Principal Software Engineer in Test - Endpoint Security (Prisma SASE)

Palo Alto Networks - Santa Clara, CA

Full-time - Principal

Santa Clara, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Principal Software Engineer in Test for Endpoint Security at Palo Alto Networks is responsible for developing and executing sophisticated software tests and frameworks to validate the functionality and scalability of Prisma SASE. This role emphasizes technical leadership in cloud-based orchestration, endpoint security, and automation design, ensuring quality assurance is integrated throughout the development lifecycle. The position requires collaboration with various teams to enhance test strategies and infrastructure, reflecting real-world deployment scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sophisticated software tests and frameworks to validate Prisma SASE functionality and scale.
• Provide thorough technical leadership in cloud-based orchestration, endpoint security, and automation design.
• Participate in system design to ensure quality assurance is considered throughout the Prisma Access feature development lifecycle.
• Develop and/or enhance automated test infrastructure to enable scalable and flexible tests that reflect real-world network deployment scenarios.
• Enhance test strategies, automation, and build infrastructure with feedback and analysis from real-world customer deployments.

Requirements

• Software development or test engineering experience with network security, DNS security, or endpoint security.
• Experience with Windows/Linux/MAC networking and security features.
• Expert knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, and SSL/TLS.
• Experience with identity technologies such as Azure AD, Okta, and Ping Identity.
• Intermediate to expert level experience with REST API driven automation using Python or Go.
• Experience with designing/building automation frameworks from scratch for endpoint products is a huge plus.
• Experience with network or application load balancers is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and work in fast-paced, innovative environments.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with designing/building automation frameworks from scratch for endpoint products.
• Experience with network or application load balancers.

Benefits

• FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items.
• Mental and financial health resources.
• Personalized learning opportunities.