Palo Alto Principal SDET Automation Engineer Cloud Management Platform 

United States, California 

275048548

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

• Test Planning & Strategy Development - 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
• Automation Framework Development - Architect, build, and maintain scalable and maintainable automated test frameworks using industry-standard tools - Contribute to improving existing frameworks to support new functionalities and optimize quality and efficiency
• CI/CD Pipeline Integration - 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
• Microservices & API Testing - Develop and execute automated tests for microservices (API and service layer testing), ensuring data validation and reliability across services - Implement contract testing to ensure compatibility between services
• UI & End-to-End Testing - Design and execute end-to-end automation scripts using frameworks like Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright, ensuring user flows work seamlessly across platforms
• Troubleshooting & Debugging - Demonstrate excellent troubleshooting abilities, isolate issues, and verify bug fixes - Debug issues found during testing and after release
• Test Tool & Infrastructure Development - Build tools and infrastructure to support efficient, high-quality testing - Research and introduce new tools to improve test coverage, speed, and reliability
• Quality Leadership & Mentorship - 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
• Collaboration & Coordination - Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, development, SRE and SDET teams, in a fast-paced environment with short release cycles - Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities to meet deadlines

Your Experience

• Test Automation & Frameworks - Strong knowledge of test automation methodologies, tools, and frameworks - Experience developing test automation for REST APIs using Python/Pytest
• Scripting & Programming - Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript) and strong scripting skills
• Microservices & Cloud - Experience with cloud technologies (AWS,GCP) and containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes)
• CI/CD & Version Control - Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins) and version control systems (Git)
• UI & API Automation - Hands-on experience with UI automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress) and API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured)
• Contract & Integration Testing - Familiarity with contract testing (e.g., Pact) and tools like Test Containers for simulating environments and verifying interactions
• Performance Testing - 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 10 years’ experience in software development or software testing

We define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

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 - $237500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.