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NETGEAR is looking for a Senior 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 role will require 3 days at our Bangalore Office.
Key Responsibilities:
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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.
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Design and develop automated test frameworks and pipelines to validate complex, distributed cybersecurity systems across components like SASE, NGFW, ZTNA, VPN, and SD-WAN.
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Stay up to date with advancements in network security, protocol testing, automation tooling, and cloud-native QA practices.
Required Qualifications:
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Hands-on experience testing networking/security systems such as firewalls, VPNs, SWG, SD-WAN, or ZTNA gateways.
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Familiarity with protocols and traffic flows including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP(S), IPsec, and TLS.
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Proficient in analyzing logs, traces, and network captures (Wireshark, tcpdump) for debugging and verification.
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Strong automation scripting skills in Python, Bash, and familiarity with tools like pytest, Robot Framework, or similar.
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Proficiency in REST API testing using tools like Postman, REST Assured, Insomnia, or custom Python scripts.
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Experience with test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions).
Preferred Qualifications (optional):
Company Statement/Values:
At NETGEAR, we are on a mission to unleash the full potential of connectivity with intelligent solutions that delight and protect. We turn ideas into innovative networking products that connect people, power businesses, and advance the way we live.
Were a performance-driven, talented and connected team thats committed to delivering world-class products for our customers. As a company, we value our employees as the most essential building blocks of our success. And as teammates, we commit to taking our work to the
Next Gear
by living our values: we
Dare to Transform
the future,
Connect and Delight
our customers,
Communicate Courageously
with each other and collaborate to
Win It Together
. You ll find our values woven through our processes, present in our decisions, and celebrated throughout our culture.
We strive to attract top talent and create a great workplace where people feel engaged, inspired, challenged, proud and respected. If you are creative, forward-thinking, passionate about technology and are looking for a rewarding career to make an impact, then youve got what it takes to succeed at NETGEAR. Join our network and help us shape the future of connectivity.
NETGEAR hires based on merit. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.