Palo Alto Networks · 2 days ago
Principal Test Engineer (Prisma SASE)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$147K/yr - $238K/yr
8+ years expPalo Alto Networks is a leader in cybersecurity, dedicated to protecting the digital way of life. They are seeking a seasoned Principal SQA engineer to validate core networking and security features in their Prisma Access team, contributing to product and solution validation while mentoring team members.
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Responsibilities
Work in a small and fast paced team to solve important customer problems and deliver most impactful results
Contribute in all phases of end to end product and solution validation
Work with different development and quality assurances groups to achieve the best quality
Suggest and implement improvements to the QA process
Work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues
Lead, mentor and coach team members
Qualification
Required
8+ years of relevant experience, with a BS or MS degree
Expertise with standard TCP/IP protocols such as ARP, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP & IPSec VPNs
Expertise in testing of enterprise routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF & EIGRP etc
Expertise in networking features like Multicast, IPv6, DNS, NAT & DHCP
Expertise in Linux platform testing on x86 platform architecture, Components and tools
Expertise in control plane and data plane architecture in networking devices
Expertise with performance characterization of a networking products
Expertise with Automation/Programming using Python and RestAPI's
Expertise in system/scale testing simulating large enterprise networks is a plus
Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMware ESXi, qemu/kvm, Microsoft Hyper-V
Be able to build and maintain complex networking testbeds
Excellent problem-solving, debugging/troubleshooting skills
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
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
Recent News
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