Test Staff Engineer – SonicOS (Firewall QA + Automation)

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Test Staff Engineer with deep expertise in Firewall/Security testing and strong hands-on automation. This role requires technical leadership, end-to-end ownership of test strategy for assigned components, and building scalable automation and test tools to ensure high-quality SonicOS releases.

Key Responsibilities

• Own test strategy, planning, execution, and quality sign-off for SonicOS components
• Architect, develop, and maintain automation frameworks, pipelines, and test tools
• Drive an automation-first regression strategy and improve overall test coverage
• Perform complex system, integration, and upgrade/downgrade testing
• Partner with Dev/PM in design reviews, scrums, and defect triage
• Lead root-cause analysis and validation of critical customer issues
• Mentor engineers; review test plans, automation design, and coverage
• Drive release readiness, escape analysis, and quality metrics

Must-Have Skills

• Strong Networking: TCP/IP, Routing, NAT, VLANs, Firewall policies
• Firewall/Security: VPN, DPI/App Control, IPS, Gateway AV, Geo-IP, Botnet
• Automation: Playwright / Selenium / PyTest / Robot Framework
• Programming: Python or JavaScript (framework/tool development)
• Linux/Unix, debugging with logs, core dumps, packet capture (tcpdump/Wireshark)
• CI/CD integration (Jenkins, Git-based pipelines)
• Defect tracking & test management (JIRA or similar)
• Exposure to effective usage of AI tools

Good to Have

• Experience with signature-based services & live update pipelines
• Cloud test environments (AWS/Azure)
• Handling customer escalations/field issue reproduction

Soft Skills

• Technical leadership, strong ownership, and decision-making
• Excellent debugging and communication skills
• Ability to lead quality initiatives across teams

Education

• B.E / B.Tech / M.Tech in CS/IT or related fields

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Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Test Staff Engineer with deep expertise in Firewall/Security testing and strong hands-on automation. This role requires technical leadership, end-to-end ownership of test strategy for assigned components, and building scalable automation and test tools to ensure high-quality SonicOS releases.

Key Responsibilities

• Own test strategy, planning, execution, and quality sign-off for SonicOS components
• Architect, develop, and maintain automation frameworks, pipelines, and test tools
• Drive an automation-first regression strategy and improve overall test coverage
• Perform complex system, integration, and upgrade/downgrade testing
• Partner with Dev/PM in design reviews, scrums, and defect triage
• Lead root-cause analysis and validation of critical customer issues
• Mentor engineers; review test plans, automation design, and coverage
• Drive release readiness, escape analysis, and quality metrics

Must-Have Skills

• Strong Networking: TCP/IP, Routing, NAT, VLANs, Firewall policies
• Firewall/Security: VPN, DPI/App Control, IPS, Gateway AV, Geo-IP, Botnet
• Automation: Playwright / Selenium / PyTest / Robot Framework
• Programming: Python or JavaScript (framework/tool development)
• Linux/Unix, debugging with logs, core dumps, packet capture (tcpdump/Wireshark)
• CI/CD integration (Jenkins, Git-based pipelines)
• Defect tracking & test management (JIRA or similar)
• Exposure to effective usage of AI tools

Good to Have

• Experience with signature-based services & live update pipelines
• Cloud test environments (AWS/Azure)
• Handling customer escalations/field issue reproduction

Soft Skills

• Technical leadership, strong ownership, and decision-making
• Excellent debugging and communication skills
• Ability to lead quality initiatives across teams

Education

• B.E / B.Tech / M.Tech in CS/IT or related fields

#LI-KB7

#LI-Remote

#LI-Pune

#Networking