StaffSr Staff Engineer Virtualization

PALO ALTO NETWORKS is the fastest-growing security company in history. We offer the chance to be part of an important mission: ending breaches and protecting our way of digital life. If you are a motivated, intelligent, creative, and hardworking individual, then this job is for you! As a member of the Virtualization team at Palo Alto Networks, you will develop our next-generation virtualization and SDN offerings. Responsibilities will include designing and implementing new hypervisor deployments and integrations, integrations with SDN provisioning tools, and core networking improvements in pure software environments. REQUIREMENTS: You will be expected to participate in all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, design, through implementation and test Develop functional specifications, assess task requirements and scheduling, and participate in development, debug and support Candidate should also have hands on experience with virtualization technologies, various hypervisors, system software, networking, and have experience with Linux kernel software development QUALIFICATIONS: Expert C programming skills Hands on experience developing for VMware ESX, XenServer, KVM, and/or Hyper-V Understanding of SDN mechanisms/standards In-depth knowledge in selected network security fields such as stateful firewall, packet processing, TCP stream inspection, network ACL, and HA preferred Experience with deployment on cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc) Experience developing device drivers and/or Linux kernel development preferred Experience with networking hardware and familiarity with physical networking technologies Strong scripting skills with bash and python Knowledge of orchestration systems like OpenStack is a plus Ability to work well with a group of senior engineers in a dynamic, fast paced environment Minimum 4 years of related programming experience required BS/MS degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent Learn more about Palo Alto Networks here and check out our fast facts #LI-BESTIE #J-18808-Ljbffr