Principal Software Automation​/Test Engineer; Cortex Cloud

Overview

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 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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution.

From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEX Benefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

At Palo Alto Networks, we're not just building products — we're redefining what's possible in cybersecurity. As a Principal Software Automation/Test Engineer, you'll play a critical role in our mission to secure the world’s digital transformation. Your work will directly impact the quality and reliability of the solutions that protect global enterprises every day. If you're passionate about driving quality at scale and want to be part of a team that's leading the charge in cloud security innovation, we want to hear from you.

• Why Cortex Cloud?

  • Market Leader – Be part of the fastest-growing cloud security platform, trusted by leading organizations around the globe — and help ensure its quality scales with its success.

  • Innovative Culture – Collaborate with top minds in cybersecurity and automation, where your ideas for smarter, faster, and more secure testing will be valued and implemented.

  • Massive Impact – Your work as an SDET will directly contribute to protecting the world’s most critical digital assets — by ensuring our solutions are secure, stable, and production-ready.

  • Rapid Growth – Join a high-velocity team where career growth and impact go hand in hand. As we scale, you'll have opportunities to take ownership, lead initiatives, and grow your technical expertise.

• You will be leading the test design and strategy for high-priority, high-impact product features.

  • Design and develop comprehensive test plans and strategies for complex, large-scale features.

  • Tackle the challenges of test strategy for enterprise-grade products and applications.

  • Navigate the complexity of cloud platforms and drive improvements in overall product quality.

  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional roles and peers to achieve shared product quality goals.

• You’ll need to design, implement, and continuously enhance test automation efficiency to boost the QA team’s productivity.

  • Establish a standardized methodology for developing and maintaining test automation across the team.

  • Design, develop, and maintain test automation tools and utilities for both backend and UI components.

  • Define, develop, and manage complex testbed environments to support varied test scenarios.

  • Enhance test automation frameworks to ensure they are developer-friendly, robust, highly maintainable, support detailed reporting, facilitate easy debugging, and seamlessly integrate with CI/CD and bug tracking systems for cloud-based…