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Principal SQA Engineer

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Palo Alto Networks

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United States , Santa Clara

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Salary:

147000.00 - 237500.00 USD / Year

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.

Job Responsibility:

  • 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, GCP, Azure) to automate cloud orchestration, visualization and alerting mechanisms
  • Interview, mentor and coach new team members

Requirements:

  • 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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 27, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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On-site work
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