Principal Engineer Software (qa Automation And Testing) - Sd-wan
- Palo Alto Networks
- 8 - 13 years
- Bengaluru
- 8 days ago
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Job Description
Principal Engineer Software (QA Automation and Testing) - SD-WAN - NetSec
Job Summary
As a Principal SQA Engineer on the SASE SD-WAN team, you will leverage your expertise in core networking and security to validate groundbreaking technologies. You will join a world-class, multi-functional software engineering team dedicated to solving complex problems and ensuring the quality of our industry-leading solutions. This role is pivotal in contributing to all phases of product and solution validation in a fast-paced environment, directly impacting our ability to protect our digital way of life.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver impactful results by working within a small, fast-paced team to solve critical customer problems related to SD-WAN technologies.
- Contribute to all phases of end-to-end product and solution validation, ensuring comprehensive quality assurance from design to deployment.
- Proactively collaborate and exchange information with development and QA groups to achieve the highest product quality and ensure alignment on shared objectives.
- Challenge the status quo by suggesting and implementing innovative improvements to the QA process, automation frameworks, and test methodologies.
- Partner with DevOps and Technical Support teams to efficiently troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex customer-reported issues.
- Lead, mentor, and coach junior team members, empowering them and fostering a culture of technical excellence and accountability.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent military experience.
- 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance or a related engineering role.
- Expertise with standard TCP/IP protocols (e.g., ARP, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, IPSec VPNs).
- Demonstrated expertise in testing enterprise routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
- Strong proficiency in automation and programming using Python and REST APIs.
- Deep understanding of control plane and data plane architecture in networking devices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with networking features like Multicast, IPv6, DNS, NAT, and DHCP.
- Experience in system and scale testing, simulating large enterprise network environments.
- Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMware ESXi, QEMU/KVM, or Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Experience with performance characterization and analysis of networking products.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Quality Assurance and TestingRole: Automation Test EngineerEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: Palo Alto NetworksLocation(s): Bengaluru
Keyskills: qa rest python automation virtualization devops quality assurance vmware qa automation ai dns cybersecurity
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