Functional QA Engineer (Cortex XDR)

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.

FLEXWORK is an employee-centric reimagining of how we work. We built FLEXWORK based on employee feedback – it is about flexibility, trust, and choice whenever possible. It’s been a journey of disruption that has yielded the best of our values. We offer as much flexibility as possible, and choices that enable you to be most productive, including benefits that meet your needs and learning opportunities that you feel passionate about.

Your Career

We are looking for a highly technical individual to join the Cross Platform Agent Functional QA team in our Tel-Aviv R&D center. The team is responsible for testing our Cross-Platform Endpoint Security product. As aFunctional QA Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring the ongoing quality of the product, focusing on the deep technical aspects of the feature functionality and limitations. You will be working very closely with the Development teams, Automation, Research, Product Managers and other functions within the QA department.

Our product is advanced endpoint security software - identifying an attacker's techniques before any malicious activity could successfully run, which enables us to prevent many types of cyber-attacks, including zero-day attacks.

More information about the product we develop can be found on: www.paloaltonetworks.com/products/endpoint-security.html

Your Impact

• Design and execute E2E tests in a cross-platform environment: Windows, MacOS, Linux
• Test new features, focusing on deep internal aspects of the feature and its integration with the OS
• Learn new features, technologies and platforms in a relatively short amount of time
• Reproduce and analyze bugs, that either came from the field or have been found during the testing cycle
• Run QA cycles on a tight release schedule
• Work closely with developers, product managers and other QA teams - being involved during the entire release cycle from planning through execution and final delivery
• Make a significant impact on the design, implementation and quality of the product
  
  

Your Experience

• At least 5 years of software testing experience
• Knowledge and experience with Windows (Mandatory) and Linux /MacOs internals
• Experience with working on different cloud environments and Kubernetes deployments
• Working knowledge of the use of DLP technologies (Advantage)
• Knowledge of scripting or a programming language (Advantage)
• Security background in general (Experience with Endpoint testing - Big advantage)
• Experience writing testing documents (STDs/ATPs) and knowledge of various testing methodologies
• Experience with analysis of complicated software technology flows
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in both Hebrew and English
• Ability to learn and test new technologies in short time
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, work under pressure and maintain focus while keeping a sense of humor
  
  

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 solve 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 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 [email protected].

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.