Software Test Engineer in Cloud/NGFW Security

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks, everything starts and ends with our mission : Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contribute to our collective success.

Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us every day - from disruptive innovation and collaboration to execution.

From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and respect each employee as a unique individual.

Our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported, including our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, mental and financial health resources, and personalized learning opportunities.

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed.

This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships.

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks NGFW (Next Generation Firewall) group is looking for an accomplished QA / Automation engineer with experience in validating core networking & security features in the QA team.

You will be part of a world-class software test engineering team that works on various ground-breaking technologies (Cloud Identity, Data Loss Prevention, Post quantum cryptography, IoT Security in the Layer 4-7 domain).

You will work with a multi-functional team of engineers solving interesting problems in the area of L4-7 security.

We are looking for highly motivated engineers who have intellectual curiosity, love the challenge of solving complex problems, and creativity in obtaining solutions.

Collaboration is at the heart of our culture, and we need engineers who can communicate at a high level and work well with multi-functional teams towards achieving a common goal.

Your Impact

• Work in a small and fast-paced team to solve important customer problems and deliver impactful results.
• Contribute in all phases of end-to-end product and solution validation.
• Work with different development and quality assurance groups to achieve the best quality.
• Suggest and implement improvements to the QA process.
• Work with DevOps and Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues.

Your Experience

• 3+ years of experience in QA and Automation Engineering.
• Hands-on experience testing network and / or other security products.
• Strong automation / programming experience in Python.
• Working knowledge and experience with TCP / IP, application layer protocols (HTTP / HTTPS / SMTP etc).
• Experience with various Linux platform testing & troubleshooting tools.
• Ability to build and maintain complex networking testbeds.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging / troubleshooting skills.
• Hands-on QA skills employing test frameworks, commercial test sets, home-grown tools, automated testing.
• Experience with GCP, AWS, or other cloud infrastructure, and CI / CD tools such as Jenkins is desirable.
• Graduate degree (BS or MS) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or similar technical discipline or equivalent military experience required.

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity.

Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales / commissioned roles) is expected to be between $104,000 - $169,500 / YR.

The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here .

Our Commitment

Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple : we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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