Sr. Staff Software Engineer (CloudNGFW as a Service)
Palo Alto NetworksAbout the role
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.
Our Approach to Work
We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!
At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!
Job Description
Your Career
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to design, develop and deliver next-generation cloud security service technologies within our Next Generation Firewall as a Service team. We want passionate engineers who love to architect and code world-class security services on Cloud Providers. We are looking for engineers who bring new ideas in all facets of software development. They are individual leaders who take ownership of their areas of focus and who are driven to solve problems at every level. 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.
Your Impact
- Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features on our next-generation security platform as part of NextGen Firewall as a Service
- Ownership of end to end workflow for a major component of the service in its first version
- Leadership opportunity to drive collaboration with internal/external cross-functional efforts to deliver best in quality software
- Open Engineering environment to suggest and improve the development process for a public cloud workload security service
- Collaboratively work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues and build better customer experiences
Qualifications
Your Experience
- Extensive hands-on programming skills in one - Python or Go
- Experience with cloud-native service development stack on Azure, AWS, GCP or OCI
- Strong knowledge of NoSQL databases
- Experience building scalable REST/GraphQL API services
- Strong technical leadership skills with a can-do attitude
- Ability to explain the architecture and design with complete rationale behind design decisions
- Strong understanding of at least two of these - Networking, Public Cloud Services and Security
- High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Fast learner and eager to absorb new emerging technologies
Education
- M.S./B.S. degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent or equivalent military experience required
Additional Information
The Team
Our engineering team is at the core of the NextGen Firewall as a service building Cloud Security services natively on Cloud Providers. Engineers on our team work on all aspects of the management and control plane of the service. This includes, Activation, Onboarding, Configuration, Orchestration, Data, APIs and much more. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.
Our Commitment
We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t 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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants w
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