Principal Engineer Software (SASE) - NetSec

Company 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

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. 

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to design, develop and deliver next-generation technologies within our Prisma Access team. We want passionate engineers who love to code and build great products. Engineers who bring new ideas in all facets of software development. We are looking for leaders who take ownership of their areas of focus and who are driven to solve problems at every level. Collaboration and teamwork are at the foundation of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate at a high level and work well with others towards achieving a common goal.

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

Qualifications

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.

Additional Information

The Team

As part of the browser technologies team, you will be responsible for building products that protect data, workloads, and infrastructure for some of the largest enterprise customers in the world. We help the customers in their transitional journey to the cloud by ensuring they have the best in class protection. The cloud market has been growing at a rapid rate for the last few years. As more and more enterprises use the public cloud, there is an insatiable demand for securing workloads in the public cloud.

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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