# Abhilash Malla

> Principal Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks | AI & Security

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/abhilashmalla

At Palo Alto Networks, my focus is on testing Gen AI cybersecurity products to enhance system defenses and preempt threats. With deep expertise in Python and system automation, I have contributed towards building a robust test automation framework used for testing next Gen Firewalls.

With a solid background in software quality assurance, I've contributed to performance testing and functional testing of cutting-edge threat detection and mitigation features.

## Work Experience
### Principal Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks
Jan 2021 – Present | United States
AI & Security

### Staff Software QA Engineer @ A10 Networks, Inc
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Jose
• Memory Analysis Tool: Developed a web portal using PHP, Python, and D3.js to plot the graph of memory utilization of A10 devices for better monitoring and analysis of memory leaks. 
• Automation: Worked on automating functional test cases by developing scripts using python. 
• ATAF Library: Developed configuration templates that enable users to configure commands on A10 devices using an API call.
• Functional Testing: Worked on test plan creation and functional testing of DDOS Detection & Mitigation based features: DNS, DNS cache, Geolocation based src-policy, Outbound mitigation, BGP Flowspec, Virtual-wire.
• Performace testing: Testbed setup and testing of KVM-based virtual TPS for 100G performance. 
• API testing: Using inhouse tool for configuring and testing the device using API calls.
• GUI testing
• Cloud testing: Azure cloud

### Software Engineer Intern @ A10 Networks, Inc
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Jose, California
Worked on DDoS mitigation features.

### Module Leader - Testing @ HPE Aruba Networking
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Bengaluru Area, India
Automation and validation of Aruba's Wireless Lan Controller features.

### Senior Test Engineer @ Tech Mahindra
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Bengaluru Area, India
•	Designed and developed test scripts for network automation using Python to save manual effort and time.
•	Acted as a team lead and trained the engineers of the wireless testing team. Also, supervised the setup of the wireless testing lab from scratch for the interoperability testing of multi-vendor Access Points.

### Software Test Engineer @ Cisco
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Bengaluru Area, India
•	Involved as a key team member for the creation of the Wireless Test automation framework.
•	Conducted proof of concept and acceptance test of IXIA traffic generator with Cisco Wireless Lan Controllers.

### Associate Systems Engineer @ Fidelity Investments
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
Involved in Application Repackaging using Wise Package Studio, Integration testing and deployment of business critical applications used by Trading floor analysts.


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Software Engineering
Arizona State University

### Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science  Engineering
Shri Shankaracharya Technical Campus


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/abhilashmalla
- Portfolio: https://abhilashmalla.blogspot.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-12