Lead Mobile & Network Security Engineer - Next-Gen Firewall

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 237,500; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a motivated Software Engineer for the Next-gen Firewall dataplane team.

You will design and develop the next-generation firewall and own large components, collaborating with product management, QA and support across the full SDLC. Requirements include 7+ years in networking dataplane development, expert C, Python and shell scripting, strong TCP/IP and IPv6 knowledge, Unix/Linux, and BS/MS in CS/CE/EE.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a developer in networking dataplane products.
• Expert C, Python, Shell scripting.
• Expert in TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6.
• Knowledge of mobility protocols like GTP/PFCP/SCTP; learning ability required.
• Strong Unix/Linux software development experience.
• Can‑do attitude; ownership of issues.
• Strong communication with multi‑functional groups.
• BS/MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop Next Gen Network Security Components and Protocols for state‑of‑the‑art firewalls in Enterprise, Data Center, Cloud, and Service Provider environments.
• Develop network security features for securing 4G/5G provider networks and enterprise deployments.
• Develop security modules with DPI, ML algorithms and AI automation.
• Develop scalable high‑availability solution for stateful Failover.
• Collaborate with Product Management, QA, Support, etc. on requirements.
• Take ownership and independently drive tasks and assignments.

Skills

C

Python

Shell scripting

TCP/IP

IPv4/IPv6

GTP/PFCP/SCTP

Unix/Linux

Networking

Education

BS/MS in CS/CE/EE

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a motivated Software Engineer for the Next-gen Firewall dataplane team.

You will design and develop the next-generation firewall and own large components, collaborating with product management, QA and support across the full SDLC. Requirements include 7+ years in networking dataplane development, expert C, Python and shell scripting, strong TCP/IP and IPv6 knowledge, Unix/Linux, and BS/MS in CS/CE/EE.