Software Dev QA Engineer (Early Career/NPI)
About The Position
The FortiGate New Product Introduction (NPI) QA team verifies new FortiGate hardware models, platform architectural updates, and hardware/software integration modules before market release. The team collaborates with hardware design and software development teams from early prototype bring-up through production release. The Early Career Software Dev QA Engineer will validate next-generation security appliances and help ensure enterprise-grade performance, stability, and security. The role offers hands-on exposure across board bring-up, firmware and BIOS validation, low-level subsystem verification, and firewall and routing features. The engineer will work with senior platform developers and hardware architects to investigate issues and support product reliability, while developing skills in networking protocols, firewall architectures, test automation, and Linux.
Requirements
- 0–2 years of experience; recent graduates with relevant coursework or internships and early-career engineers with network support or system administration backgrounds are considered.
- Foundational understanding of TCP/IP networking concepts, standard network protocols, and packet flows.
- Foundational understanding of firewall concepts, packet inspection, NAT, access control policies, and VPN basics.
- Programming knowledge such as Python, C/C++, or Bash, with the ability to write scripts for automated testing, test setup, or data and log parsing.
- Practical experience configuring or working with physical or virtual network devices, such as routers, switches, firewalls, or home/lab networking equipment.
- Experience with Linux administration, system-level troubleshooting, CLI navigation, network interface configuration, and basic system diagnostics.
- Problem-solving skills and eagerness to reproduce issues, isolate system-level defects, and capture network traffic using diagnostic tools such as Wireshark.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Network Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
Nice To Haves
- Industry certifications such as Fortinet FCF/FCA/FCP, Cisco CCNA/CCNP, CompTIA Network+/Security+, or Linux/Red Hat certifications.
- Exposure to virtualization platforms such as VMware ESXi or KVM, or cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Responsibilities
- Validate next-generation FortiGate security appliances and platform features before market release.
- Work across board bring-up, firmware and BIOS validation, low-level subsystem verification, and firewall and routing feature testing.
- Collaborate with hardware design, software development, senior platform developers, and hardware architects from prototype bring-up through production release.
- Reproduce issues, isolate system-level defects, and capture network traffic for analysis.
- Write scripts for automated testing, test setup, or data and log parsing.
- Help ensure platform performance, stability, security, and product reliability.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k)
- 11 paid holidays
- Vacation time
- Sick time
- Comprehensive leave program
- Eligibility to participate in the Fortinet equity program
- Bonus eligibility, reviewed at hire and annually at the Company's discretion
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
