Sr Staff Software Engineer (Big Data - Prisma Access)

Company Description

This role is located at our Santa Clara, CA headquarters.

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.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. 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.

We’re changing the nature of work. Palo Alto Networks is evolving to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks.  And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together. 

Job Description

Your Career

Prisma Access™ (formally GlobalProtect Cloud Service) provides protection straight from the cloud to make access to the cloud secure. It combines the connectivity and security you need - and delivers it everywhere you need it. Using cutting-edge public and private cloud technologies extending the next-generation security protection to all cloud services, customers on-premise remote networks and mobile users.

We are seeking an experienced Big Data Software Engineer to design, develop and deliver next-generation technologies within our Prisma Access team. We want passionate engineers who love to code and build great products. Engineers who bring new ideas in all facets of software development. Collaboration and teamwork are at the foundation of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate and work well with others towards achieving a common goal.

At Palo Alto Networks, leaders of engineering are -

• Technical experts and thought leaders that help accelerate the adoption of the very best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends, and practices
• Visionaries who help deliver on critical business needs and are recognized across the company as go-to engineering resources on given domains
• Role models and mentors who exemplify the best of Palo alto Networks culture - They do the right thing even when it’s hard, treat challenges as a chance to learn, and provide honest opinions so the team can improve
• Leaders who can communicate cogently with hands-on engineers as well as executives

Your Impact

• Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features on our next-generation security platform as part of our Prisma Access
• Work with different development and quality assurances groups to achieve the best quality
• Suggest and implement improvements to the development process
• Work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 7+ years of development experience
• Experience to developing services in the cloud/Kubernetes
• Experience with building data pipelines  and analytics pipelines using like dataflow, pubsub, GKE
• Strong understanding of message queuing, stream processing, and highly scalable ‘big data’ data stores
• Experience with RESTful interfaces and Build Management tools (Gradle, maven)
• Experience in continuous integration and design
• Experience with Test-Driven Development
• Experience with distributed computing and object-oriented design and analysis
• Strong understanding of microservices-based deployments with the ability to design services
• Showcase your ability of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, peer review, and operations
• Familiarity with Agile (e.g., Scrum Process)
• Familiarity in Big Data technologies like Hive, Kafka, Hadoop, SQL, developing APIs
• Familiarity working with GCP or other Cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure
• High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude
• Enjoys working with many different teams with strong collaboration and communications skills
• Fast learner and eager to absorb new emerging technologies
• M.S./B.S. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent military experience required

Additional Information

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 proactively 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 creating products to solve problems no one has tackled 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 engineering team is provided with an unrivaled opportunity to build the products and practices that will support our company growth over the next decade, defining the cybersecurity industry as we know it. If you see the potential of how incredible people products can transform a business, this is the team for you. If you don’t wait for directions, instead, identifying new features and opportunities we have to just get better, this is your new career.

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.

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