Senior Manager

Your Career

As a member of our SWFW (Cloud NGFW/Virtualization) team at Palo Alto Networks, you will drive and deliver our next-generation virtualization products and cloud security offerings.

Your Impact

• Lead and expand a high performing QA Engineering teams responsible for Cloud NGFW, Public Cloud Integration & SWFW in general
• Define and drive the execution plan for quality delivery
• Provide Thorough Technical Leadership in the areas of Cloud Based Orchestration, Cloud delivered Security as Service, Cloud Networking and Automation Design
• Operate with an Automation first mindset and drive innovation in test design, automation and framework to achieve the same
• Participate in system design so that Quality Assurance is considered throughout the entire lifecycle of the SWFW (Cloud NGFW & VM/CN) product Development
• Develop and/or Enhance Automated test Infrastructure to enable building Scalable & Flexible tests that reflect real world network deployment scenarios
• Enhance Test strategies, Automation & Build infrastructure to deliver a high Quality Product/Cloud service to meet Enterprise Standards and Expectations
• Partner closely with Product Management to help identify and drive customer outcomes
• Partner with Cloud Technology vendors in defining strategic outcomes for NextGen products
• Ability to manage highly visible projects effectively across multiple geographic locations
• Create best practices and metrics that will drive success for the team

Requirements

Your Experience

• 10+ years of software QA experience in Cybersecurity, Networking and Cloud technologies
• 5+ years of experience building and leading teams of SDETs working on Enterprise class Cloud delivered Network or Security Services, Infrastructure products across geographies
• Experience in end to end qualification and delivery of Network/Cloud SaaS through CI-CD across various cloud providers
• Experience in Public Cloud Infrastructure and Networking - Hands-on experience in cloud orchestration and networking in AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI would be a plus
• Experience/Expertise with designing and implementing automation frameworks for microservices based applications or Network Security solutions
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and to work in a fast paced, innovative environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• An elevated sense of ownership and focus on driving business value - A leadership style focused on building relationships, establishing trust with diverse colleagues, executive stakeholders, and business partners
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects at once and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Deep expertise in computer science and an insatiable curiosity to keep learning - Ability to guide the team in making informed, well-analyzed, prudent, and practical technical decisions