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Palo Alto Networks Principal Engineering (Customer Profile Test Engineering) in Santa Clara, California
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.
Our Approach to Work
We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!
At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!
Your Career
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to design, develop and deliver next-generation cloud security service technologies within our Cloud Next Generation Firewall as a Service team. We want passionate engineers who love to architect and code world-class security services on Cloud Providers.
We are looking for engineers who bring new ideas in all facets of software development. They are individual leaders who take ownership of their areas of focus and who are driven to solve problems at every level. Collaboration and teamwork are at the foundation of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate at a high level and work well with others towards achieving a common goal.
As a Principal Software Engineer in Test engineer in the CPTe (Customer Profile Test Engineering) team, you will be responsible for testing the upcoming new features on Palo Alto Networks’ next-generation firewall platforms.
You will participate in the requirements and design discussions and make a difference in shaping the future direction. The work will involve close interaction with development and product management teams. You will write and execute test plans based on requirements and design specs. You will maintain complex testbeds to validate the design.
You will drive the efficiency and reliability of our products by testing them thoroughly to understand potential risks, bugs, or issues, providing an exemplary product experience for our end users. You strive for the best in everything you do—meaning you won’t rest until the products you work on at the highest quality. You love hunting for problems within the code, seeking issues to correct, and enjoy the challenge of a code-based scavenger hunt that includes testing, providing feedback, and identifying alternative suggestions for our product’s environment.
Your Impact
Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features on our next-generation security platform as part of Cloud NextGen Firewall as a Service
Ownership of end to end workflow for major components of the service in its first release
Leadership opportunity to drive collaboration with internal/external cross-functional efforts to deliver best in quality software
Open Engineering environment to suggest and improve the development process for an agile team
Collaboratively work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues and build better customer experiences
Interview, mentor and coach new team members as part of the growing team
Your Experience
Detailed understanding of modern network design, implementation, and troubleshooting
Involve with analyzing, testing, and modeling Palo Alto Networks platforms in complex deployment scenarios
Utilize your experience in customer deployments and network operations to model networks, and to develop, automate, and execute complex system test plans
Work closely with Development and Product Management to author test plans, methodologies for new features, technologies, and platforms
Experience testing network security products, preferably with firewalls and intrusion prevention
Experience with GNU tools and good to have experience with typical test tools from Spirent and Ixia
Experience with Python and similar scripting language, and strong ability to develop, maintain, and monitor automated processes is must
Experience testing L4-L7 Network layers
L3 network testing experience with knowledge of most common switching and routing protocols
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must
Experience with testing in a Virtualization environment, including cloud platforms AWS, Azure, GCP etc. is plus
Past experience with technical presentations, customer interfacing, and requirements interpretation is plus
BS/MS degree with minimum 8+ years of experience in the networking security industry, or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience required
The Team
Our engineering team is at the core of the Cloud NextGen Firewall as a service building Cloud Security services natively on Cloud Providers. Engineers on our team work on all aspects of the management and control plane of the service. This includes, Activation, Onboarding, Configuration, Orchestration, Data, APIs and much more. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.
Our Commitment
We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com .
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.
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 $144,200/yr to $233,200/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here (http://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/) .
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes