Network Security Test Engineer

HireTalent; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent seeks a Networks & Security Senior Test Engineer to contribute to automated testing for networking products. You will plan tests, create cases, and execute tests using security tools tailored to industrial automation challenges.

You will review robustness and vulnerability reports, work with PSIRT teams, research CVEs, draft vulnerability responses, and design test automation and environments to push client products to the limit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, CS, or EE with CS focus.
• At least 3 years in Networking and Security Engineering.
• Solid understanding of networks and protocols.
• Experience designing, implementing and troubleshooting network implementations.
• Expert-level in high-complexity networking solutions and IT/OT convergence.
• Background in testing Ethernet networks and test env design.
• Experience with STP, VLANs, DTP, VTP, IGMP, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VRRP.
• Experience with security concepts, fuzzing tools, PSIRT processes.
• Experience with Cisco IE/Stratix switches/routers.
• Hands-on with automated testing frameworks.
• Knowledge of industrial control systems.
• Strong written and spoken English communication.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to team planning and status meetings to clarify priorities and deliverables.
• Execute functional testing with security tools using white/grey/black-box methods.
• Analyze problems and document findings for future resolutions.
• Collaborate with developers to analyze and define problems.
• Review Achillies, Defensics and Pen test reports to identify issues.
• Run Achillies and Defensics tests in networking environments.
• Collaborate with PSIRT teams across locations to review vulnerabilities.
• Create test scenarios and verify fixes in Stratix IOS/IOS-XE products.
• Develop automation strategies and frameworks.
• Build knowledge of testing methodologies and practices.
• Stay informed on emerging networking technologies and IT/OT best practices.
• Record and summarize testing results.

Skills

Networking

Security Eng

Test Automation

PSIRT processes

Achillies testing

Defensics testing

Pen testing

Cisco IE/Stratix

Ethernet networks

Automation frameworks

Python

English comms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/CE

Tools

Defensics

Achillies

Cisco IE/Stratix

White-box testing frameworks

Job description

As a Networks & Security Senior Test Engineer at client, you will contribute to projects involving the design, and development of automated testing for networking products. Your responsibilities will include test planning, create test cases, and execute tests using specialized analysis methods, construction techniques, and security tools tailored to industrial automation challenges.

In this role, you’ll play a central part in reviewing the Robustness and Vulnerability reports, cross-collaborate with PSIRT teams from multiple locations and companies, verify the resolved vulnerability defects, research CVEs and draft vulnerability responses working with PSIRT teams, provide customer support for security issues on our Stratix products, design and implement test automation, as well as building system test environments that push client products to their limits. You’ll collaborate on a comprehensive verification and validation program designed to strengthen product reliability with focus on security. Your efforts will be critical in ensuring that products are robust, free of defects, meet performance standards, and align with total quality management principles.

Joining our Test group means becoming part of a team that values knowledge sharing, collaboration, and disciplined engineering practices. We are committed to applying thoughtful, dependable testing methods and technologies to overcome challenges.

We seek individuals who are comfortable working in highly dynamic collaborative environments globally across time zones.A passion for testing and problem-solving is essential. We are looking for someone with experience across different software architectures, who can apply that knowledge effectively within networking and control systems applications.

Essential Functions:

• Contribute to team planning and status meetings to clarify priorities, assignments, and expected deliverables
• Execute routine functional testing with off-the-shelf and proprietary security tools, using white-box/grey-box/black-box techniques, to discover new security vulnerabilities.
• Analyzes complex problems, records encountered issues, and documents findings for future resolutions
• Collaborate with developers to analyze and define discovered problems
• Experience with review of Achillies test reports, Pen test reports and Defensics reports in depth and to identify issues with the reports.
• Experience executing the Achillies and Defensics tests in networking environments
• Experience working with PSIRT teams, cross-collaboration with various company PSIRT teams, review of Security vulnerabilities.
• Experience creating the scenarios, verifying the fixed vulnerabilities in Stratix IOS and IOS-XE products or equivalent Cisco IE switches.
• Contributes to the development of automation strategies and frameworks
• Build and expand knowledge of testing methodologies and practices
• Continuously enhance expertise in functional test development processes
• Assess challenges and explore solutions by consulting subject matter experts, ensuring decisions are evidence-based throughout product development
• Apply testing tools and techniques to achieve comprehensive functional coverage
• Deliver informal technical presentations to small groups on specialized topics
• Stay informed on emerging networking technologies, industry trends, and IT/OT best practices
• Show curiosity toward new technologies and products that could enhance client's offerings, while consistently learning and refining skills
• Record and summarize testing results
• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering with a focus on Computer Science
• At least 3 years of experience in Networking and Security Engineering.
• Solid understanding of computer networks and communication protocols
• Experience designing, implementing and troubleshooting network implementations
• Expert-level technical background in High-complexity Networking solutions and implementation strategies and understanding of IT and OT convergence
• Background in Test, specifically in testing of ethernet networks and test environment design for ethernet networks.
• Experience with network technologies including (STP, VLANs, DTP, VTP, IGMP, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VRRP, Flex links, ACLs, DLR, PRP, HSR, MRP…)
• Experience with Security related concepts, protocols, fuzzing tools, Achillies testing, Defensics testing, Pen testing and detailed knowledge of PSIRT processes
• Experience with Cisco IE/Stratix networking switches and routers.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks
• Knowledge of industrial control systems
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Network management software, network diagnostics and utilities.
• Proficiency in programming methods and scripting languages, with strong skills in Python
• Knowledge and familiarity with AI tools in Security is a plus
• Experience in Software or Product Development a huge plus
• Experience with client's control products