Solutions Testing Engineer

Solutions Testing Engineer
Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced Solutions Testing Engineer to validate SaaS-based security solutions in realistic, customer-representative network environments.

This role focuses on end-to-end solution validation rather than traditional product QA. The engineer will simulate real-world customer network topologies, security policies, workflows, and deployment scenarios to ensure solutions deliver accurate, reliable, and deployable results before and after customer implementation.

The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in networking, network security, customer-facing solution validation, POCs/pilots, and scenario-based testing.

Key Responsibilities
Build and manage realistic customer-like network environments involving:
Layer 2 / Layer 3 networks
Routers and switches
Firewalls
VLANs and routing
Cloud VPC / VNet environments
Hybrid network architectures
Perform end-to-end solution validation covering:
Customer onboarding
Network discovery and data import
Security posture assessment
Policy validation
Remediation recommendations
Reporting and customer workflows
Reproduce and troubleshoot customer-reported issues in lab or POC environments.
Design realistic test scenarios based on:
Customer use cases
CIS Benchmarks
NIST frameworks
Common security and compliance requirements
Validate solutions across different:
Network sizes and scales
Network vendors
Security configurations
Hybrid and cloud environments
Identify gaps between solution behavior and real-world customer requirements and provide clear, actionable feedback to Product and Engineering teams.
Support pre-sales POCs, customer pilots, technical demonstrations, and onboarding activities.
Build and maintain demo and POC environments for technical validation.
Troubleshoot technical issues encountered during POCs and customer deployments.
Collaborate closely with Sales Engineering, Customer Success, Support, Product, and Engineering teams.
Document validated solution scenarios, reference architectures, test results, known limitations, and customer deployment scenarios.
Stay updated on evolving network security architectures, customer environments, competitive security solutions, and industry practices.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of overall IT / Networking experience.
Strong hands-on expertise in Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, including:
VLANs
Routing protocols
ACLs
NAT
Firewalls
Firewall rule design
Network segmentation
Strong understanding of network security concepts, including:
Security policy enforcement
Network segmentation
Common network misconfigurations
Attack surface risks
Security posture management
Experience working with multiple network vendors.
Proven experience validating solutions in customer-like environments, including:
POCs
Pilots
Customer deployments
Professional Services
Solutions Engineering
Sales Engineering
Strong experience with scenario-based and end-to-end testing, with the ability to evaluate solutions from an actual customer's perspective.
Ability to build, configure, and manage physical or virtual network lab environments representing real-world customer topologies.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Relevant certifications such as:
CCNP
Security+
CEH
Equivalent networking or security certifications
Prior experience in:
Solutions Engineering
Sales Engineering
Professional Services
Network Security Consulting
Experience with cloud networking:
AWS VPC
Azure VNet
GCP VPC
Experience with hybrid cloud and network environments.
Scripting or automation experience using:
Python
Bash
Experience with:
Attack Surface Management (ASM)
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Vulnerability Management
Security Posture Management platforms
Key Success Criteria
Successfully validate customer POCs and pilots with minimal issues during production rollout.
Accurately reproduce customer environments and deployment scenarios for testing.
Provide Product and Engineering teams with clear, actionable feedback based on real-world customer scenarios.
Enable Sales and Customer Success teams to rely on validated environments and technical findings for POCs, demos, and deployments.