Principal System and Solution Test Engineer
Santa Clara · USD 185,500-265,000 · 12+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Sep 28, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 12+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Santa Clara
- Salary
- USD 185,500-265,000 · Base salary
About the role
- We are looking for a Principal System and Solution Test Engineer to join our team in Santa Clara, CA.
- You will drive the quality strategy for our Zero Trust Networking Services, validating complex network security architectures and end-to-end interactions between branch networking devices and global SASE cloud services through customer-centric scenarios.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain cloud-based software solutions
- Leverage your deep expertise in L2-L7 technology to test cloud-delivered security and SD-WAN technologies
- Build repeatable, robust system-level automation suites to validate L2-L7 technologies
- Provide critical insights and recommendations to the development team to enhance RASS, debugging capabilities, and overall product usability
- Design and execute scenarios mimicking real-world production environments to proactively expose critical gaps, ensuring the stability required for seamless customer deployments
Requirements
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
- 12+ years of overall experience in Network Security, SD-WAN, or Networking Infrastructure testing with strong proficiency in Python for tool development
- Proven expertise in building and maintaining Test Automation Frameworks from the ground up, utilizing Terraform or CloudFormation for complex cloud test environments
- Deep understanding of L2-L7 networking, TCP/IP stack internals, and performance testing methodologies using industry-standard traffic generators
- Strong exposure to SD-WAN technologies, VPNs, and Cloud Security architectures combined with advanced knowledge of Linux networking concepts
- Solid understanding of modern tunneling methods like IPSEC or GRE and hands-on experience with Public Cloud networking in AWS or GCP
Preferred qualifications
- Proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency
- Demonstrated ability to translate a holistic view of the product into complex test scenarios that accurately simulate real-world deployment environments
- Experience with industry-standard traffic generation tools and methodologies
Benefits
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks
Workplace
- This is a hybrid role based in Santa Clara, CA.
Skills
- Python
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- TCP/IP
- SD-WAN
- Linux
- IPSEC
- GRE
- AWS
- GCP
