About the role
Software QA Engineer
The Company:
Varonis (Nasdaq: VRNS) secures AI and the data that powers it. The Varonis platform gives organizations automated visibility and control over their critical data wherever it lives and ensures safe and trustworthy AI from code to runtime. Backed by 24x7x365 managed detection and response, Varonis gives thousands of organizations worldwide the confidence to adopt AI, reduce data exposure, and stop AI-powered threats.
The Role: We are seeking a highly skilled QA Engineer to join our R&D team supporting Varonis Atlas. In this role, you will design, implement, and execute tests to ensure the reliability, performance, and functionality of our AI-driven systems. You will work closely with developers, DevOps, and product teams to validate production-grade pipelines, backend services, and integrations with core security infrastructure.
**The Location:**We are considering candidates who are able to work onsite, located within physical proximity to our downtown Vancouver, BC office.
The Requirements:
- 4+ years of professional QA experience, with a strong focus on backend systems and automation.
- Python programming proficiency — able to write clean, maintainable, production-quality test automation code.
- Hands-on experience testing systems that involve API gateways, AI firewalls or other policy-based security systems.
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, HTTP protocols, authentication flows, and cloud-based service architecture.
- Practical experience with SQL and data validation strategies.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Experience with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
- High attention to detail with a methodical, analytical approach to testing complex systems.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-moving environment.
- Self-driven, proactive, and comfortable working with minimal supervision.
The Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain automated test frameworks using Python, including unit, integration, performance, and end-to-end test suites.
- Validate and stress-test systems that interact with modern security infrastructure such as AI gateways, pentesting systems, ETLs and more.
- Evaluate system resilience, error handling, and boundary conditions through reproducible test plans and automation.
- Design test strategies for backend microservices, APIs, and data pipelines, including schema validations and data integrity testing for relational databases.
- Perform hands-on investigation of defects, root-cause analysis, and regression coverage.
- Create clear and reproducible bug reports; work directly with developers and product managers to drive issues to resolution.
- Engage in performance benchmarking.
We invite you to check out our Instagram Page to gain further insight into the Varonis culture!
@VaronisLife
Varonis is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics*.*
Not the right fit? Search for Software QA Engineer jobs in Vancouver, BC
About Varonis
Varonis is a pioneer in data security and analytics, fighting a different battle than conventional cybersecurity companies. Varonis focuses on protecting enterprise data: sensitive files and emails; confidential customer, patient, and employee data; financial records; strategic and product plans; and other intellectual property.
The Varonis Data Security Platform detects cyber threats from both internal and external actors by analyzing data, account activity, and user behavior; prevents and limits disaster by locking down sensitive and stale data; and efficiently sustains a secure state with automation.
Varonis products address additional important use cases including data protection, data governance, Zero Trust, compliance, data privacy, classification, and threat detection and response. Varonis started operations in 2005 and has customers spanning leading firms in the financial services, public, healthcare, industrial, insurance, energy and utilities, technology, consumer and retail, media and entertainment, and education sectors.
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About the role
Software QA Engineer
The Company:
Varonis (Nasdaq: VRNS) secures AI and the data that powers it. The Varonis platform gives organizations automated visibility and control over their critical data wherever it lives and ensures safe and trustworthy AI from code to runtime. Backed by 24x7x365 managed detection and response, Varonis gives thousands of organizations worldwide the confidence to adopt AI, reduce data exposure, and stop AI-powered threats.
The Role: We are seeking a highly skilled QA Engineer to join our R&D team supporting Varonis Atlas. In this role, you will design, implement, and execute tests to ensure the reliability, performance, and functionality of our AI-driven systems. You will work closely with developers, DevOps, and product teams to validate production-grade pipelines, backend services, and integrations with core security infrastructure.
**The Location:**We are considering candidates who are able to work onsite, located within physical proximity to our downtown Vancouver, BC office.
The Requirements:
- 4+ years of professional QA experience, with a strong focus on backend systems and automation.
- Python programming proficiency — able to write clean, maintainable, production-quality test automation code.
- Hands-on experience testing systems that involve API gateways, AI firewalls or other policy-based security systems.
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, HTTP protocols, authentication flows, and cloud-based service architecture.
- Practical experience with SQL and data validation strategies.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Experience with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
- High attention to detail with a methodical, analytical approach to testing complex systems.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-moving environment.
- Self-driven, proactive, and comfortable working with minimal supervision.
The Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain automated test frameworks using Python, including unit, integration, performance, and end-to-end test suites.
- Validate and stress-test systems that interact with modern security infrastructure such as AI gateways, pentesting systems, ETLs and more.
- Evaluate system resilience, error handling, and boundary conditions through reproducible test plans and automation.
- Design test strategies for backend microservices, APIs, and data pipelines, including schema validations and data integrity testing for relational databases.
- Perform hands-on investigation of defects, root-cause analysis, and regression coverage.
- Create clear and reproducible bug reports; work directly with developers and product managers to drive issues to resolution.
- Engage in performance benchmarking.
We invite you to check out our Instagram Page to gain further insight into the Varonis culture!
@VaronisLife
Varonis is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics*.*
Not the right fit? Search for Software QA Engineer jobs in Vancouver, BC
About Varonis
Varonis is a pioneer in data security and analytics, fighting a different battle than conventional cybersecurity companies. Varonis focuses on protecting enterprise data: sensitive files and emails; confidential customer, patient, and employee data; financial records; strategic and product plans; and other intellectual property.
The Varonis Data Security Platform detects cyber threats from both internal and external actors by analyzing data, account activity, and user behavior; prevents and limits disaster by locking down sensitive and stale data; and efficiently sustains a secure state with automation.
Varonis products address additional important use cases including data protection, data governance, Zero Trust, compliance, data privacy, classification, and threat detection and response. Varonis started operations in 2005 and has customers spanning leading firms in the financial services, public, healthcare, industrial, insurance, energy and utilities, technology, consumer and retail, media and entertainment, and education sectors.