Junior Automation Reliability Engineer

Welcome to the future of cloud networking and security!

Cato Networks is the first company to converge enterprise networking and security into one centralized and global service that is delivered by cloud. It is led by networking and security pioneer Shlomo Kramer (Check Point, Imperva) and early investor (Palo Alto Networks, Exabeem, Trusteer and more). Cato’s unique technology inspired a brand-new product category, later named “SASE” by Gartner and a market expected to reach $28.5 billion by 2028.

This is your opportunity to get on the rocket ship and join a company that is building a cutting-edge enterprise network and secure cloud platform, and is on a fast track to becoming the worldwide market leader – don’t miss it!

We are looking for a motivated and talented Junior Automation Reliability Engineer to join our growing R&D organization. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring feature coverage, infrastructure robustness, and the overall reliability of our multi-platform products. You will be responsible for implementing and maintaining automated tests and contributing to our CI ecosystem. You will collaborate closely with senior engineers and cross-functional teams, gaining hands-on experience with automation frameworks, backend and frontend components, and system-level functionality across diverse environments. This role involves developing and maintaining automated testing solutions using both Java and TypeScript, while also coaching engineers across the organization to effectively use and contribute to our CI and automation infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated tests for backend, frontend, and system-level components.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of internal automation tools, frameworks, and CI infrastructure.
• Support, maintain, and optimize test environments to ensure consistent and reliable test execution.
• Collaborate with R&D, Automation, DevOps, and Product teams to deliver high-quality features with comprehensive test coverage.
• Troubleshoot automation failures, analyze logs, and drive root-cause investigations.
• Participate in POCs, explore new technologies, and help improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of automation systems.
• Develop and maintain regression, sanity, and end-to-end automated test suites.
• Mentor and onboard engineers from various product groups, enabling effective use and contribution to the CI and automation ecosystem.
• Assist in maintaining CI pipelines, test execution flows, and automation-focused DevOps tasks. Requirements
  
  

• BSc in Computer Science from a well-known university
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and OOP
• Hands-on programming experience in Java, TypeScript, or another object-oriented languageExperience with API testing (REST or GraphQL) is an advantage
• Exposure to UI testing frameworks such as Selenium or Playwright is an advantage
• Familiarity with Linux or Windows development environments
• Experience with version control tools such as Git, and CI systems such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions is an advantage
• Understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure is an advantage
• Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker is an advantage
• Experience with logging, monitoring, or debugging tools is an advantage
• Fast learner with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• A proactive driver with the ability to push projects forward
• Highly motivated, independent, and self-directed
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong sense of ownership and attention to detail
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, multitasking environment
• Passionate about engineering excellence and building best-in-class CI and automation