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Palo Alto Networks · 1 day ago

Principal Software Automation/Test Engineer Cloud/NGFW Security

positionSanta Clara, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$147K/yr - $238K/yr
date10+ years exp

Palo Alto Networks is dedicated to protecting our digital way of life through innovation and collaboration. They are seeking a Principal Software Automation/Test Engineer to validate core networking and security features, working within a multi-functional team to solve complex problems in the L4-7 security domain.

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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
Interview, mentor and coach new team members

Qualification

PythonTCP/IPNetwork Security TestingLinux Testing ToolsCloud Infrastructure (GCP/AWS)Problem-SolvingCollaborationMentoring

Required

Strong automation/programming experience in Python
Working knowledge and experience with TCP/IP, application layer protocols (HTTP/HTTPS/SMTP)
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, home grown tools, automated testing
Graduate degree (BS or MS) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or similar technical discipline or equivalent military experience required
10+ years of experience in QA Automation Engineering

Preferred

Experience with GCP, AWS or other cloud infra
CI/CD tools such as Jenkins

Benefits

Restricted stock units
Bonus

Company

Palo Alto Networks

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Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
dateFounded in 2005
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.paloaltonetworks.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$65M
Key Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M

Leadership Team

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Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
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Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
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