Principal Researcher QA
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Job Summary
Your Career
We are seeking a Principal Researcher in Security Content Validation to lead the testing and validation of efficacy of detection rules. This role requires an expert-level Python coder with a deep background in advanced QA methodologies dedicated to researching designing and implementing automation frameworks that ensure the highest fidelity and scalability of Security Content validation.
Your Impact
This Principal-level role is central to securing our customers cloud environments by driving innovative research into quality assurance and developing high-fidelity validation content.
Designing developing and maintaining expert-level automated testing and validation frameworks (leveraging expert Python skills) to ensure the accuracy and scalability of security detection rules and overall product stability.
Researching and applying emerging QA technologies (e.g. AI/ML-driven testing) for security detection rules validation including investigating complex failure modes and architectural weaknesses to develop innovative detection/prevention strategies (the Secure QA Mindset)
Establishing and enforcing best practices for high-fidelity security content validation including rigorous test case creation and management for compliance standards and threat detection.
Actively contributing to ongoing process enhancements in test automation Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and deployment practices serving as the authority on quality process design.
Mentorship: Serving as a technical leader coaching and guiding QA engineers and researchers on advanced testing techniques and research methodologies.
Communication: Clearly articulating complex quality metrics research findings and validation strategies to engineering teams product management and executive leadership.
Bonus - Establishing industry thought leadership by publishing insightful blogs on security domain.
Qualifications :
Your Experience
Overall Experience: 8-10 years of experience in Quality Assurance SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) QA Research.
Ideal - 5 years of experience specifically designing and architecting test automation frameworks for complex systems preferably in the security or cloud domain.
Must Have - Expert-level proficiency in Python programming for building complex scalable test automation frameworks and security validation tools
Must Have - Deep application of QA principles including rigorous quality gates and functional policy testing strong debugging skills in cloud native deployments and exceptional written and verbal communication.
Must Have - At least 3 years of hands-on experience in public cloud technologies (AWS GCP or Azure) with an understanding of cloud resource configurations and security requirements.
Highly Desirable - Very good understanding of Computer Networks Cloud Networks and Web-based protocols (like HTTP/S REST) with a deep security understanding of vulnerabilities exploits and defensive techniques related to them.
Highly Desirable - Experience with advanced QA concepts like combinatorial testing model-based testing or leveraging GenAI/LLM based automations for test generation or defect analysis.
- Highly Desirable - Familiarity with development tools (Git CI/CD bug tracking) and experience with technologies (SQL BigQuery JSON) for validation and data analysis..
Additional Information :
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.
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 .
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.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Intelligence Community Experience
- Python
- Spss
- Microsoft Word
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Windows
- Stata
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Data Modeling
- Writing Skills
About Company
Our enterprise security platform detects and prevents known and unknown threats while safely enabling an increasingly complex and rapidly growing number of applications. Come be part of the team that redefined the firewall industry and is now the fastest-growing security company in hi ... View more
