Palo Alto Principal Engineer Software SASE - NetSec 

India, Maharashtra, Pune 

637893256

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

Prisma Access™ combines the Internet connectivity/security you need - and delivers it everywhere you need it. Using cutting-edge public and private cloud technologies, it extends the next-generation security protection to all cloud services and to its customers regardless of whether they are on-premise, on remote networks or mobile users.

Your Impact

• ​​Design and implement new features and integrations for virtualization features across diverse cloud environments and deployments.
• Engage in all phases of the product development cycle from concept definition, design, through implementation, and testing.
• Develop comprehensive functional specifications, evaluate task requirements and timelines, and contribute to design, development, debugging, and support processes.
• Hands-on experience with virtualization technologies, various hypervisors, system software, and networking.
• Customer First Mindset is required and a very good team player. Be a cultural champion and role model for others showcasing the org values
• Work with different development and quality assurance groups to achieve the best quality
• Work with DevOps and technical support teams to troubleshoot and fix customer reported issues

Your Experience

• Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science or a related field required
• 12+ years of experience in Software Development.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages including Go, C, C++, Python.
• A strong grasp of various Layer 7 protocols including TCP/IP stack and SSL/TLS.
• Knowledge of protocols like OAuth, SAML, and basic authentication methods.
• A good understanding of the Geneve encapsulation protocol (RFC 8926), its header format, and its purpose in network virtualization.
• Familiarity with concepts like overlay networks, virtual extensible LANs (VXLAN), Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation (NVGRE) is a plus.
• Understanding how encapsulation and tunneling work in general.
• Skill in diagnosing application-level network issues using tools like tcpdump, Wireshark, and application-specific debugging tools is a plus.
• Awareness of application-layer vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and best practices for secure development.
• Strong knowledge in network security fields like stateful firewall, packet processing, and network ACL.
• Solid understanding of operating system networking concepts (e.g., network interfaces, routing tables).
• Experience with socket programming and network libraries.
• Experience with virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, OpenStack, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Experience with deployment on cloud environments (OCI/AWS/GCP)
• Familiarity with cloud service architectures, including compute and networking.
• Experiencing building highly available, scalable, and performant systems
• Strong grasp on microservices and designing complex products via distributed systems
• Experience in mentoring and guiding junior team members in high performing teams.
• Prior experience in the Cyber Security domain is preferred.

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