Principal Software Engineer (Cortex UVEM NetScan)

Palo Alto Networks • Santa Clara, CA

70d • $147,000 - $237,500

About The Position

The Cortex Vulnerability Management Scanning team is expanding, and we're looking for a Principal Software Engineer (Full Stack) to join our team. This team builds the software that provides our customers visibility into their behind-the-firewall attack surface, allowing them to prioritize and remediate critical vulnerabilities using the XSIAM platform.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a professional software engineer writing full stack software.
• Experienced and opinionated about API design and distributed backend systems.
• Able to switch between research, design, prototype, and implementation.
• Experience using cloud managed services (ideally in GCP).
• Proficient in Python and one of Rust, Golang, or C.
• Working knowledge of at least one of the major cloud platforms (eg GCP, AWS, or Azure).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Angular or alternative front end frameworks.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and vulnerability methodologies.
• Familiarity with current penetration and security assessment tools such as Metasploit, Nmap, Burp Suite, Wireshark, etc.
• Experience contributing to open source software.
• Proficient knowledge of common networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, DHCP, ARP, FTP, etc.
• Basic knowledge in other less common protocols such as ICS/SCADA or database protocols.
• Familiarity with common open source security software such as Nuclei, OpenVAS, and Nmap.
• Proficient knowledge in network architectures - understands subnetting and routing and how VLANs work and affect network scanning.
• Proficiency in Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Demonstrates a basic understanding of how a variety of exploits work and shows skills in enumerating and selecting the correct exploit for a given system.
• Familiarity with packaging, deploying, and supporting on-prem / private cloud software.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the end to end experience for running our network vulnerability scanner.
• Research and utilize leading open source network scanning solutions.
• Analyze existing solutions, identify barriers to scaling, recommend changes, then implement.
• Take part in architecture strategy sessions - design solutions that accommodate the requirements of the various groups across Cortex.
• Collaborate with teams to solve problems, reduce technical debt, and evolve development practices.
• Drive technical best practices and evangelize new technologies within the engineering org.
• Collaborate with other engineers and ensure that your team delivers high-quality output.
• Take ownership of projects, drive them to completion, and support them in production.

Benefits

• FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees.
• Mental and financial health resources.
• Personalized learning opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees