Cloud Management Platform Automation Engineer

4 weeks ago


Santa Clara, California, United States Palo Alto Networks Full time
Job Overview

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a highly skilled Principal SDET Automation Engineer to join our Cloud Management Platform team. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for developing and designing scalable microservices used to activate all Palo Alto Networks cloud products.

We are looking for a passionate engineer who loves to code, build great products, and bring new ideas in all facets of software development. If you are a strong advocate for quality, have excellent troubleshooting abilities, and are comfortable in ambiguity, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design comprehensive, well-structured software test plans and lead the implementation of a test automation strategy, covering the entire testing pyramid (unit, service, integration, and end-to-end testing) to verify feature functionality for customer use cases
  • Architect, build, and maintain scalable and maintainable automated test frameworks using industry-standard tools
  • Collaborate with DevOps to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab CI, ensuring thorough test coverage at every stage of development and enabling swift delivery of features
  • Develop and execute automated tests for microservices (API and service layer testing), ensuring data validation and reliability across services
  • Design and execute end-to-end automation scripts using frameworks like Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright, ensuring user flows work seamlessly across platforms
  • Troubleshoot and debug issues found during testing and after release
  • Build tools and infrastructure to support efficient, high-quality testing
  • Act as a gatekeeper for quality, ensuring all code passes necessary tests before merging and deployment
  • Mentor junior engineers on test design, automation techniques, and best practices
Requirements
  • Strong knowledge of test automation methodologies, tools, and frameworks
  • Experience developing test automation for REST APIs using Python/Pytest
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript) and strong scripting skills
  • Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP) and containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins) and version control systems (Git)
  • Hands-on experience with UI automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress) and API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured)
  • Familiarity with contract testing (e.g., Pact) and tools like TestContainers for simulating environments and verifying interactions
  • Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling)
  • BS or MS in Computer Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent military experience
  • Minimum of 8 years' experience in software development or software testing
About Us

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.



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