Sr. Staff SQA engineer (Cloud Security)
Job Description
YOUR CAREER
Palo Alto Network's Next-Gen 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 world-class software QA engineering team that works on various ground-breaking 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, development, SRE and product management teams. You will be involved with analyzing, testing, and modeling Palo Alto Networks top customer’s deployments to increase the reliability of products and solutions in complex deployment scenarios.
YOUR IMPACT
Drive a results-oriented 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 self-motivated, 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
Lead 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
MS or BS in CS/EE with minimum 3+ years of experience in the cloud networking security industry, or equivalent 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 test or automation teams involved with Cloud or Network security
Experience and Good domain knowledge with cloud-based deployments (AWS/Azure/GCP experience preferred)
Good programming 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, server-less, and security
Good understanding of KVM, Vmware and other Virtualization technologies
Experience with Devops & CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Datadog, Bitbucket is a plus
Experience with Agile methodologies is a plus, a willingness to adopt them is required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Additional Information
THE TEAM
Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.
We define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. 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.
Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, 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 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.
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