Principal Software Test Engineer- Prisma SASE

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.

FLEXWORK is an employee-centric reimagining of how we work. We built FLEXWORK based on employee feedback – it is about flexibility, trust, and choice whenever possible. It’s been a journey of disruption that has yielded the best of our values. We offer as much flexibility as possible, and choices that enable you to be most productive, including benefits that meet your needs and learning opportunities that you feel passionate about.

Job Description

Your Career

We are seeking a Lead QA Engineer as we scale the Prisma SASE Test team.  We are looking for strong technical 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 and work well with others towards achieving a common goal. 

We expect office-based employees to be in the office four days per week, with one day working from where they choose. We believe being together facilitates casual conversations and those magic moments where we can work on issues and ideas informally. These moments build capability and deepen trusted relationships and allow our people to feel safe in taking risks and being disruptive. Like so many companies, we are working through the details and things could change …. but in general if a role is deemed office-based we want our teams to be together four days per week.

Your Impact

• Develop and execute sophisticated software tests to validate Prisma SASE Functionality and Scale, working closely with Development, Product Management, SRE and Technical Marketing teams
• Provide Thorough Technical Leadership in the areas of Cloud Based Orchestration, Endpoint Agents, Application Experience Monitoring and Automation Design
• Participate in system design so that Quality Assurance is considered throughout the entire lifecycle of the Prisma SASE Feature Development 
• Develop and/or Enhance Automated test Infrastructure to enable building Scalable & Flexible tests that reflect real world network deployment scenarios
• Enhance Test strategies, Automation & Build infrastructure with feedback and analysis from real-world Customer deployments

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Automation skills - Python, Selenium webdriver, Appium
• Experience with building automation frameworks and leading the automation effort for the team
• Working Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines 
• Expertise with endpoint authentication (SSO) with Windows/MAC, DNS, TCP/IP,, VPN, antivirus and anti-malware technologies and controls
• Knowledge of common security related protocols and their design (i.e. SSH, IPsec, TLS, etc.)
• Knowledge of FIPS requirements is a plus Experience with Data Loss Prevention Technologies is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and to work in a fast paced, innovative environment learning new technologies and multi-tasking
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Networking or equivalent military experience required

Additional Information

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we’re 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 aren’t shy about creating products to solve problems no one has tackled 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 opportunity to build 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 don’t wait for di