Palo Alto Networks · 15 hours ago
Sr Staff Automation / Test Engineer
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$126K/yr - $204K/yr
4+ years expPalo Alto Networks is dedicated to protecting our digital way of life through innovative technology. They are seeking a seasoned cloud security software QA engineer to lead and participate in all technical phases of the product QA cycle, focusing on test strategy, execution, and automation.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCyber SecurityAgentic AICloud SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
No H1B
Hiring Manager
Travis Dungan
Responsibilities
Drive a results-oriented culture with a strong focus on test execution, quality, and speed Utilize your experience in customer deployments and network operations to model networks, and develop, automate, and execute complex solution test plans
Interact with partners, customers, support teams, development teams, and product management teams
You are a self-motivated, independent and proactive engineer, responsible for qualifying Palo Alto Networks products with public and private cloud solutions
Develop tools and infrastructure to improve the quality and efficiency of testing
Develop the highly automated CI/CD system for private and public cloud testing and deployments
Drive the automation within and across the cross functional teams and strive to achieve technical and operational excellence in every step of the release
Adapt by staying updated with advancements and the usage of AI (for coding, quality processes, etc.), evaluating their relevance, and incorporating them to enhance systems
Qualification
Required
MS or BS in CS/EE and 4+ years of experience in highly technical roles in QA at large organizations or innovative startups
Strong L2/L3 hands on networking experience and ability to troubleshoot the networking issues
Experience testing Firewall or Network Security appliances
Experience leading QA or automation teams involved with Cloud or Network security
Experience and Good domain knowledge with cloud-based deployments (AWS/Azure/GCP experience preferred)
Experience in one of the following - Python or Golang
Good understanding of public cloud design considerations and limitations in the areas of virtualization, global infrastructure, distributed systems, load balancing, networking, database, server-less, and security
Good understanding of KVM, VMware and other Virtualization technologies
Ability to leverage AI tools to improve testing efficiency and code quality
Preferred
Experience testing network security products, preferably with firewalls and intrusion prevention is a plus
Experience with Agile methodologies is a plus
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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