Principal Software Developer in Test

Job Description

• Provide a consistent, standardized, and a standard methodology approach in developing testing automation across our cloud platform
• Design and develop test plans and test strategies for complex new features/application span across multiple scrum teams and define the process for communication and collaboration among them
• Analyze complex defects/issues, provide guidance/work methodically to isolate root cause found during and after software release
• Take a leading role in ongoing process enhancements and software testing practices
• Work closely with the greater engineering group, Product Management teams during product development from requirement to release
• Define, develop and maintain complex testbed environments
• Build test automation frameworks that is easy to develop scripts, robust, supports variety of reporting, easy to troubleshoot failures, integrates with bug tracking systems and works easily with CICD for cloud-based products
• Drive improvement on functionality, usability, testability, performance and production stability of the applications and systems
• Analyze performance data, production logs, and graphs to find anomalies in production
• Work with APIs from multiple cloud vendors and their associated technologies and tools
• Mentor and coach scrum team members

Qualifications

• BS/MS in computer science or a related technical field with 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• Career level years of proven experience in leading test strategy for SAAS products such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Azure
• Software QA Automation experience with Distributed and Cloud-based systems using Python
• Experience working with Selenium-based UI automation frameworks
• Career-level years of hands-on leadership experience in Agile and Scrum process
• Expertise in identifying performance bottlenecks and solving performance issues in distributed cloud software
• Experience driving performance test efforts for complex, asynchronous microservice-based systems
• Experience with Rest API testing at scale
• Knowledge of PyTest and Robot framework is a plus
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes would be a plus
• A self-starter who is confident and effective when working across distributed teams

Additional Information

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don't shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

We're trailblazers that dream big, 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 [emailprotected]

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

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