Automation Engineer

About the Role

Cato Networks is the converged network and security cloud for the AI era. As AI reshapes cybersecurity, enterprises face a dual challenge: unlocking AI’s potential while defending against AI-driven attacks. Cato addresses both through a unified, cloud-native platform, providing the visibility and context to prioritize risks and stop threats in real time across users, applications, data, and AI agents. Join us as we scale: take on ambitious technological challenges and shape the next generation of enterprise security at a company trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide. We’re looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to join our Automation team. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of automated tests and infrastructure using our Java-based framework. Our Automated tests cover various aspects of the security product, including complex networking topology, traffic, security rules, Users authentication scenarios. Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for complex, multi-layered systems using our Java-based framework • Drive initiatives to enhance automation infrastructure and tools to support seamless development and testing workflows. • Define, build, and maintain automation infrastructure, frameworks, and reusable libraries, to improve test execution reliability, reduce flakiness, shorten feedback loops, and increase confidence in automation results. • Evaluate and integrate AI-driven solutions into the automation workflow, improving productivity, reliability, and insight generation • Leverage AI-based tools and techniques to enhance test automation, including test generation, failure analysis, and optimization of test coverage and execution • Enable QA automation engineers and developers with reusable components, templates, tools, dashboards, CI/CD integrations, and best practices. • Translate automation data into actionable insights for automation engineers, developers, product teams. • Identify gaps and develop tools and solutions to improve automation efficiency, stability, and scalability • Collaborate with development, product, and cross-team automation groups to ensure high-quality delivery and unified standards Requirements • 7+ years of experience in test automation for multi-layered complex systems • Strong coding skills with OOP/OOD principles (Java, C#) • Experience with load and performance testing (Jmeter, K6, Gatling) • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) • Strong understanding of network protocols (L3–L7) • Strong understanding of automation architecture, CI/CD integration, and scalable execution infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud environments. • Experience designing, building and maintaining automation frameworks and test environments • Practical experience using AI-based tools to improve software development or test automation workflows (e.g. test generation, code assistance, failure analysis, or test optimization) • Familiarity with identity providers (LDAP, AD, Okta, Azure AD) • Demonstre a strong ownership mindset and exceptional communication skills to mentor teams toward continues engineering excellence.

Workplace

• Tel Aviv-Yafo