Senior Software Test Engineer (Security Posture)

Company Description

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.

Who 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.

Job Description

Your Career

The Cloud Management Platform is a public cloud delivered management platform to manage all Palo Alto Networks Next generation network security solutions. It’s an easy-to-use, scalable and secure platform to operationalize complex deployments using the Palo Alto Networks network security portfolio.

You will work in a team of highly motivated engineers building a highly scalable and secure multi-tenant public cloud solution to manage devices in physical, virtual or container form factors. We are looking for passionate engineers that can code and build great products as well as leaders that can own and deliver. 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. 

Responsibilities:

As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products. Your responsibilities will include:

• Test Planning and Execution:

  • Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans that cover all possible test cases to verify feature functionality for customer use cases.

  • Design and execute automation scripts for all test cases.

• Automation Development:

  • Develop and maintain robust test automation.

  • Develop tools and infrastructure to enhance the quality and efficiency of testing.

  • Contribute to improving existing test automation frameworks to support new software features.

• Defect Management:

  • Utilize excellent troubleshooting abilities to isolate issues found during testing.

  • Verify bug fixes once they are resolved and efficiently reproduce and debug issues found during and after software release.

• Project Management:

  • Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities to ensure that feature deliverables meet release deadlines.

• Collaboration:

  • Collaborate with cross-functional product management, development, and SDET teams in a fast-paced environment.

  • Participate in a high-paced work environment with short release cycles and take ownership of tasks.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Test Planning and Methodologies:

  • Proven experience in writing test plans and test cases with a strong understanding of SDET methodologies, tools, and procedures.

• Automation: 

  • Strong programming and/or scripting skills.

  • Experience in developing test automation of REST APIs using Python/Pytest.

  • UI automation/testing experience using Selenium/JavaScript/Playwright.

• Networking knowledge:

  • Experience with TCP/IP