Sr Staff Software Engineer Cloud Security QA

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks NextGen Firewall Cloud Security team is looking for a seasoned and accomplished cloud security software QA engineer with experience in Public and Private Cloud Security testing and automation .You will be part of a worldclass software QA/devops engineering team that works on various groundbreaking cloud security solutions and service offerings.

As a member of the SQA Engineering Team You will be expected to lead and participate in all technical phases of the product QA cycle including test strategy test plan execution automation. You will have exposure and interactions with partners customers support teams development teams and product management teams. You will be involved with analyzing testing and modeling Palo Alto Networks top customers deployments to increase the reliability of products and solutions in complex deployment scenarios. 

Your Impact

• Drive a resultsoriented culture with a strong focus on test execution quality and speed Utilize your experience in customer deployments and network operations to model networks and develop automate and execute complex solution test plans
• Interact with partners customers support teams development teams and product management teams
• You are a selfmotivated independent and proactive engineer responsible for qualifying Palo Alto Networks products with public and private cloud solutions
• Develop the highly automated CI/CD system for private and public cloud testing and deployments
• Drive the automation within and across the cross functional teams and strive to achieve technical and operational excellence in every step of the release

Qualifications :

Your Experience

• 5 years of experience in highly technical roles in QA at large organizations or innovative startups
• Strong L2/L3 hands on networking experience and ability to troubleshoot the networking issues
• Experience leading QA/devops test or automation teams involved with Cloud or Network security
• Experience and Good domain knowledge with cloudbased deployments (AWS/Azure/GCP experience preferred)
• Experience in one of the following Python or Golang
• Good understanding of public cloud design considerations and limitations in the areas of virtualization global infrastructure distributed systems load balancing networking database serverless and security
• Good understanding of KVM VMware and other Virtualization technologies
• Experience with Agile methodologies is a plus
• MS or BS in CS/EE with minimum 5 years of experience in the cloud networking security industry or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience

Additional Information :

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve its critical to know where the curve is and how to anticipate the changes were facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks and the products and services that proactively address them. Our engineering team is at the core of our products connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. They are constantly innovating challenging the way we and the industry think about cybersecurity. These engineers arent shy about building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. They define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity excited by the prospect of challenge and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our engineering team is provided with an unrivaled chance to create the products and practices that will support our company growth over the next decade defining the cybersecurity industry as we know it. If you see the potential of how incredible people products can transform a business this is the team for you. If you dont wait for directions instead identifying new features and opportunities we have to just get better this is your new career. 

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 nonsales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $126000 $204500/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

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant 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  .

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.