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Palo Alto Networks · 1 week ago

Principal Software Engineer QA Engineer (Cloud Security)

Santa Clara, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$147K/yr - $238K/yr

10+ years exp

Palo Alto Networks is dedicated to protecting the digital way of life through innovative technology and collaboration. They are seeking a Principal QA Engineer to lead the Prisma Access Test team, focusing on developing and executing sophisticated software tests while providing technical leadership in cloud security and automation design.

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Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop and execute sophisticated software tests to validate Prisma Access Functionality and Scale, working closely with Development, Product Management, SRE and Technical Marketing teams

Provide Thorough Technical Leadership in the areas of Browser Security, Cloud Based Orchestration, Cloud delivered Security, Cloud Networking and Automation Design

Participate in system design so that Quality Assurance is considered throughout the entire lifecycle of the Prisma Access Feature Development

Develop and/or Enhance Automated test Infrastructure to enable building Scalable & Flexible tests that reflect real world network deployment scenarios

Enhance Test strategies, Automation & Build infrastructure with feedback and analysis from real-world Customer deployments

Qualification

CybersecurityQA Automation EngineeringScripting/Programming PythonScripting/Programming GoREST API AutomationWeb UI Automation SeleniumWeb UI Automation PlaywrightWeb UI Automation AppiumBrowser Security SolutionsMicro-servicesDistributed SystemsPerformance OptimizationsPublic Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)CollaborationTeamworkTechnical Leadership

Required

Experience in cybersecurity, networking, or related areas

Be proficient in one or more scripting/programming languages including Python or Go

Experience with REST API-driven automation and web UI-based automation test frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Appium, etc

Experience with Browser Security solutions including enterprise browsers, remote browser isolation, and browser extension products is a value add

Strong experience and knowledge of micro-services, distributed systems, and performance optimizations

Knowledge of Public cloud providers such as Aws/Azure/GCP

M.S./B.S. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent military experience required

10+ years of Experience in QA Automation Engineering

Benefits

Restricted stock units

Bonus

Company

Palo Alto Networks

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Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.

Founded in 2005

Santa Clara, California, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.paloaltonetworks.com

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$65M

Key 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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