Senior Software Dev QA (FortiAIGate)

Job summary

You will own the end-to-end testing of the FortiAIGate product across SaaS and on-premises deployments, covering functionality, integration, and performance. You will also design automated test frameworks and collaborate with engineering teams to drive shift-left testing and continuous validation.

Job details

We are hiring a Senior / Staff QA Engineer for Fortinet's AI security product line, FortiAIGate, to own end-to-end testing of the product across both SaaS and on-premises deployments. FortiAIGate is Fortinet's security solution for the AI era, spanning the LLM Gateway, AI Guardrails, and Agent Security, and is deeply integrated with the Fortinet ecosystem (FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiClient, and more). This role lets you work at the frontier of AI security while helping build out cloud-native SaaS test practices. RESPONSIBILITIES * Own end-to-end testing of FortiAIGate across SaaS and on-premises deployments, covering functionality, integration, performance, and reliability. * Design and implement core SaaS test capabilities: multi-tenant isolation, tenant onboarding and provisioning, metering / billing-accuracy reconciliation, and license / entitlement validation. * Validate cloud-native capabilities: elastic scaling, zero-downtime upgrades, and failover under Kubernetes deployments (single-cluster and multi-data-center). * Test the effectiveness of AI security capabilities: the LLM Gateway and AI Guardrails (Text / Policy / Image / Video & Audio) — detection accuracy, false-positive / false-negative regression — and validate protection effectiveness in collaboration with the red team. * Build and maintain automated test frameworks and regression suites; drive shift-left testing and continuous validation. * Collaborate closely with engineering (LLM Gateway / Guardrails / Agent Security / SaaS teams) and PM on test planning and release gating. REQUIRED Cloud / SaaS testing (must-have) * Solid software testing background, with meaningful time focused on testing SaaS / cloud-native products. * Hands-on multi-tenant SaaS testing experience: tenant isolation, provisioning, metering / billing, license, and other control-plane testing. * Familiarity with Kubernetes; able to troubleshoot independently with kubectl and comfortable with concepts such as pods, services, scaling, and rolling upgrades. * Proficiency with a performance / load-testing tool (e.g., k6, Locust, or JMeter); able to design concurrency, scaling, and high-load metering scenarios. * Strong API-level testing (Postman or scripting) and solid test automation / scripting skills (Python or equivalent). * Comfortable with observability-based troubleshooting: logs, metrics (p95/p99 latency, error rates), and distributed tracing. AI / cybersecurity background (strongly preferred — one of the following) * Experience testing AI / LLM-related products (e.g., LLM gateways, content safety / guardrails, model-serving); or * Experience testing cybersecurity / security products (firewalls, gateways, authentication, policy engines). NICE TO HAVE * Familiarity with the Fortinet ecosystem (FortiOS / FortiManager / FortiClient) or comparable cybersecurity products. * Understanding of AI security offense/defense, red-teaming / adversarial testing, and prompt injection. * Familiarity with MCP / A2A, Agent Security, and NHI identity and other AI-agent areas. The Canada base salary range for this full-time position is expected to be between $101,000- $124,000 annually. Wage ranges are based on various factors including the labour market, job type, and job level. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate’s subject knowledge, skill level, qualifications, and experience. Fortinet strives to provide you and your family with a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits eligibility starts on your first day of hire and comprises of 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a Health Spending Account and a Personal Spending Account that gives you flexibility to spend where you need it the most. Our Employee & Family Assistance Plan (EFAP) offers you and your family access to various services like counseling, legal advice, mental health resources etc. We also provide critical illness, disability, and life insurance, as well as a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with a company match to help you save faster for retirement. We offer competitive Paid Time Off and flexible leave policies, including paid health days, to help you take care of yourself and your family members. All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program. Bonus eligibility is reviewed at time of hire and annually at the Company’s discretion. Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@fortinet.com. Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, military/veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

What you’ll do

You will own the end-to-end testing of the FortiAIGate product across SaaS and on-premises deployments, covering functionality, integration, and performance. You will also design automated test frameworks and collaborate with engineering teams to drive shift-left testing and continuous validation.

Requirements

The role requires a strong background in SaaS and cloud-native testing, including proficiency with Kubernetes, API testing, and performance testing tools. Experience in AI security or cybersecurity products is strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Health spending account • Personal spending account • Employee & family assistance plan • Critical illness insurance • Disability insurance • Life insurance • Group registered retirement savings plan • Paid time off • Flexible leave policies • Paid health days • Equity program

Listed skills

• Kubernetes · Preferred
• Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• SaaS testing
• Cloud-native testing
• Kubernetes
• API testing
• Python
• Performance testing
• Load testing
• Observability
• Multi-tenant testing
• Security testing
• LLM gateway
• AI guardrails
• Test automation
• Shift-left testing
• Cybersecurity
• Red-teaming
• Fortinet
• Locust
• Red Teaming
• Shift-Left Testing
• AI Security
• Cloud-Native Computing
• Time Off Management
• Attack Surface Management
• Grafana k6
• AI Agents
• Application Programming Interface (API)
• Artificial Intelligence
• Software Testing
• Authentications
• Test Automation
• Reconciliation
• Mental Health
• Billing
• Textiles
• Software As A Service (SaaS)
• Cyber Security
• Disabilities
• Failover
• Firewall
• Apache JMeter
• Labor Economics
• Python (Programming Language)
• Load Testing
• Microsoft Certified Professional
• Product Lining
• Safety Assurance
• System Testing
• Test Planning
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)

Job areas

• Software
• Security & Safety
• Technology
• Engineering
• Software Development Engineer
• Software QA Engineer / Tester
• Software and Applications Developers and Analysts Not Elsewhere Classified
• Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers