QA Engineer (Networking Experience )

Cognyte; Pune District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognyte in Pune, India is seeking a QA Engineer to join the IP Network Intelligence team. You will own quality across the development lifecycle, analyzing requirements and creating comprehensive test artifacts while working with global teams.

You will perform manual and automated testing of complex network systems, contribute to automation and CI/CD, and help ensure robust product delivery with strong collaboration across developers and product owners.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software testing experience in complex systems.
• Degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent.
• Knowledge of SQL, Linux, Wireshark, and Windows Server.
• Testing with 3G/4G/VoLTE/5G technologies.
• Testing IP protocols (VOIP, TCP/IP, FTP).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Jira/Quality Center.
• Automation testing and scripting experience.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the team’s delivery quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Analyze requirements, user stories, and designs to ensure testability and coverage.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and documentation for new features.
• Test epics and features to meet functional and non-functional requirements.
• Execute manual end-to-end, integration, regression, and system testing across components.
• Analyze network traffic and application behavior using packet capture tools.
• Identify, investigate, document, and track defects using Jira.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and product owners to clarify requirements.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to QA process improvement.
• Develop and maintain automated tests using internal framework.

Skills

Test planning

Test execution

Test automation

CI/CD familiarity

Jira usage

Linux

Networking basics

VoLTE/5G testing

Scripting

Education

B.Sc./B.Tech. in Computer Science/Information Technology/Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Quality Center

Wireshark

Job description

Curious about what it’s like to work at Cognyte?

At Cognyte, you’ll collaborate with expert colleagues around the globe to solve problems most people will never even know exist!

You’ll be part of building unique solutions shaped by real investigative methodologies, enabling our customers to identify, investigate, visualize and prevent criminal, terror and security threats worldwide.

These solutions are used by law enforcement, national security, and military intelligence agencies worldwide to turn massive, diverse data into clear, actionable intelligence for a safer world.

Who you’ll be working with:

The IP Network Intelligence team in Pune is looking for a QA Engineer to join our world of IP protocols and deep packet inspection. You will work as part of a scrum development team alongside developers, architects, product owners, and QA engineers, while collaborating closely with additional IP scrum teams across Israel and Bulgaria.

As a key member of the team, you will help deliver high-quality solutions for analyzing and inspecting complex network traffic and communication protocols.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the quality of the team’s deliveries throughout the development lifecycle.
• Analyze product requirements, user stories, and technical designs to ensure testability and coverage.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and test documentation for new features and enhancements.
• Test scrum team epics and features, ensuring they meet functional and non-functional requirements.
• Execute manual end-to-end, integration, regression, and system-level testing across multiple components and systems.
• Analyze network traffic and application behavior using packet capture and analysis tools.
• Identify, investigate, document, and track software defects using Jira.
• Work closely with developers, architects, and product owners to clarify requirements and resolve issues.
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies including planning, refinement, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Assess quality risks and provide clear visibility into product quality and release readiness.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, methodologies, and test coverage.
• Develop and maintain automated tests using an internal automation framework to increase test coverage and improve delivery quality.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software testing of complex systems.
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or an equivalent degree.
• Knowledge of SQL, Linux, Wireshark, and Windows Servers.
• Testing experience with 3G, 4G, VoLTE, and 5G technologies.
• Testing experience with IP protocols such as VOIP, TCP/IP, FTP, and related networking protocols.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, Docker, or equivalent technologies.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux associated tools, scripting and troubleshooting.
• Experience with end-to-end testing across multiple systems.
• Good understanding of client-server architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience creating test plans, test cases, and test documentation.
• Experience with test automation and scripting, including writing and maintaining automated tests using test automation frameworks.
• Experience working with Jira, Quality Center, or similar defect-tracking tools.
• Experience utilizing AI-powered tools and technologies to improve testing efficiency, test design, defect analysis, troubleshooting, and overall software quality processes.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently while being an effective team player.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.

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