Principal Software Development Engineer in Test; Cloud Management Platform

Company Description

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.

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 well‑being support to your growth and development, and beyond!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in‑person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This set‑up fosters casual conversations, problem‑solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office‑based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive together!

Join our Cloud Management Platform group as a Senior Hands‑on Development Engineer in test and bring a relentless AI‑First mindset to our team. Your core responsibility will be to design, develop, and integrate resilient test automation frameworks. You will drive the efficiency and reliability of our products by testing them thoroughly to understand potential risks, bugs, or issues, providing an exemplary product experience for our end users.

We require a deep technical expert with a proven track record and an ambitious vision for leveraging Artificial Intelligence to revolutionize our processes. You will spearhead the transformation of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), driving innovation in automation, code generation, and establishing breakthrough quality assurance standards.

• Work in a small, fast‑paced team to solve important customer problems and deliver most impactful results
• Be involved in a rigorous approach to testing for specifications, assist the team with testing methods or tools for testing
• Suggest and implement improvements to the QA process
• Work with cross functional development and quality assurance groups to achieve the best quality
• Work with Dev Ops and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues
• Interview, mentor and coach new team members

Required

Skills & Experience:

• Test Automation & Frameworks: Proven experience in designing and implementing test automation methodologies, tools, and frameworks.
• Expert level experience with REST API driven Automation using Python.
• Hands‑on experience with UI automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright etc).
• AI‑Driven Testing & Development: Practical experience using AI‑based tools to accelerate coding, test generation, debugging, and refactoring.
• A demonstrated passion for researching and applying innovative, AI‑based testing methodologies to improve engineering productivity.
• Networking Knowledge & Security: Experience with TCP/IP networking and network security is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Active Directories, Cloud Identity providers is highly desirable.
• CI/CD & Version Control:
  Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Git Lab CI, Jenkins) and version control systems (Git).
• Microservices & Cloud:
  Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Google Cloud Platform) and containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes).

Educational

Qualification:

• BS or MS in Computer Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in software development.

Our engineering team is at the core of our products – 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…