Principal Software Engineer QA Engineer (cloud Security)

Principal Software Engineer QA Engineer (Cloud Security)

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.

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 contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - 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!

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. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Palo Alto Network's Next-Gen Firewall Cloud Security team is looking for a Principal Software QA Engineer with experience in Public and Private Cloud Security testing and automation to fill a technical leadership position. You will be part of a world-class software QA engineering team that works on various ground-breaking Cloud security products.

As a Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer, you will build, automate, and run functional testing scenarios for our products in virtualized elements. You are driven in their desire to get hands-on experience with a wide variety of networking technologies.

You'll work closely with our development and product management teams, testing and presenting the results to identify new approaches. You will participate in design discussions and help make a difference in developing the future direction of our software.

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 are of 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.

Participate in all aspects of QA product lifecycle - Scoping, test case creation and maintenance, feature, regression, execution, and automation

Work with cross-functionally with Product Management, Software, and Quality Engineering teams to deliver cloud security products to the market in a timely fashion with excellent quality

Responsible for functional testing of Palo Alto Networks' next-generation VM/CN firewalls and Cloud NGFW in various cloud providers

Drive the automation within and across the cross functional teams and strive to achieve technical and operational excellence in every step of the release

Develop tools and infrastructure to improve the quality and efficiency of testing

Work closely with customer support and field teams to improve end-customer outcomes

Learn and implement test cases that give insight into customer deployment scenarios

Mix in your creative skills with a focused testing approach to produce the best quality products in cybersecurity

Deep understanding of testing methodologies and experience with functional testing

Experience testing Firewall or Network Security appliances

Proficient with Python scripting and should be able to run and debug existing scripts

Experience and good domain knowledge with cloud-based deployments (AWS/Azure/GCP/GKE/EKS/AKS preferred)

Experience with QA test or automation teams involved with Cloud or Network security and Rest APIs

Experience with Linux and open source tools is desired

Knowledge using commercial test tools such as Spirent Avalanche, IX Load or Breaking Point is desirable

Good written and verbal communication skills

MSEE/CS or BS/CS career-level of experience in the Networking Security industry, or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience required

10 years plus experience