Senior Software Dev QA Engineer

Fortinet

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $112,000–$137,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 13 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Fortinet

Fortinet is a US-based cybersecurity company best known for its FortiGate next-generation firewalls. It sells a broad security platform spanning network security, SD-WAN, endpoint protection, cloud security, and SIEM/SOC operations.

Fortinet currently has 102 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Dev QA Engineer

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The Senior Software Dev QA Engineer will join the FortiADC Team to ensure high product quality by building effective automation test processes. This role involves designing and executing comprehensive test plans across the product development lifecycle, performing manual and automated testing for networking and load balancing features, and maintaining realistic test environments. You will develop scalable network simulation frameworks for performance testing and conduct root cause analysis to improve reliability. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python, Shell scripting, and Robot Framework, alongside experience with Linux/Unix, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SSL, OSPF, and BGP protocols. You will utilize traffic generation tools like Avalanche, Ixia, and JMeter, while leveraging private and public cloud platforms like VMware ESXI, AWS, and Azure.

Skills

Python Shell scripting Robot Framework TCP/IP DNS HTTP SSL OSPF BGP Linux Unix Avalanche Ixia JMeter API testing VMware ESXi KVM AWS GCP Azure Jenkins Ansible Terraform

What you'll do

Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases across the product development lifecycle.
Perform manual and automated testing for networking and load balancing features.
Build and maintain realistic test environments simulating diverse device types and network conditions.
Develop and maintain scalable network simulation frameworks for performance and scalability testing.
Conduct detailed root cause analysis to provide actionable insights for product reliability.
Integrate new tools, techniques, and best practices to enhance testing efficiency and coverage.
Reproduce and analyze customer-reported issues in coordination with Development and TAC engineers.
Identify and document product risks to contribute to release readiness decisions.

What we're looking for

Bachelor degree or above in computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Minimum 8+ years of experience in network product QA testing.
In-depth understanding of networking protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SSL, OSPF, and BGP.
Strong experience with test automation using Python, Shell scripting, and ideally Robot Framework (preferred).
Proficiency with Linux/Unix operating systems.
Hands-on experience with traffic generation and benchmarking tools such as Avalanche, Ixia, JMeter, or equivalent.
Experience with private cloud (VMware ESXI, KVM) and public cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure).

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