Senior Staff Software Automation Engineer (SDET) – Identity Authentication
Palo Alto Networks28 days ago
Petaẖ Tiqwa, IsraelStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the automation strategy for mission-critical Identity services and domains.
- Design and maintain scalable automation frameworks for API, UI, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Own quality engineering infrastructure, tools, and frameworks for development teams.
- Improve test coverage, CI/CD integration, quality gates, testability, reliability, and delivery velocity.
- Lead complex debugging and root-cause analysis across distributed, cloud-native environments.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, and Security to enhance product quality and delivery.
- Mentor engineers and promote automation, technical ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Implement AI-driven approaches to improve testing efficiency and engineering productivity.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, SDET, or quality engineering roles.
- Experience designing and building automation frameworks and infrastructure at scale.
- Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, C#, or similar languages.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, distributed systems, and cloud-native SaaS platforms.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern software development practices.
- Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, automation architecture, and quality engineering principles.
- Experience with AWS and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as AWS CDK and Terraform.
- Experience with UI automation frameworks such as Playwright.
- Experience with performance, scalability, and resilience testing.
- Knowledge of IAM concepts including SSO, OAuth2/OIDC, SAML, RBAC, and ABAC.
- Experience in cybersecurity or enterprise SaaS environments.
- Experience building end-to-end features using models from AI providers such as OpenAI or Anthropic.
- Strong technical communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.
Benefits
- Most teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when needed.
- Palo Alto Networks provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or special needs.
- The company is an equal opportunity employer and maintains confidentiality of applicant information.
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About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks builds cybersecurity products for enterprises and governments, including next-generation firewalls, cloud security (Prisma Cloud/Prisma Access), and SOC tools (Cortex). It sells subscriptions and appliances with cloud-delivered threat intelligence, securing networks, endpoints, and applications across data centers and public clouds. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker PANW.