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How involved should SDETs be in security testing — and what skills does it require?

Ajitesh Mohanta
Ajitesh MohantaAmbassador
May 8, 2026 1,467 0
My company is adding basic security testing requirements. Leadership wants SDETs to own it since we already own automation. I'm comfortable writing functional tests but security testing feels like a different discipline. Specific things they're asking for: - OWASP Top 10 checks integrated into the regression suite - API fuzzing - Dependency vulnerability scanning in CI Dependency scanning (OWASP Dependency Check, Snyk) is clearly doable. API fuzzing and OWASP testing feel like a different skill set entirely. Do SDETs commonly own security testing, or is there usually a dedicated security engineer? What tools can be meaningfully integrated without needing deep security expertise?

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