Engineer II, System validation Test - Insight QA

The role

This engineer will perform hands-on testing of a cloud-hosted platform used to manage networking devices. They will design and execute tests, automate workflows, and investigate failures across device, network, cloud, API, and application layers.

What you will do

• Test device onboarding, discovery, provisioning, configuration and removal workflows.
• Validate device-to-cloud communication and configuration synchronization.
• Test device status, statistics, alerts, notifications and remote-management workflows.
• Execute functional, integration, system, regression, compatibility and end-to-end tests.
• Test REST APIs using tools such as Postman and automation libraries.
• Develop and maintain Python-based automation for APIs and device workflows.
• Create or update UI automation using Playwright, Selenium or an equivalent framework.
• Log clear defects with reproducible steps, logs, screenshots and API traces.
• Collaborate with software, cloud, firmware, networking and mobile teams.
• Support release regression, production smoke testing and post-deployment validation.

Required qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of software QA or system validation experience.
• Hands-on experience in functional, integration, regression and end-to-end testing.
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP and core networking concepts.
• Experience testing REST APIs and interpreting JSON request and response data.
• Programming or test-automation experience using Python.
• Exposure to UI automation using Playwright, Selenium or an equivalent tool.
• Ability to analyze logs, reproduce issues and write clear defect reports.
• Experience using Git and working with CI/CD test execution.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Electronics, Telecommunications or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience testing cloud-managed networking or network management platforms.
• Hands-on exposure to access points, switches, routers or Wi-Fi test environments.
• Familiarity with AWS services, microservices, Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience with Wireshark, tcpdump and basic packet analysis.
• Exposure to mobile application testing, performance testing or API security testing.
• Awareness of Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7 concepts.
• Responsible use of AI-assisted engineering tools such as ChatGPT, Claude or GitHub Copilot.

About the company

NETGEAR turns ideas into innovative networking products that connect people, power businesses, and advance the way we live. They are a performance-driven team committed to delivering world-class products.