Automation Engineer System QA (Cortex)

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 motivated Automation Engineer to join our Cortex System QA group in our Tel Aviv R&D center.

The team is responsible for the design and execution of system E2E and non-functional user flows and regression tests on System environment which is set-up to be as closed as possible to the customer environment.

More information about XSIAM can be found here.

Your Impact

• Design, develop and maintain automated tests for System E2E user flows
• Debug existing tests, improve stability and enhance runtime
• Analyzing, debugging, reporting, and following up on failures in system environments
• Working closely with automation teams, managing the defined tasks - from requirements to implementation and execution
• Working closely with QA, development and stakeholders
• Collaborating with functional QA engineers to enhance, prioritize and decide on automation coverage
• Learning about security solutions and technologies
• Integration with GCP Cloud Computing
• Integration with other Palo Alto Networks cloud services

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• 4+ years of experience using both Python and Java
• Proficient with proven hands-on experience in Selenium and Java programming language
• Experience with API testing
• Knowledge of Object Oriented Programming design concepts
• Skilled in diagnosing and solving complex problems while providing detailed technical analysis
• Knowledge of continuous integration, automated tools, and best practices in automation
• Self-learner and ability to learn new technologies and methodologies in a relatively short time
• Experience with Cloud vendors such as GCP, AWS, Azure - an advantage
• Experience working with Linux-based environments - an advantage
• Security background in general and security program knowledge in particular - an advantage
• Academic degree(s) in Computer Science or equivalent or equivalent military experience- an advantage
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in both Hebrew and English
• The candidate should also possess the ability to work under pressure with extreme deadlines, prioritize projects, and maintain focus and a sense of humor

Additional Information

The Team

We are the global cybersecurity leader, known for always challenging the security status quo.

Our mission is to protect our way of life in the digital age by preventing successful cyberattacks. This has given us the privilege of safely enabling tens of thousands of organizations and their customers. Our pioneering Security Operating Platform emboldens their digital transformation with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in security, automation, and analytics. By delivering a true platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of change-makers like us, we provide highly effective and innovative cybersecurity across clouds, networks, and mobile devices.

Our Security Operating Platform is built for automation. It is easy to operate, with capabilities that work together, so customers can prevent successful cyberattacks. They can use analytics to automate routine tasks to focus on what matters. We are known for continuously delivering innovations; and with Application Framework, we extend that to an open ecosystem of developers that benefit from our customers’ existing investment in data, sensors, and enforcement points.

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.