Senior Automation Engineer

Company Description

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.

Who We Are

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That's why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it's needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks' enterprise architecture group is looking for an Automation engineer to be part of our quality assurance team. You will be part of a world-class IT organization that works on various ground-breaking technologies and supports the entire enterprise. We want a passionate automation engineer who loves to innovate and build high-quality products. We are looking for self-starters who take ownership of their areas of focus and who are driven to solve problems at every level. Collaboration and teamwork are at the foundation of our culture. We need an automation engineer who can communicate at a high level and work well with others to achieve a common goal.

Your Impact

You will take a hands-on role in developing test automation frameworks, strategies, and solutions to support high-quality product releases. Key responsibilities include,

• Analyzing business and functional requirements to drive meaningful test coverage
• AI-Driven Test Design: Leverage AI/ML for intelligent Automated Test Design for APIs, UI, and back-end systems
• AI Fluency in Practice: Utilize generative AI and other AI-powered tools for efficient test code generation, synthetic data creation, and anomaly detection within our applications and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams across geographies to ensure test efficiency and effectiveness
• Contributing to tool development, CI/CD pipelines, and innovative quality solutions like test data management and heuristic analysis

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in Quality Engineering or Software Development in Test (SDET).
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or a similar object-oriented languages (2 years experience preferred)
• Strong practical knowledge and experience applying AI/ML concepts and tools to software quality challenges. This includes hands-on experience with generative AI for code/test generation.
• Experience in test automation framework development and tooling for large-scale systems
• Experience with AI-powered copilot tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Playwrite, Cursor & Amp) for script generation and development productivity.
• Hands-on expertise with CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Docker, or Harness
• Exposure to innovative QA practices like test data generation, mocking, or AI-based test insights
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, test design, and integration strategies
• Strong communication skills and can-do attitude

Additional Information

The Team

Our IT Quality Assurance team is responsible for ensuring that high-quality products are delivered to our business users. They are the first line of defence in vetting any new product build and assisting our engineers in building reliable and scalable solutions. It's a critical function that will enable all of IT to execute with excellence, at a faster pace without compromising delivery quality.

Our Commitment

We're problem solvers that 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

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.