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Principal Sqa EngineerPalo Alto Networks • Bengaluru, Republic Of India, IN
Principal Sqa Engineer

Principal Sqa Engineer

Palo Alto Networks • Bengaluru, Republic Of India, IN
30+ days ago
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.

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

Palo Alto Networks SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) group is looking for a seasoned and accomplished Principal SQA engineer with experience in validating core networking,security features & solution testing in the SD-WAN team. You will be part of a world-class software engineering team that works on various ground-breaking technologies in the SD-WAN area. You will work with a multi- functional team of engineers solving interesting problems.

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

  • Work in a small and fast paced team to solve important customer problems and deliver most impactful results
  • Contribute in all phases of end to end product and solution validation
  • Works closely with PM,TME,Customer support teams to understand the customer use cases
  • Work with different development and quality assurances groups to achieve the best quality
  • Suggest and implement improvements to the QA process
  • Work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues
  • Lead technical discussions, mentor junior team members, and support customer deployments as needed.

Qualifications

Your Experience

  • 10 to18 years of relevant experience, with a BS or MS degree
  • Expertise with standard TCP / IP protocols such as ARP, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP & IPSec VPNs
  • Expertise in testing of Layer 2 / 3 networking, routing protocols such as BGP,OSPF & EIGRP, MPLS, IPSec, QoS, NAT, and policies etc.,
  • Expertise in networking features like Multicast, IPv6, DNS, NAT & DHCP
  • Expertise in System,Solution,Scale,Performance, interoperability, and failover testing of SD-WAN solutions
  • Own the test strategy, architecture, and execution plans for enterprise-scale SD-WAN solutions.
  • Be able to build and maintain complex networking testbeds
  • Expertise with performance characterization of a networking products
  • Expertise in test orchestration, control plane, data plane, and security features of SD-WAN platforms
  • Proficient in using traffic generators (Ixia, Spirent), protocol analyzers (Wireshark), and monitoring tools
  • Expertise with Automation / Programming using Python and RestAPI’s
  • Design and implement test frameworks, environments, and automation for system-level validation.
  • Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMware ESXi, qemu / kvm, Microsoft Hyper-V
  • Excellent problem-solving, debugging / troubleshooting skills and a customer-focused mindset
  • Additional Information

    The Team

    Our engineering team is at the core of SD-WAN products – connected directly to the mission of providing world class SASE solutions. We are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about SD-WAN. 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.

    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. To learn more about our dedication to inclusion and innovation, visit our Life at Palo Alto Networks page and our diversity website.

    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.

    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.

    Additionally, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com

    Our Commitment

    We’re problem solvers that 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.

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