Senior Automation Engineer - CAS (Cortex Cloud)

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 We are looking for a top-notch Sr software automation engineer to drive our test efforts and automation infrastructure. You will be in charge of, first and foremost, product quality, design and plan required quality assurance tests, you will develop automation tests and needed infrastructure together with deployment to all known cloud providers using python, and working closely with a development team to address issues that were discovered. Additionally, you will be involved in developing test infrastructure for Unit-Tests, Integration-Tests and more, while providing the infrastructure as a service to the dev teams. The job is deeply hands-on and requires a deep understanding of the product, and the environments it runs. Your Impact Work closely with our engineering teams to understand business requirements Own and develop test infrastructure used by dev teams, while providing them with guidance and assistance for using it Design, plan and implement automatic tests for our critical business paths Own and adjust our UI testing framework to support dev teams which are using it to develop end-to-end tests Own and improve peripheral tools for our quality efforts, such as reporting, investigation etc. Identifying, reporting, documenting and tracking defect/bug issues Investigate, analyze and find the root causes for failed systems and software Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization Excellent verbal and written communication skills Qualifications At least 5 years of experience as a QA automation engineer Strong coding skills, experience in one of the following (or equivalent) languages - TypeScript / Python Understanding of AI concepts and the broader ecosystem, with a focus on how to utilize Large Language Models (LLMs) for testing process efficiency Experience with cloud-native technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, etc Experience with CSPs such as GCP (advantage), AWS Experience with UI/Web automation testing - Playwright (Advantage) or similar Experience with designing, developing, and implementing test/applicative frameworks from scratch Ability to learn new technologies superfast A strong passion for product quality and continuous willingness to improve the product 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? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.