Senior Staff Software Test Engineer (NGFW/Cloud Security)

Job Description Company Description 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 we 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 we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few! Your Career Palo Alto Networks NGFW (Next Generation Firewall) group is looking for a seasoned and 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, Data Loss Prevention, Post-quantum cryptography, IoT Security, etc.) 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. Your Impact Work in a small and fast-paced team to solve important customer problems and deliver the most 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 the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues. Interview, mentor, and coach new team members. Your Experience 8+ years of experience in QA Automation Engineering. Strong automation/programming experience in Python. Working knowledge and experience with TCP/IP, application layer protocols (HTTP/HTTPS/SMTP, etc.). Hands-on experience testing network and/or other security products. Experience with various Linux platform testing & troubleshooting tools. Be able to build and maintain complex networking testbeds. Excellent problem-solving, debugging/troubleshooting skills. Excellent QA skills employing test frameworks, commercial test sets, homegrown tools, automated testing. Experience with Cloud, Data Loss Prevention, Post-quantum cryptography, IoT Security, AI Security. Experience with GCP, AWS or other cloud infra, 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 $126,000 - $204,500/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 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. 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 race, color, ancestry, family or medical care leave, or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, disability, physical or mental condition, political affiliation, protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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