Staff SW QA Engineer

At Gigamon, our purpose is to protect the hybrid networks and data of the largest, most complex organizations on the planet. Certified as a Great Place to Work, we offer a deep observability pipeline that efficiently delivers network-derived intelligence to cloud, security, and observability tools. This helps our customers to eliminate security blind spots, optimize network traffic, and dramatically reduce tool cost and complexity, enabling them to better secure and manage their hybrid cloud infrastructure. Gigamon has served more than 4,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of Fortune 100 enterprises, 9 of the 10 largest mobile network providers, and hundreds of governments and educational organizations. As a Quality Assurance Engineer at Gigamon, you will play a critical role in validating our network visibility solutions across private and public cloud environments. You will join a dynamic, cross-functional team focused on delivering high-quality, scalable products that meet the evolving needs of our customers. Your expertise in test automation and system validation will directly contribute to the reliability and performance of our visibility fabric products, helping to ensure seamless integration and robust operation in complex network environments. What you'll do:

• Provide technical expertise in system design, operation, and testability for Gigamon's visibility fabric products.
• Collaborate with functional and system test teams to develop and enhance testing strategies, with a strong emphasis on automation.
• Design, develop, and fully automate functional, performance, scale, and stress testing suites.
• Deliver high-quality test automation code and drive improvements in automation coverage.
• Identify and evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity and testing efficiency.
• Focus on customer use case-centric, scalability, and performance testing, ensuring comprehensive test coverage.

• Earned a BS in Computer Science or a related field.
• Accumulated 6+ years of hands-on experience in quality assurance, development, and/or automation within virtualization and networking domains.
• Demonstrated proficiency in test automation and scripting (Python or similar languages).
• Gained hands-on experience with test automation frameworks such as Robot, PyTest, or Python.
• Acquired working knowledge of virtualization platforms (vCenter, VMware ESXi/NSX-T, Microsoft Hyper-V) and public/private cloud environments (Amazon EC2, Azure, OpenStack, or similar).
• Tested highly scalable and fault-tolerant systems, including software upgrades, distributed control, and redundancy.
• Developed knowledge of network management concepts and protocols (TCP/IP, L2/L3, IPv4, IPv6, REST).
• Demonstrated strong understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, REST services, and experience testing these protocols.
• Authored clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases.
• (Nice to have) Experience with network testing equipment (Spirent, Avalanche, TREX), GUI-based test automation tools (Selenium, Protractor), security domain and vulnerability assessment, security/certifications testing in cloud environments, and protocol testing for application protocols (FTP, DNS, HTTP, SSL).

• Self-directed, highly motivated, and organized, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects and thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Passionate about delivering high-quality products and continuously improving engineering processes.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts.
• Driven to stay current with emerging technologies and best practices in quality assurance and automation.

As an equal opportunity employer, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, and/or local law. For more information, please refer to Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.

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