Staff SDET: Python Automation & Test Lead

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Job Description: About Us Broadcom is a leading global company in infrastructure technology, data center networking, and security, with over years of innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence. The company's origins can be traced back to the technical heritage of AT&T/Bell Labs, Lucent, and Hewlett-Packard/Agilent. Broadcom focuses on developing technologies that connect our world. With its extensive size, scope, and engineering talent, the company is well-positioned to lead the industry into the future. This is achieved through the combined capabilities of industry leaders such as Broadcom, LSI, Brocade, CA Technologies, Symantec's enterprise security business, and VMware. ANSBU is a leader in distributed and gateway security. vDefend Distributed Firewall and ATP stops lateral movement with customizable network segmentation policies. Diagnose threats early with vDefend Firewall with Advanced Threat Prevention and gain complete visibility into all traffic. VMware vDefend Advanced Threat Prevention protects private cloud workloads from advanced attacks and ransomware with a high-fidelity multi-layer defense. Join our close-knit, fast-paced team that operates in an agile environment to solve critical challenges for our internal and external customers. We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Software Developer Engineer in Test. We have been working in an office culture for 5 days. There is no hybrid or remote role. The position is located in Palo Alto, CA, USA. Job Description The team is responsible for delivering the highest-quality Security products. We seek a lead software developer to develop and produce Python code for the team’s manual test plans. In this role, the candidate will develop Python code into a sophisticated framework and develop tests, utilities, and tools. You’ll oversee end-to-end automation for testing vDefend Distributed Firewall and ATP, leveraging multithreading, on an aggressive timeline. Job Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain scalable, robust test automation frameworks in Python. Develop high-quality, complex Python tests on a distributed system on a scale and in a private cloud. While developing the code, be a technology expert who provides feedback to manual test engineers. Lead the development of test plans, scripts, and scenarios to validate system functionality, performance, and scalability. Collaborate with development, Manual test engineer, and product teams to define and implement testing strategies for complex software systems. Be a strong advocate of Software Quality & regular follow-up with Developers to get defects in a resolved fix state. Mentor and guide junior engineers, promoting best practices in software coding, review, and automation. Perform manual testing as needed. Track test & automation deliverables to product release schedules. Required skillsets Minimum 6 years of strong programming skills in Python, YAML, Bash, and object-oriented programming. Expertise in Python and related testing frameworks (e.g., PyTest, Robot Framework). Proven experience in building and optimizing test automation pipelines. Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI). Working knowledge of REST APIs. Strong background in networking, security, or cloud-based technologies. Hands-on Experience in system-level testing and performance testing, networking, security, or cloud-based technologies It's a bonus if you are familiar with virtualization, containerization, or cloud platforms like VMware, AWS, Azure, or GCP. Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to debug complex systems, and Networking troubleshooting/debugging. Education/Experience Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent and 8+ years of related experience or Master's degree in Engineering Computer Science or equivalent and 6+ years of related experience. Why Join Us? Work on cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic and innovative environment. Collaborate with a talented and passionate team. Competitive compensation and benefits package. Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required Additional Job Description: Compensation and Benefits The annual base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $192,000 This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements. Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence. Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law. If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence. #J-18808-Ljbffr Broadcom Corporation