Software Test Engineer, Cloud Network Security

Company: Palo Alto Networks
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: August 3, 2022

Job 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. We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren't easy goals to accomplish - but we're not here for easy. We're here for better. 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. Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We're changing the nature of 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.**Your Career**The public cloud market has been growing at a rapid rate for the last few years and as more enterprises use public cloud, there is a critical need for creative engineers to help develop software to prevent cyberthreats within the cloud environment. In this role, you will develop security disciplines to solve real-world problems and critical cybersecurity challenges.You love to code and build exceptional products, and you bring new ideas in all facets of software development. You are someone who is highly technical, understands cloud technologies, and understands the complex world of cloud ecosystems and integrations. You love solving challenges for our customers in complex environments, and you aren't deterred by the fact that much of this technology just has not been done before. In fact, you like the prospect of the challenge.**Your Impact**As a key QA engineer you will:+ Work with team members to understand product requirements and test plans + Design and execute automation scripts for all testcases defined in the testplan. Contribute towards improving existing software test automation frameworks to support missing functionalities needed for new software features.+ Excellent troubleshooting abilities. Debug issues found during testing and verify bug fixes once they are resolved.+ Understand customer configurations. Debug, reproduce, verify fixes and add new testcases for issues uncovered in customer deployments.+ Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate software testing development activities to ensure that feature deliverables meet release deadlines.**Your Experience**+ Pursuing a B.S or M.S degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other related STEM field+ Familiarity with networking/cloud technologies+ Knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes+ Excellent coding skills (Python or GoLang)+ Experience automating with REST API + Comfortable with Agile methodologies and working in small teams**Nice to haves**+ Experience with Unix/Linux OS is a plus+ Familiarity in testing container technologies (docker, kubernetes) is a plus + Good understanding of networking concepts, L2-L7 protocolsRequirements - To apply, you must be pursuing a 4-year Undergraduate Degree with a GPA of 3.0 or above, a 2-year Master's Degree or a Doctorate degree. You must have the authorization to work within the United States.**The Team**The Public Cloud Network Security team is responsible for building products that protect network, workloads and infrastructure for some of the largest enterprise customers in the world. We help the customers in their journey to the public cloud by ensuring they have the best in class protection. The public cloud market has been growing at a very rapid rate for the last few years. As more and more enterprises leverage public cloud, there is an insatiable demand for securing workloads in public cloud. With the recent acquisition of leading companies in this space, Palo Alto Networks is the market leader in this space. This engineering group is part of our recent acquisitions of RedLock, Evident.io, and Aporeto.We foster a culture of innovation, authenticity, and collaboration. Our people make this possible. It's in our everyday interactions, how we work together and treat each other, that sets Palo Alto Networks apart from other organizations.**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 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.**Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs**+ Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country.+ Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:+ The job requires accessing a company worksite+ The job requires in-person customer contact and the customer has implemented such requirements+ You choose to access a Palo Alto Networks worksite+ If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this particular position based on your location or job requirements, please inquire with the recruiter.

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