Product Enablement Data Engineer

Cato Networks•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

As a Product Enablement Data Engineer at Cato Networks, you will design, generate, and manage realistic data feeds that power our cloud-managed networking and security platform. This role focuses on creating synthetic yet highly realistic traffic, attack simulations, and telemetry pipelines that replicate real-world customer environments. Your work will enable compelling demos, proof-of-value engagements, and hands-on lab experiences that showcase the full capabilities of the Cato platform. You will collaborate closely with lab engineers, content developers, product management, engineering, and sales engineering teams to deliver scalable and reliable data-driven enablement solutions.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in networking or security engineering
5+ years of experience in data, network, or security engineering
Strong programming skills in Python
Experience working with REST APIs and authentication workflows
Experience building or supporting penetration testing or security simulation workflows
Hands-on experience with Azure (AWS is a plus)
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform
Experience generating network traffic using tools like Scapy, tcpreplay, or iperf
Strong knowledge of Linux environments and networking tools (tcpdump, curl, netstat, etc.)
PowerShell scripting experience for Windows automation and system provisioning
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, TLS)
Experience configuring VPN clients and secure connectivity
Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK or similar security frameworks

Nice To Haves

Networking or security certifications (e.g., CCNA)
Experience building demo or enablement environments
Experience with GraphQL APIs
Familiarity with traffic shaping tools (tc, netem)
Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (Grafana, ELK, Prometheus)
Experience simulating adversary behaviors in controlled environments
Background in cybersecurity, SASE, or networking platforms

Responsibilities

Design and build realistic SaaS traffic simulations and network behavior scenarios
Develop repeatable traffic generation frameworks for demos, labs, and validation environments
Simulate network conditions such as latency, packet loss, jitter, and bandwidth constraints
Create and execute attack simulations aligned with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK
Model intrusion techniques including lateral movement, command-and-control traffic, and data exfiltration
Build modular, programmatic attack simulation libraries
Integrate with SaaS platforms via APIs to provision tenants, configure policies, and retrieve telemetry
Deploy and manage cloud-based infrastructure (AWS/Azure) for traffic generation and simulations
Configure VPN connectivity and ensure secure communication between lab and SaaS environments
Build dashboards and monitoring systems to validate telemetry, detection accuracy, and data health
Implement alerting and perform root-cause analysis for data or pipeline failures