Senior Staff Software Engineer in Test Prisma Access (AI Automation Engineer)

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Santa Clara, CA
In-Office
147K-191K Annually
Mid level
Cybersecurity
The cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
The Role
Seeking Test Engineers with strong automation skills to deliver AI-driven test automation, improve test strategies, and collaborate with Dev/PM/SRE teams for quality integration.
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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 take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

We are seeking Test Engineers with a strong Automation First Mindset as we scale the Prisma SASE Test team.

We’re seeking hands-on engineers who take ownership and solve problems end to end. Collaboration and teamwork are at the foundation of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate l and work well with others towards achieving a common goal.

Your Impact

  • Deliver AI-driven test automation to accelerate validation of Prisma SASE functionality, scale, and reliability that replicate real‑world network and multi‑cloud scenarios

  • Design and implement agentic features  (prompting, tool‑use, RAG) to re-imagine  existing test engineering workflows, RCAs  and automation frameworks capabilities.

  • Build evaluation harnesses and integrate into CI/CD to enforce quality/safety gates and publish clear dashboards

  • Partner with Dev/PM/SRE to embed quality in design and throughout the feature lifecycle

  • Incorporate Customer & Field feedback to continuously improve test strategy, automation, and regression infrastructure

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Strong automation skills in Python or TypeScript; Playwright/Pytest preferred

  • Experience with RAG or Agentic Frameworks is a huge plus along with experience with AI Driven development with tools such as Cursor, Codex or Claude Code.

  • CI/CD familiarity (GitHub/GitLab/Jenkins) and basic dashboarding/reporting

  • Cloud fundamentals (AWS/Azure/GCP) and solid software/QA foundations

  • Experience with TCP/IP Networking, SD-WAN or Network/Data Security Technologies such as VPNs, Proxy or DLP/CASB

  • Ability to learn quickly and thrive in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment

  • Bachelor’s Or Masters degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Networking or equivalent military experience along with 2-5 years of work experience

 

Additional Information

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we’re facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks, and the products and services that proactively address them. Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. They are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. These engineers aren’t shy about building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. They define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our engineering team is provided with an unrivaled chance to create the products and practices that will support our company growth over the next decade, defining the cybersecurity industry as we know it. If you see the potential of how incredible people products can transform a business, this is the team for you. If you don’t wait for directions, instead, identifying new features and opportunities we have to just get better, this is your new career.

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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $147000/YR - $190500/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  [email protected].

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.

Top Skills

AWS
Azure
GCP
Git
Gitlab
Jenkins
Playwright
Pytest
Python
Typescript
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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
16,068 Employees
Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

As the global AI and cybersecurity leader, Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) is dedicated to protecting our digital way of life via continuous innovation. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, we provide comprehensive AI-powered security solutions across network, cloud, security operations and AI, enhanced by the expertise and threat intelligence of Unit 42. Our focus on platformization allows enterprises to streamline security at scale, ensuring protection fuels innovation.

Why Work With Us

We are relentless in protecting our customers and their customers from bad actors, threats, and slow downs. This shows up in our speed, thirst to solve problems, our values. We are united in this mission and the unique ideas it takes to keep up. This is why we embrace each individual who is part of our team determined to make a difference.

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