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Principal Software (Automation and Test)

Office - USA - CA - Headquarters💼 Full-time💰 $147,000–$147,000🗓 2026-03-28 → 2026-09-25

Core

Principal SQA engineer validating core networking and security features in SD-WAN products.

Role type

Principal Software (Automation and Test) Engineer

Builds

SD-WAN networking and security solutions

Domain

Cybersecurity, Networking, SD-WAN

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

TCP/IP protocols (ARP, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, IPSec), enterprise routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), networking features (Multicast, IPv6, DNS, NAT, DHCP), Linux platform testing, control plane and data plane architecture, performance characterization, Python automation, REST API integration, complex networking testbed construction, system/scale testing simulation

Preferred skills

Virtualization technologies (VMware ESXi, qemu/kvm, Microsoft Hyper-V), system/scale testing simulating large enterprise networks

Technologies

Python, REST API, Linux, VMware ESXi, qemu/kvm, Microsoft Hyper-V, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, TCP, UDP, IPSec, IPv6, DNS, NAT, DHCP

Responsibilities

Contribute in all phases of end-to-end product and solution validation, work with development and quality assurance groups to achieve best quality, suggest and implement improvements to the QA process, work with DevOps and Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues, lead, mentor and coach team members

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship

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