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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Software Engineer in Test (Automation... - **Company:** Palo Alto Networks - **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $147,000.0 - $237,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Secure Shell (SSH), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Static Program Analysis, Computer Networks, Continuous Integration, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Python (Programming Language), Reliability Engineering, TCP/IP, Strategies of Testing, Transport Layer Security, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Backend, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Playwright, Front End Software Development, Jenkins - **Published:** July 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gizfjv ## About the Role Required + 8+ years of experience + Understanding of computer networks and protocols. + Automation skills - Python - Backend , JavaScript, Playwright - Frontend + Strong Python; for backend validations with experience in building tools, frameworks and reporting. + Experience with Playwright or similar browser automation + Built and led automation frameworks for a team + CI/CD pipeline experience (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) + Understanding of Containers, Kubernetes and Orchestration. + Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP + Security protocols: SSH, IPsec, TCP/IP, DNS, TLS/SSL + Bachelor's Degree OR Master's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Networking or equivalent experience required AI/ML Skills (Preferred) + Experience with LLM APIs (Claude, Gemini) for test generation or code analysis + Understanding of prompt engineering for automation workflows + Experience building AI agents or agentic workflows ## Description We're scaling the Prisma SASE Test team and seeking Test Engineers with an Automation-First Mindset leveraging AI. We are looking for strong technical leaders who take ownership of their areas of focus and who are driven to solve problems at every level, in innovative ways. Collaboration and teamwork are at the foundation of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate and work well with others towards achieving a common goal. Your Impact Great opportunity to work on AI assisted automation initiatives. AI-Assisted Automation Initiatives + Design and implement AI-powered test generation using LLMs to create test cases from requirements, API specs, and user stories + Build intelligent test selection systems that predict which tests to run based on code changes (ML-based test impact analysis) + Develop self-healing test frameworks that use AI to detect and adapt to UI/API changes automatically + Create anomaly detection pipelines to identify flaky tests and performance regressions without manual triage + Leverage AI agents to automate exploratory testing and generate edge-case scenarios Core Test Engineering + Great opportunity to work on AI assisted automation initiatives. + Develop and execute sophisticated software tests and frameworks to validate Prisma SASE Functionality and Scale, working closely with Development, Product Management, SRE and Technical Marketing teams + Provide Thorough Technical Leadership in the areas of Cloud Based Orchestration, Cloud delivered Security, Cloud Networking and Automation Design + Participate in system design so that Quality Assurance is considered throughout the entire lifecycle of the Prisma Access Feature Development + Develop and/or Enhance Automated test Infrastructure to enable building Scalable & Flexible tests that reflect real world network deployment scenarios + Enhance Test strategies, Automation & Build infrastructure with feedback and analysis from real-world Customer deployments ## Related Videos - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) - [The Road to MLOps: How Verivox Transitioned to AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1050-the-road-to-mlops-how-verivox-transitioned-to-aws) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [An Applied Introduction to eBPF with Go](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1075-an-applied-introduction-to-ebpf-with-go) - [Let’s write an exploit using AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1004-let-s-write-an-exploit-using-ai) - [Our GitOps approach for deploying an Identity Provider and an API Gateway in a SaaS company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/776-our-gitops-approach-for-deploying-an-identity-provider-and-an-api-gateway-in-a-saas-company) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [Dev Digest 137 - AI'm not sure about this](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/485-dev-digest-137-ai-m-not-sure-about-this) - [The Prompt Engineer ✍️](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/216-the-prompt-engineer) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development)