Principal SQA Engineer

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 Description

We're seeking innovators - engineers who seek to design new products, designing state-of-the-art products that do not exist today. These engineers love to code with a drive to build global products and bring new ideas to develop security disciplines to solve real-world problems. We are looking for leaders who take ownership of their areas of focus and who are driven to pursue problems at every level. Collaboration is at the heart of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate at a high level and work well with multi-functional teams towards achieving a common goal.
As a member of the Logging and Reporting group, you will be responsible for designing and developing security features on the next-generation firewall platform integrating with our security services cloud. You will work with product management on user requirements, apply your knowledge to functional design, utilize your programming skills for efficient and robust implementation, and interact with quality assurance and field support teams throughout the entire software development cycle.
Your Impact
Design, develop and execute test automation/manual to test software features on our next-generation security platforms

Develop functional specifications, assess task requirements and scheduling, and participate in development, debug and support

Become inventive in testing approaches by building tools and automation scripts

Suggest and implement improvements to the test process

File bugs and work with Development to fix issues seen

Mix in your creative skills with a focused testing approach to produce the best quality products in cybersecurity

Be involved in a rigorous approach to testing for specifications, assist the team with testing methods or tools for new testing

You will also have the chance to work on different public cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) to automate cloud orchestration, visualization and alerting mechanisms

Interview, mentor and coach new team members

Qualifications (Additional Job Description)

Required Skills & Experience:
Testing, Test Automation & Frameworks:
Proven experience in designing and implementing test automation methodologies, tools, and frameworks.

Expert level experience with REST API driven Automation using Python.

Be proficient in one or more scripting/programming languages including Python or Go

Hands-on experience with UI automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright etc)

Experience with Pytest

AI-Driven Testing & Development
Practical experience using AI-based tools to accelerate coding, test generation, debugging, and refactoring

A demonstrated passion for researching and applying innovative, AI-based testing methodologies to improve engineering productivity.

Networking Knowledge & Security
Experience with TCP/IP Networking and Network Security is highly desirable

Experience in three or more areas IPSec, BGP, L3 VPNs, HTTP, DNS, DHCP, TCP, UDP and SSL

Experience/Strong understanding in Logging (CDL is plus) and Report Generation

Experienced with a variety of database technologies (Mysql / ElasticSearch)

Experience with Linux or Esxi Virtualization or Docker/Kubernetes is a plus

Educational Qualification:
BS or MS in Computer Engineering or a related technical field

Minimum of 10+ years' experience in software development

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.

$147,000.00 - $237,500.00/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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.