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Palo Alto Networks Senior Performance Engineer (Cortex) in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.
Our Approach to Work
We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!
Your Career
Are you a highly technical individual with a passion for performance engineering? Join our innovative Cortex Server Performance team as a Senior Performance Engineer!
Our team is responsible for all performance aspects of Cortex, developing, maintaining, and executing various performance tests to ensure our products are stable, scalable, and meet our SLA.
As a Senior Performance Engineer, you will work on the Cortex platform, serving many teams and customers. You will diagnose and solve performance-related issues in a highly challenging product at a massive scale. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with different engineering teams to enhance performance test coverage for existing and new features and to automate our performance regression tests.
Your Impact
Design and build internal tools for the execution and monitoring of automated performance tests
Design and develop new automated performance tests for complex cloud infrastructure
Execute performance tests, analyze results, identify performance issues and bottlenecks, and propose improvements for system stability and quality
Work with cloud technologies and tools
Collaborate closely with various engineering groups throughout the product development lifecycle, from requirements to release
Your Experience
Experience working with Kubernetes
At least 3 years of experience as a performance engineer
Strong knowledge of performance test concepts
Experience with load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Locust)
Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
Solid experience in Python
Proficiency in diagnosing and solving complex problems with detailed technical analysis
Creativity in automating manual processes using various technologies and innovative approaches
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in both Hebrew and English
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
The Team
Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.
We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.
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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Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.