Palo Alto Principal Software Engineer Test Performance 

United States, California 

829505148

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

Your Career

As a Principal Software Engineer in Test you will be working on our Performance Team who automates testing using Python, executes performance tests and develops new test tools.

• 1:1 mentorship

• Fun and engaging events that inspire your intellectual curiosity

• Opportunity to contribute to one of the most critical aspect of company’s vision

• The opportunity to expand your knowledge and work on challenging projects

• Connections to other employees across the company as well as our leaders

Your Impact

• Build automation Frameworks for, HW, Cloud, and Virtualization test environments

• Responsible for performance testing of our next-generation firewall platforms

• Build and maintain complex test environment

• Develop and execute test plans and test cases

• Develop tools and infrastructure to improve the quality and efficiency of testing

• Work closely with the Software Engineering, Product Management teams during product development from design to release

• Reproduce and debug issues found during and after software release

• Develop and maintain complex test bed environments

Your Experience

• Able to design, monitor and administer a scale-able, development and test automation system: From test integration to automation framework with proficiency in Python is a must

• L2-L3 network testing experience with knowledge of most common switching and routing protocols

• Knowledge of L4-L7 network layers and protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP and SSL

• Knowledge of setting test beds and testing in a Virtualization environment, including cloud platforms AWS, Azure, GCP etc.

• Experience testing network security products, preferably with firewalls and intrusion prevention is a plus

• Knowledge of encryption and tunneling protocol test methods is a plus

• Experience with typical test tools from Spirent, Breaking Point, and Ixia is a must

• Experience with bug tracking systems such as Jira

• Provide innovative insight to better the reliability, scale-ability, and maintainability of systems

• Create and execute automated and manual test plans and maintain accurate documentation of results and process

• Knowledge of Windows and Linux system set up and administration is a plus

• Hands-on experience with Python, Linux, MySQL, and Networking.

Requirements – To apply, you must have a 4-year Undergraduate Degree with 4+ years of experience in relevant fields. You must have the authorization to work within the United States.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $180000 - $225000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.