bonus!

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
• Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits
• Pregnancy and baby bonding leave
• 401k benefits
• Commuter benefits
• A generous employee referral program