Senior Automation Engineer

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced automation engineer with a strong passion for load and performance. You will play an important part in our product development process. You will create and implement strategy for quality coordination and automation testing, as well as suggest solutions to identified quality problems. You will also be responsible for designing, developing, and executing performance testing strategies for our cybersecurity solutions to ensure optimal performance and scalability. You will collaborate with development teams to identify performance requirements for new features and releases, and work with them to ensure that performance issues are addressed before they impact our customers. The successful candidate will have a strong technical automation background, experience with performance testing tools and methodologies, and a passion for delivering high-quality software.

This job is located in Tel Aviv (hybrid).

About Us

Check Point is a key player the network security field, striving to provide the leading SASE platform in the market. Our innovative approach, merging cloud and on-device protection, redefines how businesses connect in the era of cloud and remote work.

Major Responsibilities

• Develop and manage R&D product automation frameworks.
• Execute diverse test cases with the latest technologies.
• Establish integrated testing processes for new and existing products.
• Utilize various testing techniques, including UI and automated methods.
• Collaborate with manual QA for system understanding and workflow enhancement.
• Innovate testing tools to strengthen QA capabilities.
• Construct load and performance testing frameworks.
• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) for product quality.
• Configure monitoring tools like DataDog and Grafana.

Desired Background

• 4 years’ experience with automation tools and processes with a focus on performance
• 4 years’ experience with scripting languages such as Python.
• 2 years’ experience working on high-traffic networks / Networking knowledge
• 4 years’ experience with cloud-based technologies such as AWS
• Experience in API testing
• Experience in performance testing
• High attention to details

Advantages:

• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling.
• Experience with cloud-based performance testing tools such as AirFlow.
• Experience in performance testing and performance monitoring tools.
• Knowledge of Playwright (or similar) and how to use and write integration tests
• Good understanding of network protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, TCP/UDP, Routing)
• Good understanding of tunnels, VPNs and configuring firewalls
• Experience in testing Web applications