Principal SQA Engineer (CPT Solution) - Netsec

Principal SQA Engineer (CPT Solution) - NetSec

Palo Alto Networks SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) group is looking for a seasoned and accomplished Solution/System QA/Automation engineer with experience in validating core networking & security features in the SDWAN CPT team. You will be part of a world-class software engineering team that works on various ground-breaking technologies in the SASE/SD-WAN area. You will work with a multi-functional team of engineers solving interesting problems.

Your impact:

• Work in a 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 Solution QA process
• Work with DEV,QA,DevOps,PLM and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues

Your experience:

• 12+ years of experience required with a BS/MS degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience in highly technical roles in QA at a large organization or innovative startups
• Strong L2/L3 hands-on networking experience and ability to troubleshoot networking issues.
• Strong understanding of VPN technologies, protocols(IPSec /SSL VPN), and security standards.
• Expertise with standard TCP/IP protocols such as ARP, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP & IPSec VPNs
• Expertise in testing of enterprise routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF & EIGRP, etc.
• Expertise in networking features like Multicast, IPv6, DNS, NAT & DHCP
• Experience in system/scale testing,g simulating & maintaining a large/Complex enterprise network is a plus
• Experience with performance characterization of networking products with debugging/troubleshooting skills
• Experience in QA test automation on Cloud or Network security platforms
• Good programming experience with Python and RestAPI's.
• Familiarity with Network/Security traffic tools from KeySight(Breaking Point), spirent(Cyber flood) , viavi(TeraVm) , etc
• Good domain knowledge with cloud-based deployments (AWS/Azure/GCP experience preferred)
• Familiarity with SASE concepts, including SD-WAN, Zero Trust, NGFW, CASB solutions and cloud security.
• Experience in L4 to L7 is a plus
• Experience with Agile methodologies is a plus; a willingness to adopt them is required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills