Staff Software Quality Engineer

Job Title:

Staff Software Quality Engineer

About Trellix  
Trellix is a global company redefining the future of cybersecurity. The company’s comprehensive, open, and native cybersecurity platform helps organizations confronted by today’s most advanced threats gain confidence in the protection and resilience of their operations. Trellix, along with an extensive partner ecosystem, accelerates technology innovation through artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to empower over 50,000 business and government customers with responsibly architected security. More at https://trellix.com.

Role Overview:

A Staff Software Quality Engineer in NDR Sensor/ NX QA team at Trellix.

Trellix NDR sensor/NX is an effective cyberthreat protection solution that helps the organisation minimize the risk of costly breaches by accurately detecting and immediately stopping advanced, targeted, and other evasive attacks hiding in internet traffic. It facilitates efficient resolution of detected security incidents in minutes with concrete evidence, actionable intelligence, and response workflow integration.

In this role you will be responsible for Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and methodologies that validate functionality, performance, other aspects and automating the test cases using python language.

About the Role :

• Conduct in-depth analysis of requirements and technical specifications to develop comprehensive Test Plans and Strategies.
• Execute planned test cases, accurately log defects, and provide detailed, mandatory diagnostic information to engineering teams, ensuring efficient resolution.
• Provide technical feedback by reviewing Functional Specifications, and test strategies to influence product development and ensure alignment with quality standards.
• build, and maintain highly effective and scalable test automation scripts to support continuous integration and delivery.
• Maintain deep knowledge of the Test Process (STLC), deliver transparent status reporting, and proactively escalate project risks and dependencies.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with cross-functional teams within the Business Unit to achieve project goals and uphold quality standards.
• Act as a technical mentor and coach to Junior Software QA Engineers, raising the overall technical bar for quality across the organization.

About You :

• At least 8+ years of experience in network security products testing.
• A proven track record of shipping high quality, scalable software.
• Should have debugging experience, and excellent problem-solving skills. 
• Strong background in network protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, SMB and other application layer protocols),
• Strong understanding on data plane forwarding, and troubleshooting using packet capture tools Wireshark,tcpdump, CLI tools, and log analysis
• Skilled with traffic generators such as Ixia BreakingPoint, as well as virtualization platforms like ESXi, KVM, Hyper-V
• Experience in automation using Python, selenium.
• Good Understanding and working experience in network security product line like IPS, Firewall, NextGen Firewall, etc..
• Must be highly motivated with a strong passion for and commitment to software quality.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Company Benefits and Perks:

We believe that the best solutions are developed by teams who embrace each other's unique experiences, skills, and abilities. We work hard to create a dynamic workforce where we encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

• Retirement Plans

• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Parental Leave

• Support for Community Involvement

We're serious about our commitment to a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute to our industry-leading products and customer support, which is why we prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

Our Commitment to You:

At Trellix, we are committed to creating a safe and trustworthy experience for our customers, employees, and candidates. Please be aware that fraudulent recruiting activity can occur through fake job postings or impersonated communications.

Trellix conducts interviews through professional channels only and does not use text messages, instant messaging, or group chats for interviews. We will never request sensitive personal information—such as your date of birth, Social Security number, or national ID number—during the interview process.

Trellix also does not require candidates to pay fees, purchase products or services, or process payments of any kind as part of the recruiting or hiring process. And Trellix will never keep any original work authorization documents that we may be required to review during the hiring process.