Palo Alto Networks · 5 hours ago
Principal Software Automation/Test Engineer Cloud/NGFW Security
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$147K/yr - $238K/yr
8+ years expPalo Alto Networks is dedicated to protecting our digital way of life through innovative technology. The Principal Software Automation/Test Engineer will be responsible for testing customer use cases for next-generation firewalls and cloud security solutions, collaborating with various teams to ensure product reliability and quality.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop and validate customer focused use cases on our next-generation security platform & cloud security services
Ownership of end to end workflow for major components of the service in its first release
Leadership opportunity to drive collaboration with internal/external cross-functional efforts to deliver best in quality software
Open Engineering environment to suggest and improve the development process for an agile team
Collaboratively work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues and build better customer experiences
Interview, mentor and coach new team members as part of the growing team
Qualification
Required
Detailed understanding of modern network design, implementation, and troubleshooting
Involve with analyzing, testing, and modeling Palo Alto Networks platforms in complex deployment scenarios
Experience testing network security products, preferably with firewalls and security services
Experience with GNU tools and good to have experience with typical test tools from Spirent and Ixia
Experience with Python and similar scripting language, and strong ability to develop, maintain, and monitor automated processes is must
Experience testing L4-L7 Network layers
L3 network testing experience with knowledge of most common switching and routing protocols
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must
Experience with testing in a Virtualization environment, including cloud platforms AWS, Azure, GCP etc. is plus
Past experience with technical presentations, customer interfacing, and requirements interpretation is plus
BS/MS degree with minimum 8+ years of experience in the networking security industry, or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience required
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
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