Staff Software AutomationTest Engineer

Your Career

As a Software Developer in Test you will design develop and deliver next generation technologies.  You will build automate and run performance testing scenarios for our products in virtualized elements.

You will participate in design discussions and help make a difference in developing the future direction of our AI/ML software. 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. You strive for the best in everything you domeaning you wont rest until the products you work on are at the highest quality. You love hunting for problems within code seeking issues to correct and enjoy the challenge of a code-based scavenger hunt that includes testing providing feedback and identifying alternative suggestions for our products environment.

We are looking for highly technical individuals driven in their desire to get hands-on experience with a wide variety of networking technologies. Youll work closely with our development and product management teams testing and presenting the results to identify new approaches. 

Your Impact

• Design develop and execute test automation to test software features on our next-generation security platform as part of our Strata Logging Service

• Develop and maintain test automation and framework.

• Develop tools and infrastructure that enable engineers to build test and release features confidently and continuously.

• Understand customer configurations. debug reproduce verify fixes and add new test cases for issues uncovered in customer deployments.

• Verify endurance and scale testing to validate robust feature functionality under stress.

• Work closely with the Software Engineering Product Management teams during product development from design to release.

• File bugs and work with development to fix issues seen

• Mix in your creative skills with a focused testing approach to produce the best quality products in cybersecurity  

• Be involved in a rigorous approach to testing for specifications assist the team with testing methods or tools for new testing

• You will also have the chance to work on different public cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure) to automate cloud orchestration visualization and alerting mechanisms

• Configure build and expand both Functional and System Testbeds 

• Excellent troubleshooting abilities. Debug issues found during testing and verify bug fixes once they are resolved.

Qualifications :

Your Experience

• Strong automation skills in Python or TypeScript; Playwright/Pytest 
• Good understanding of networking concepts L2-L7 protocols & Cloud fundamentals (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Experience with RAG or Agentic Frameworks is a huge plus along with experience with AI Driven development with tools such as Cursor Codex or Claude Code.
• CI/CD familiarity (GitHub/GitLab/Jenkins) and basic dashboarding/reporting
• Experience in testing container technologies (Docker Kubernetes) is a plus
• Ability to learn quickly and thrive in a fastpaced collaborative environment
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Networking or equivalent military experience along with 2-5 years of work experience
• New Graduates welcome to apply. 

Additional Information :

The Team 

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 dont 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. 

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $126000 - $165000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here. 

Our Commitment

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant 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  .

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship: Yes

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time