Senior Automation Engineer(QA)

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. Who We Are 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. Job Summary The Team Information Technology - Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within Information Technology is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You’ll join the brightest minds in technology, creating, building, and supporting tools and enabling our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks. We’re connected by one mission but driven by the impact of that mission and what it means to protect our way of life in the digital age. Join a dynamic and fast-paced team of people who feel excited by the prospect of a challenge and feel a thrill at resolving technical gaps that inhibit productivity. Job Summary As a Senior Software Engineer in IT Quality Engineering Automation, you will be the technical anchor and visionary for our automated testing and next-generation SDLC ecosystem, operating directly from our Santa Clara office. At Palo Alto Networks, we are transitioning from traditional QA to an AI-First engineering culture. This role is highly strategic, focusing on the complex, end-to-end (E2E) automation and integration across Palo Alto Networks' core Enterprise IT applications: Salesforce (SFDC) for Go-To-Market (GTM), SAP for Finance, and our proprietary, Custom Microservices-based platforms for Licensing and Entitlement Management. Moving beyond siloed testing, you will architect an intelligent, AI-augmented testing infrastructure that binds these critical domains together, ensuring flawless business workflows at scale. Key Responsibilities Cross-Domain Automation: Design, architect, and execute complex, end-to-end test automation strategies that span across diverse platforms—validating seamless data flows from SFDC (GTM) to Custom Microservices (Licensing) down to SAP (Finance). AI Platform Evolution: Partner with engineering leadership to design and build an AI-First SDLC platform, embedding intelligent agents, LLMs, and automated reasoning into enterprise code generation, test creation, and deployment pipelines. Intelligent Framework Design: Architect next-generation, self-healing automation frameworks that utilize AI to dynamically adapt to UI/API changes across SaaS apps, ERPs, and custom microservices, drastically reducing test maintenance. AI Tooling Advocacy: Act as the subject matter expert and champion for AI-native coding workflows. Drive the organization-wide adoption and best practices of advanced AI pair-programmers and terminals (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot). Tooling & Infrastructure: Evaluate, build, and integrate internal tooling, infrastructure-as-code, and advanced CI/CD continuous testing capabilities to optimize enterprise release velocity. Design & Review Board: Participate in early-stage product and integration design reviews to ensure enterprise applications are designed for cross-functional testability, data integrity, and security. AI Fluency & Mentorship: Upskill and mentor Senior and Junior QE engineers in AI fluency, teaching teams how to write effective prompts, leverage AI agents for debugging, and securely integrate AI into their daily coding workflows. Code Standards: Set the technical standard for automation code quality. Establish best practices, design patterns, and conduct rigorous code reviews for both human-written and AI-generated automation repositories. Qualifications Required Qualifications Industry Experience: 4+ years of professional experience in software engineering, test automation, or DevOps roles. AI Fluency & Tooling: Deep hands-on experience and fluency with modern AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot Workspace, OpenAI API) and a strong understanding of how to embed them into daily workflows. Programming Mastery: Deep proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript. Excellent software design and coding skills are paramount. Automation Expertise: Proven experience designing and architecting frameworks using modern enterprise tools (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, RestAssured, Karate, or PyTest). CI/CD & DevOps: Deep expertise integrating automated testing pipelines into enterprise CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins) and managing version control (Git) at scale. Preferred Qualifications Enterprise App Expertise: Prior experience and strong domain knowledge in any of the following core areas: Salesforce (SFDC) ecosystem supporting Go-To-Market (GTM) functions, SAP systems driving core Finance applications, Custom Microservices architectures and distributed systems (specifically focused on high-throughput transactions like Licensing and Entitlement Management). Cross-Functional Scaling: A proven potential and appetite to quickly scale technically across unfamiliar functional domains to bridge automation gaps. AI/ML Engineering: Experience building or fine-tuning custom AI tooling, prompt engineering workflows, or utilizing LLM orchestrators (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex). Education: B.E./B.Tech/M.Tech in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience). AI-First Mindset: A forward-thinking approach to engineering that defaults to using, building, and optimizing with artificial intelligence to solve complex enterprise scalability problems. Strategic Influence: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders, driving cultural shifts toward AI adoption across global teams. High Autonomy: Strong ownership and accountability; a proven track record of taking abstract, complex integration challenges and turning them into scalable, automated technical solutions. 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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here. $106,000.00 - $170,500.00/yr 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. Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes Please use this form to provide us with information that will help direct your request and find your data in all of our systems