Role Description In this role you will drive automated validation, ensure regression stability, and integrate tests into CI/CD for a complex enterprise network security platform, covering firewall and security appliance workflows across multiple platforms and release streams. Responsibilities: - Design, implement, maintain, and stabilize automated test scripts for network security platform features to ensure consistent validation of functionality. - Drive improvement of test stability and reliability by enhancing automated tests with retry logic, polling and wait mechanisms, stronger validation steps, and clearer failure diagnostics. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams through pull requests, issue tracking, and shared reviews of automation changes to maintain quality and alignment across automation efforts. - Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines and regression execution flows to support continuous validation of platform capabilities. - Support validation across multiple appliance models to ensure broad coverage of platform environments. - Automate and validate scenarios involving high availability (HA), clustering, routing and switching behavior, interface configuration, packet capture, upgrades, and management-plane workflows. - Investigate automation failures including flaky tests, missing logs, timing issues, and environment-related problems to identify root causes and restore test reliability. - Review and maintain regression pipelines, testbed definitions, and test execution documentation to keep automation infrastructure accurate and up to date. Qualifications - Practical experience with test automation for network or security appliances, embedded systems, or networking platforms. - Strong scripting ability with Python or an equivalent automation language for building and maintaining automated test frameworks. - Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline integration and regression pipeline maintenance in automated testing environments. - Strong proficiency with Git-based source control systems and pull request–driven development workflows. - Practical experience with RESTful API-based automation for validating system functionality and integrations. - Advanced experience with testbed orchestration, topology-based testing, and lab automation for complex networking environments. - Strong knowledge of Linux systems, CLI troubleshooting, log analysis, and script debugging for diagnosing automation and platform issues. - Practical experience with hardware and software matrix validation across multiple platform variants and release versions. - Solid understanding of networking concepts including network interfaces, switching and routing behavior. - Practical experience with AI-assisted test generation or automated test optimization approaches. - Familiarity with AI and LLM-based tools for log analysis, anomaly detection, failure clustering, test case generation, debugging, or CI/CD pipeline optimization. Requirements - Practical experience with test automation for network or security appliances, embedded systems, or networking platforms. - Strong scripting ability with Python or an equivalent automation language for building and maintaining automated test frameworks. - Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline integration and regression pipeline maintenance in automated testing environments. - Strong proficiency with Git-based source control systems and pull request–driven development workflows. - Practical experience with RESTful API-based automation for validating system functionality and integrations. - Advanced experience with testbed orchestration, topology-based testing, and lab automation for complex networking environments. - Strong knowledge of Linux systems, CLI troubleshooting, log analysis, and script debugging for diagnosing automation and platform issues. - Practical experience with hardware and software matrix validation across multiple platform variants and release versions. - Solid understanding of networking concepts including network interfaces, switching and routing behavior. - Practical experience with AI-assisted test generation or automated test optimization approaches. - Familiarity with AI and LLM-based tools for log analysis, anomaly detection, failure clustering, test case generation, debugging, or CI/CD pipeline optimization. Company Description Our Client is a global technology leader designing networking solutions.

Role Description We are looking for a dynamic and multi-talented Software Test Engineer I to contribute to the software testing effort of our product platform and can become a product domain expert. You’ll need an analytical mind, the ability to observe and process data, and the ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems. You can see the BIG picture of the customer experience and can align that with customer satisfaction. You have a passion for applying software development skills to testing software applications. You maintain a business-oriented and programmatic approach to software test that addresses customer needs. You possess a teamwork eagerness and are willing to contribute in any way to deliver a quality product. You can think critically about the recruiter persona and understand that there is more than one way to do things. We provide an engineering-focused culture that puts a premium on responsibility, freedom, learning, and creativity. We work with: - MacOS - Linux - Python - pytest - Playwright - Selenium - Locust - Postman - Go - Java - JavaScript (React.js, Angular, jQuery) - CSS - MySQL - Postgres - MongoDB - Elastic Search - AWS - Docker - Kubernetes - SumoLogic - Tableau - SAML - REST - jMeter - Jenkins - Jira - Git - GitHub - Confluence - JSON - Browsers and more... Qualifications - Experience with software development life cycle utilizing agile methods - Experience with software quality assurance methodologies - Experience with manual testing: proficient with testing web applications on a variety of browsers from IE to Safari, to Firefox, to Chrome, to Edge - Has a test automation mindset, i.e., prioritizes a test automation approach first - Experience with automated GUI testing, e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, etc. - Familiar with automated acceptance testing, page object pattern design - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail - Excellent time management skills (efficient at multitasking) with a proven ability to meet deadlines - Experience working with and on a distributed team (we work 100% remotely) - Good analytical and problem-solving skills - Solid knowledge of CS fundamentals (data structures, object-oriented programming, algorithms) - Solid experience in a Macintosh or Linux environment - Knowledge of Python or Go or Java - Familiarity with JavaScript / TypeScript / React - Knowledge of database interaction, e.g., MongoDB and SQL - Some knowledge of CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) tools - Experience working with cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, GCP, or Azure) - Experience testing in a cloud-based SaaS infrastructure - Experience with exploratory testing - Experience with Git and GitHub - Experience testing REST API Requirements - Master/Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent is required - Typically, 1-3 years related experience required Benefits - Remote first work environment - equipment provided + internet reimbursement - Work/life balance: we say it, we mean it - Generous benefits package: medical, vision and dental benefits, generous 401(k), FSA, tuition reimbursement, and more - An unusually generous and flexible vacation - AKA unlimited PTO - Free use of our Hawaii and Florida beach houses - Individualistic approach: we encourage a personal touch to your work; we don't believe in a "one-size-fits-all" approach - Industry reputation: we are the world's largest creative staffing firm

• Own quality outcomes for the Reporting/BI domain across multiple scrum teams • Define platform-wide test strategy and coverage standards for reporting features • Establish and own the test condition framework derived from user stories • Hold accountability for defect resolution at the domain level • Represent quality at quarter planning, release governance, and cross-team sprint ceremonies • Own the SQL and PL/SQL validation architecture for the Reporting/BI domain • Define and govern data accuracy test strategy • Lead validation of SQL and PL/SQL changes • Set the bar for defect evidence quality • Own query performance benchmarking as a platform-level quality gate • Define and own the end-to-end report output fidelity standard for the CEM platform • Set the validation framework for Logi Analytics (Logi Symphony) implementations • Define and own the AI tooling adoption strategy for the QA & Standards organization • Own the automation investment strategy for the Reporting/BI domain • Define the security testing standard for the Reporting/BI domain • Engage at the design and architecture stage to identify security-sensitive surfaces in new reporting features • Operate as a peer-level engineering partner to Lead Engineers and Engineering Managers • Lead mentorship and talent development for Senior and Lead QEs

• Design, develop, and maintain robust UI and API automation frameworks; • Build framework guardrails, standards, and reusable components to improve reliability, maintainability, and scalability; • Optimize test automation execution, reporting, and CI/CD integration; • Mentor and coach team members on automation best practices, framework adoption; • Drive automation strategy, code reviews, and framework enhancements; • Implement AI-driven testing solutions and continuous quality improvements; • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.