Test Staff Engineer –Network+ Automation Exp is a must
SonicWall
Make my CV for this job, freeView job and applyYour CV, rewritten for this role using only your real experience. Sign in with Google and upload your CV. Nothing to install.
Skills named in this job
Read from the description itself, not inferred.
This role on the market
1,086 open automation roles across 240 companies are on ApplySarthi right now, most of them in Bengaluru (118), Hyderabad (31), Delhi NCR (24).
- Automation Managerfa-etvl-saasfaprod1
- Automation Engineer, 80-100%Veratron AG
- Automation Engineer – Magnet IndustrialisationProxima Fusion GmbH
- CAD/PLM Automation Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)Neuralconcept
- CX AI & Automation Leadremotecom
What automation roles keep asking for: Python (23%), SQL (15%), CI/CD (14%) — counted across their open postings here.
AWS jobs · Azure jobs · CI/CD jobs · JavaScript jobs
SonicWall has 43 open roles listed here.
- Senior Software Engineer-Systems Integration (5- 9 Years)pune
- Senior Oracle DBApune
- Senior Oracle DBAbengaluru
- Sales Development Rep
- Software Dev Senior Engineer - PLM/EDIbengaluru
Counted across 14 company job boards, updated as roles open and close.
Preparing for this interview
Interviews for automation roles keep coming back to Python, SQL, CI/CD. Practise those questions before you sit with SonicWall.
Questions you are likely to be asked
- Why do you want to join SonicWall?
- What is your experience with Linux? Tell me one thing you learned the hard way.
- How do you decide what to test when time is short?
- Tell me about a serious bug you caught before release. How did you find it?
- What would you automate first, and what would you keep manual?
Prep Sarthi gives you a free mock interview: an AI interviewer asks you questions like these out loud, from your own CV and this job, and shows your score and your weakest answer.
Practise the Test Staff Engineer –Network+ Automation Exp is a must at SonicWall interview free →SonicWall is a cybersecurity forerunner with more than 30 years of expertise and is recognized as a leading partner-first company, ensuring our partners and their customers are never alone in the fight against cybercrime. With the ability to build, scale and manage security across the cloud, hybrid and traditional environments in real-time, SonicWall provides relentless security against the most evasive cyberattacks across endless exposure points for increasingly remote, mobile and cloud-enabled users. With its own threat research center, SonicWall can quickly and economically provide purpose-built security solutions to enable any organization—enterprise, government agencies and SMBs—around the world. For more information, visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Test Staff Engineer with deep expertise in Firewall/Security testing and strong hands-on automation. This role requires technical leadership, end-to-end ownership of test strategy for assigned components, and building scalable automation and test tools to ensure high-quality SonicOS releases.
Key Responsibilities
- Own test strategy, planning, execution, and quality sign-off for SonicOS components
- Architect, develop, and maintain automation frameworks, pipelines, and test tools
- Drive an automation-first regression strategy and improve overall test coverage
- Perform complex system, integration, and upgrade/downgrade testing
- Partner with Dev/PM in design reviews, scrums, and defect triage
- Lead root-cause analysis and validation of critical customer issues
- Mentor engineers; review test plans, automation design, and coverage
- Drive release readiness, escape analysis, and quality metrics
Must-Have Skills
- Minimum 4+ Years of experience in QA and Automation
- Strong Networking: TCP/IP, Routing, NAT, VLANs, Firewall policies
- Firewall/Security: VPN, DPI/App Control, IPS, Gateway AV, Geo-IP, Botnet
- Automation: Playwright / Selenium / PyTest / Robot Framework
- Programming: Python or JavaScript (framework/tool development)
- Linux/Unix, debugging with logs, core dumps, packet capture (tcpdump/Wireshark)
- CI/CD integration (Jenkins, Git-based pipelines)
- Defect tracking & test management (JIRA or similar)
- Exposure to effective usage of AI tools
Good to Have
- Experience with signature-based services & live update pipelines
- Cloud test environments (AWS/Azure)
- Handling customer escalations/field issue reproduction
Soft Skills
- Technical leadership, strong ownership, and decision-making
- Excellent debugging and communication skills
- Ability to lead quality initiatives across teams
Education
- B.E / B.Tech / M.Tech in CS/IT or related fields
#LI-KB7
#LI-Remote
#LI-Pune
#Networking
SonicWall is an equal opportunity employer.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
At SonicWall, we pride ourselves on recruiting a diverse mix of talented people and providing active security solutions in 100+ countries.
Match this job to your CV
ApplySarthi scores your CV against this role, shows the skills you are missing, and writes a tailored version for the application.
Check my match →Similar open roles
- Distinguished Engineer - Data ArchitectSonicWall · pune
- Distinguished Engineer – Secure Private Access (SPA) / Zero TrustSonicWall · pune
- Field Marketing ManagerSonicWall
- Inside Territory Manager- Dutch SpeakerSonicWall
- Inside Territory Manager- Dutch SpeakerSonicWall
- Inside Territory Manager- Dutch SpeakerSonicWall
- Lead AI/ML Engineer – Security AI & LLMsSonicWall · pune
- Principal Engineer — Python is a mustSonicWall · bengaluru
Need answers during your interview? Try Live Sarthi.
Live Sarthi, an Interview Sarthi app, shows answer suggestions during the call.
- Hidden from supported screen sharingThe overlay stays out of supported Windows screen captures.
- Answers start in about 1.5 secondsResponse time varies with your connection and model.
- From your own CVYour projects and your experience, not a generic script.
- 30 minutes freeThen ₹99 for a 2-day pass with unlimited calls — you pay for the days you are interviewing, not a subscription.
A Windows app, from the same team as ApplySarthi.
Listed on greenhouse · posted 2026-06-30. ApplySarthi collects openings and links to application pages; the role is advertised by SonicWall, not by us.