Agent Code Infrastructure Engineer (Cortex XDR)

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!

Job Description

Your Career

We are looking for a Code Infrastructure engineer to join a new initiative in the Cortex XDR agent group.

The Cortex XDR Agent is a disruptive anti-exploit & anti-malware product, is the foundation of most of the Cortex products, providing the “boots-on-the-ground” for Palo Alto’s endpoint protection solutions. The new hire will join an initiative across the security R&D group that focuses on agent dev velocity. The new hire will join a task force that sets their own roadmap and focuses on bringing the most value to the developers - increasing velocity and quality.

The role revolves mainly around developing an e2e testing framework, written in Python, setting up innovative CI processes and incorporating 3rd party tools to the development process from design to deployment.

We’re looking for a versatile individual who’s always looking for ways to improve processes, learn and add new tools and find their own path forward based on developer feedback. The ideal candidate has Python as his strongest language, has experience with CI tools and processes and can learn and utilize new technologies quickly. Finally, the candidate will have many stakeholders across several groups including dev, research, devops, QA and others - We want an individual that can reason and protect the importance of their work while building meaningful and productive relationships with stakeholders.

Your Impact

• Build and Maintain Testing Frameworks - The individual will assist in the implementation and management of an end-to-end testing framework using Python, enabling developers to quickly author and run tests on their code both in development and CI
• Support CI/CD Processes - The engineer will help set up and maintain continuous integration and deployment processes, utilizing innovative tools and practices to streamline development and ensure consistent, high-quality outputs
• Boost Developer Efficiency - By contributing to initiatives aimed at increasing development velocity, the candidate will help enhance the productivity of the development team, enabling them to focus on creating valuable product features while reducing time spent on routine tasks
• Collaborate Across Teams - The role involves working with various stakeholders, including development, research, DevOps, and QA teams - The individual will need to effectively communicate and collaborate to understand their needs and help align the infrastructure projects with these requirements
• Learn and Adapt - The candidate will continuously learn new technologies and tools relevant to their role, adapting quickly to changes and integrating new methodologies into the development process to keep it efficient and up-to-date

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 2+ years of experience developing Python code
• Experience building and owning various software projects with the ability to contribute across the software development lifecycle
• Positive ‘can-do’ mindset, able to work independently and within a team
• Computer Science B.Sc. or equivalent education or equivalent military experience 
• Experience with CI tools such as Gitlab, Teamcity, Jenkins and cloud infrastructure - a big advantage
• Experience with Python development - an advantage
• Experience with C++ and code compilation processes - an advantage
• Experience in developing endpoint applications - an advantage

Additional Information

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we’re facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks and the products and services that dedicatedly address them. Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. They are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. These engineers aren’t shy about building products to tackle problems no one has pursued before. They define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our engineering team is provided with an unrivaled chance to create the products and practices that will support our company growth over the next decade, defining the cybersecurity industry as we know it. If you see the potential of how incredible people can transform a business, this is the team for you. If you don’t wait for directions, instead, identifying new features and opportunities we have to just get better, this is your new career.

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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.