Palo Alto Networks is looking for motivated, smart, hardworking and passionate individuals to join the Next-gen Firewall dataplane team as a Software Engineer to design and develop the next-generation firewall, addressing real-world customer requirements and cyber-attacks.
Requirements
- Expert in common network protocols such as TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, multicast.
- Expert in dataplane technologies like DPDK based packet processing.
- Expert in typical network device features like NAT, ALG, DoS Protection.
- Expert in computer architecture, cybersecurity, distributed systems.
- Good to have experience in using Broadcom chips for switching, QoS and interface management.
- In-depth understanding of common software vulnerabilities and mitigations.
- Expert C, Python, Shell script programming skills.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for development of the critical dataplane components for the State-of-the-art Next Generation Firewalls deployed at Enterprise, Data Center, Cloud, and Service Provider environments.
- Lead L2-L4 network security feature development;
- Lead next generation security product development;
- Support critical customer escalations and provide root cause analysis in a timely manner;
- Work with multi-functional team members on user requirements, including but not limited to Product Management, QA, Support, etc.
- Effective decision maker, take ownership and independently drive, lead tasks and assignments
Other
- 8+ years of related programming experience
- Tech lead experience in networking domains.
- Strong communication skills to work effectively with multi-functional groups.
- BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent or equivalent military experience required
- Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes
