Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (Cloud Management Platform)

Palo Alto Networks

Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (Cloud Management Platform)

Santa Clara, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Your Career:

    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.

    ​​Your Impact

    • 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 assurances groups to achieve the best quality

    • Work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues

    • Interview, mentor and coach new team members

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    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., GitLab CI, Jenkins) and version control systems (Git).

    • Microservices & Cloud: Experience with cloud technologies (AWS,GCP) 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

    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 don’t 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.

    Our Commitment:

    We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

    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.

    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 $144,200/yr to $200,200/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

    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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

    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.