System QA Manager (Cortex XDR & XSIAM)

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.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your well-being support to your growth and development, and beyond!

Job Description

Your Career

We are looking for a motivated QA Manager to lead the Cortex XDR & XSIAM system QA team in our Tel Aviv R&D center. The team is responsible for System testing of Palo Alto Networks Cortex products.

As our QA Manager, you will lead, train and motivate our Cortex XDR & XSIAM system QA team and be responsible for setting up XDR & XSIAM’s system and regressions tests suites, planning and enhancing them with every release and executing them for different releases.

In this role, you will work closely with the developers, product managers, other QA managers and engineers, and also be in charge of maintaining appropriate test labs for comprehensive test coverage and smooth test execution.

As part of that - you will also prioritize tests for automation coverage by our automation teams. For that - you need to have a passion for both quality and leadership and you will need to have excellent interpersonal skills.

Cortex XDR & XSIAM products family combines proven endpoint security with extended detection and response for unrivaled security and SOC efficiency, and stops breaches with an AI-driven platform that revolutionizes security operations. If you are highly motivated, competitive, and do not shy away from tough challenges, come join our mission and become part of some of the best minds in the world to shape the future of security operations.

More information about the product we test can be found here.

Your Impact

Lead Our Cortex XDR And XSIAM Products, Which Includes

• Lead a system QA team, maintain and improve the processes of its activities
• Instructing the coverage of system and regression tests, their definition and execution within the system team
• Guide, coordinate, motivate and coach the QA System team in their day-to-day operations
• Collaborating with functional QA engineers and other QA and Automation managers to enhance regression tests suites, prioritize and decide on automation coverage
• Working closely with development engineers, devops and product management to manage knowledge within your team
• Hands-on testing to some extent
• Hiring and training quality assurance engineers
• Improving our product quality significantly
• Learning about security solutions and technologies
• Integration with GCP Cloud Computing
• Integration with other Palo Alto Networks cloud services
• Debugging failures in complex environments
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Proven 5+ years of experience as a software QA Manager at global companies, working in dynamic and multi-teams environment
• 8+ years of hands-on software testing experience
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes - understanding of E2E and regression testing
• Strong decision-making and leadership skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong work ethic, positive approach and real “can do” attitude
• Experience with both backend and frontend testing of cloud-based products
• Self-learner and ability to learn new technologies and methodologies in a relatively short time
• Well organized with excellent communication skills with members, staff, and individuals in a professional manner along with the ability to present and explain information effectively
• Academic degree(s) in Computer Science or equivalent or equivalent military experience – an advantage
• Experience in test automation – an advantage
• Background in software security – an advantage
• 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 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 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.

Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.