Senior Automation Engineer(QA)

Palo Alto Networks

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $106,000–$170,500 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role $138k

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About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity company offering network security, cloud security, and endpoint protection solutions.

Palo Alto Networks currently has 31 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $155,000–$251,000 across 29 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Automation Engineer(QA)

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Join our dynamic IT team as a Senior Automation Engineer (QA) and lead the development of robust test automation frameworks for our cutting-edge products. You will design and maintain scalable automated tests for UI, API, and backend services, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous quality assurance across all stages of the SDLC. Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to enhance software reliability and efficiency. Key responsibilities include mentoring junior QA engineers, driving best practices in automation, and continuously improving test coverage and execution speed. Ideal candidates have over six years of experience in QA with expertise in Java, Python, or JavaScript, along with hands-on knowledge of tools like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, Jenkins, and Git. Experience with cloud platforms, microservices architecture, and containerization tools is a plus.

Skills

Python Java JavaScript Selenium Cypress Playwright Appium Postman RestAssured Karate TestNG JUnit Mocha Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI Git Agile Scrum JIRA JMeter Gatling AWS Azure GCP Docker Kubernetes CI/CD

What you'll do

Design and maintain scalable test automation frameworks.
Develop automated tests for UI, API, and backend services.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
Analyze test results to identify defects and drive issue resolution.
Mentor junior QA engineers and establish best practices.
Continuously improve test coverage and execution efficiency.

What we're looking for

6+ years of experience in QA with a focus on test automation.
Proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript and hands-on experience with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Appium.
Experience in API testing using Postman, RestAssured, or Karate and familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and test frameworks (TestNG, JUnit).
Ability to mentor junior QA engineers and continuously improve test coverage and efficiency.

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