QA Automation Engineer, SASE Firewall
NETGEAR is looking for a QA Automation Engineer to play a key role in validating our next-generation cybersecurity platform, which spans technologies like SASE, NGFW, ZTNA, SWG, VPN, and SD-WAN. You will be responsible for developing end-to-end test automation, validating complex integrations across distributed systems, and ensuring platform reliability, performance, and security at scale. This role is critical to maintaining the quality and robustness of the entire solution stack, including desktop agents, backend services, secure networking layers, and cloud policy engines. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in system-level automation, networking, and security testing in CI/CD environments.
You will work at the intersection of security engineering, automation, and platform validation—building scalable, end-to-end test solutions that verify advanced capabilities across our SASE, Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), Zero Trust, and secure connectivity services. Your work will ensure the stability, interoperability, and performance of a distributed security platform spanning endpoints, networks, and cloud infrastructure.
This is a hybrid role, expected to be onsite 3 days a week in our Bangalore Office.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
3–5 years of experience in system-level testing and automation for large-scale distributed platforms, preferably in networking or cybersecurity domains.
Hands-on experience testing networking/security systems such as firewalls, VPNs, SWG, SD-WAN, or ZTNA gateways.
Familiarity with protocols and traffic flows including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP(S), IPsec, and TLS.
Proficient in analyzing logs, traces, and network captures (Wireshark, tcpdump) for debugging and verification.
Strong automation scripting skills in Python, Bash, and familiarity with tools like pytest, Robot Framework, or similar.
Proficiency in REST API testing using tools like Postman, REST Assured, Insomnia, or custom Python scripts.
Experience with test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions).
Experience working in Linux environments and writing automation for system and network validation.
Exposure to cloud-native environments, containers (Docker), and test orchestration using tools like Kubernetes or Terraform is a plus.
Exposure to performance, scalability, or security testing in cloud or hybrid environments.
Strong analytical and communication skills, with a proactive approach to quality assurance in secure, high-performance environments.
Preferred Qualifications (optional):
Exposure to performance, scalability, chaos, or failover testing in distributed systems.
Responsibilities
Build and maintain end-to-end test suites for functional, integration, performance, and interoperability testing across desktop agents, backend services, cloud control planes, and network edge devices.
Design and develop automated test frameworks and pipelines to validate complex, distributed cybersecurity systems across components like SASE, NGFW, ZTNA, VPN, and SD-WAN.
Simulate real-world network scenarios and security policies to validate platform behavior under diverse enterprise environments.
Collaborate with developers, architects to define test strategies for SASE and Firewall solutions
Ensure scalability, robustness, and failover behavior of the platform under production-scale workloads and simulated attack conditions.
Analyze test results, triage defects, and work closely with engineering teams to ensure quick turnaround and high product quality.
Stay up to date with advancements in network security, protocol testing, automation tooling, and cloud-native QA practices.
The application process will continue on the employer's website.
Location
Bengaluru, India