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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

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
Your Experience
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/Google Cloud Platform) 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 degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Networking or equivalent military experience
2 yeas plus experience.

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.

$104,000.00 - $169,500.00/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

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.

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