Sr. Competitive Testing Analyst

Your Career

As a Competitive Test Engineer for Security Subscriptions at Palo Alto Networks you will

play a pivotal role in defining how our advanced threat prevention and detection capabilities

stack up against competitors in the real world.

You will be responsible for testing and benchmarking key security services including Threat

Prevention DLP CASB SAAS security DNS Security URL Filtering and more using

real-world attack scenarios and advanced testing tools.

This is a hands-on role that blends deep technical expertise competitive analysis and

strategic influence. Your insights will help drive product improvements influence GTM

strategy and enable sales and field teams with data-backed confidence

Your Impact

• Build and operate a comprehensive test lab focused on evaluating subscription-based

  security services across Palo Alto Networks and competitor platforms

• Design and execute test plans that evaluate malware prevention efficacy DNS-based threat

  mitigation anti-phishing command-and-control (C2) blocking and more

• Leverage modern test tools (e.g. BreakingPoint CyberFlood Picus Metasploit CyPerf) to

  simulate real-world attacks and evasions

• Create data-driven benchmarking reports that highlight strengths expose competitive gaps

  and reinforce our product differentiation

• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to recommend improvements and

  close identified competitive gaps

• Develop competitive collateral for Sales including battlecards whitepapers internal FAQs

  and enablement decks

• Engage with the field to provide deep-dive technical support on competitive claims and assist

  in high-stakes sales situations

• Stay current on the threat landscape and emerging competitor capabilities to ensure testing

  remains relevant and forward-looking

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• 710 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity testing or threat prevention roles

• Proven expertise in testing and validating network security capabilities such as IDS/IPS DLP

  CASB SAAS security antivirus URL filtering DNS security malware sandboxing etc.

• Deep familiarity with common NGFWs and competitive platforms (Fortinet Checkpoint Cisco

  etc.)

• Strong background in network-based threat analysis attack emulation and malware behavior

  profiling

• Hands-on experience with test tools like BreakingPoint CyberFlood Caldera Metasploit

  Picus CyPerf Ixia etc.

• Experience with security automation and scripting for test repeatability and dashboards

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP routing switching DNS SSL and application-layer protocols

• Excellent analytical written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to present complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences

  Nice to Have

• Prior experience in technical marketing product validation or threat research

• Familiarity with Palo Alto Networks products and Panorama

• Exposure to test lab environments using virtualization (ESXi and Cloud like AWS Azure etc)

Additional Information :

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve its critical to know where the curve is and how to anticipate the changes were facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks and the products and services that proactively address them. Our Product Management Team helps us do just that. 

Our organization and employees are committed to changing as rapidly as our industrys threats do and to do that we need creative product teams to address emerging cyber threats. They provide the behind-the-scenes support for our products by being a source of information on our products for our systems engineers staying on top of the environment we sell in and help in implementing product wide technical solutions based on our clients feedback and needs. As threats and technology evolve we stay ahead to accomplish our mission.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $0 - $0/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.

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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.

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