Sr AI Automation​/Test Engineer

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting‑edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values:
Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

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.

Palo Alto Network's Next‑Gen Firewall Cloud Security team is looking for a seasoned and accomplished cloud security software QA engineer with experience in Public and Private Cloud Security testing and automation .You will be part of a world‑class software QA Engineering team that works on various ground‑breaking cloud security solutions and service offerings.

As a member of the SQA Engineering Team, You will be expected to lead and participate in all technical phases of the product QA cycle including, test strategy, test plan, execution, automation. You will have exposure and interactions with partners, customers, support teams, development teams, and product management teams. You will be involved with analyzing, testing, and modeling Palo Alto Networks top customer’s deployments to increase the reliability of products and solutions in complex deployment scenarios.

• Our tech stack is deeply integrated with AI. You’ll be responsible for ensuring quality in a fast‑evolving environment where AI powers both the products we build and the way we build them.
• Drive a results‑oriented culture with a strong focus on test execution, quality, and speed Utilize your experience in customer deployments and network operations to model networks, and develop, automate, and execute complex solution test plans
• Interact with partners, customers, support teams, development teams, and product management teams
• You are a self‑motivated, independent and proactive engineer, responsible for qualifying Palo Alto Networks products with public and private cloud solutions
• Develop tools and infrastructure to improve the quality and efficiency of testing
• Develop the highly automated CI/CD system for private and public cloud testing and deployments
• Drive the automation within and across the cross‑functional teams and strive to achieve technical and operational excellence in every step of the release
• Adapt by staying updated with advancements and the usage of AI (for coding, quality processes, etc.), evaluating their relevance, and incorporating them to enhance systems.

• MS or BS in CS/EE and 4+ years of experience in highly technical roles in QA at large organizations or innovative startups
• Strong L2/L3 hands on networking experience and ability to troubleshoot the networking issues
• Experience testing Firewall or Network Security appliances
• Experience leading QA or automation teams involved with Cloud or Network security
• Experience and Good domain knowledge with cloud‑based deployments (AWS/Azure/GCP experience preferred)
• Experience in one of the following - Python or Golang
• Good understanding of public cloud design considerations and limitations in the areas of virtualization, global infrastructure, distributed systems, load balancing, networking, database, server‑less, and security
• Good understanding of KVM, VMware and other Virtualization technologies
• Ability to leverage AI tools to improve…