Staff QA Engineer — API & Network Security

Socket.dev; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 121,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

RRSP matching

Paid time off

EFAP

Disability insurance

Job summary

Fortinet is seeking a Staff Software Development QA Engineer to own quality across major product areas, focusing on rigorous testing of front-end, back-end, and APIs. You will design test environments, automate tests, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, reliable software releases.

The role emphasizes network protocols, security concepts, and cross-platform testing on Windows and Linux. The Canada-based position offers comprehensive benefits, competitive salary, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Software QA, Software Development, or a related engineering role.
• Familiarity with common network protocols and services, including DNS, TCP/UDP, SSH, RDP, VNC, and HTTP/HTTPS.
• Working knowledge of fundamental networking concepts and technologies, including switches, routers, MAC addresses, ARP, ICMP/Ping, Traceroute, and related troubleshooting tools.
• Understanding of basic Network and Application security concepts, including firewalls, data encryption, data integrity, authentication, and secure communications.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell) and one compiled programming language (such as C/C++, Golang, or Rust).
• Good understanding of fundamental operating system concepts, including processes and threads, memory management, file systems, and sockets.
• Hands-on experience working with both Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Hands-on experience on GIT or SVN
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for finding defects and edge cases.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly document technical issues and communicate findings to development and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Analyze product features and requirements, and design appropriate test environments, developing test tools.
• Design and execute comprehensive test cases using both manual and automated testing methodologies to ensure product quality.
• Collaborate closely with software developers to ensure feature testing is completed according to defined procedures, requirements, and quality standards.
• Plan and execute release testing based on project requirements, schedules, and release criteria.
• Apply a security-minded and adversarial testing approach to identify defects, vulnerabilities, unexpected behaviors, and potential failure scenarios.
• Troubleshoot complex software, networking, and system issues and drive them toward resolution.
• Investigate, reproduce, track, and follow up on issues reported from customer environments and field deployments.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve automated test frameworks and test scripts.
• Contribute to improving QA processes, test coverage, test efficiency, and overall product quality.
• Work cross-functionally with development, product, and support teams to identify root causes and prevent recurring issues.

Skills

QA experience

Networking basics

Scripting (Python)

Compiled language (C/C++)

Operating systems (Windows/Linux)

Source control (Git/SVN)

Troubleshooting

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Security testing mindset

Education

BS/MS in CS/CE or related field

Job description

Fortinet is seeking a Staff Software Development QA Engineer to own quality across major product areas, focusing on rigorous testing of front-end, back-end, and APIs. You will design test environments, automate tests, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, reliable software releases.

The role emphasizes network protocols, security concepts, and cross-platform testing on Windows and Linux. The Canada-based position offers comprehensive benefits, competitive salary, and