Principal AI Test Engineer

### Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in QA/Test Automation Engineering with demonstrated impact on product quality and team practices
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with AI/ML technologies, including LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI-assisted development workflows
- Proven track record of building autonomous testing systems or AI-powered quality engineering tools
- Deep expertise in cybersecurity, cloud networking, or distributed systems test
- Strong proficiency in Python and/or Go for test automation and AI workflow development
- Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks and AI model integration
- Expertise in REST API testing, web UI automation (Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer), and cloud-native application testing
- Experience with browser security solutions: enterprise browsers, remote browser isolation, browser extensions
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, routing, VPN technologies, and firewall concepts
- Knowledge of SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) architecture and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) principles
- Experience with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and network security protocols and cloud networking architectures (VPCs, subnets, security groups, NAT)
- Knowledge of microservices architecture, distributed systems testing, and performance optimization
- Hands-on experience with AI-powered test generation, intelligent test selection, and autonomous test execution
- Experience building RAG pipelines, vector databases, and knowledge graphs for test intelligence
- M.S./B.S. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent military experience required

### What the job involves
- We are seeking an AI-savvy Principal QA Test Engineer to transform how we test and validate Prisma Access Services. As a technical leader, you will design and implement autonomous QA workflows that leverage AI to achieve unprecedented test coverage, efficiency, and defect detection. You will take ownership of quality outcomes, mentor teams, and drive innovation in how we approach testing at scale
- Design and implement autonomous QA workflows using AI agents and LLM-based frameworks to achieve continuous, intelligent test execution across multiple services
- Develop AI-augmented test infrastructure enabling scalable, context-aware testing that reflects real-world deployment scenarios
- Build AI-powered test generation systems that automatically create comprehensive test suites from requirements, specifications, and production telemetry
- Participate in system design to ensure quality, observability, and testability are built-in throughout the feature development lifecycle
- Provide technical leadership in browser security, cloud orchestration, distributed systems, and AI-assisted quality engineering across multi-team quality initiatives
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on AI/ML testing techniques, prompt engineering, and modern quality practices; lead adoption of new testing methodologies and measure impact
- Collaborate with Development, SRE, Product Management, and Technical Marketing to align quality strategy with business outcomes; influence peers without authority to establish quality standards
- Stay current with AI/ML advancements and translate them into practical testing innovations (agentic workflows, multimodal testing, AI-powered observability); experiment with emerging tools and drive team adoption of proven practices

### Benefits
- Healthcare: We value your health and provide options so you can choose what best supports your lifestyle and personal health goals. Various nationwide plans — including Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, VSP, and more — are available to you and your family. Our providers offer the flexibility you want and the coverage you need
- Wellness: With a large on-site gym and daily, instructor-led exercise classes at HQ in Santa Clara, Palo Alto Networks actively supports employee fitness. Our juice bar, Gym & Juice, features fresh juice blends, a quick and nutritious option pre- or post-workout. And our ongoing wellness speaker series highlights the latest trends in health and wellness
- Development: Professional development is serious business at Palo Alto Networks, where the Talent Development team offers 25+ courses to help employees boost their careers and develop leadership capability
- Financial: Most roles are eligible for equity grants, and we now offer new hires a quarterly vesting schedule right away. We want you to be fairly compensated and rewarded as soon as you make an impact – on our team, that happens immediately! And because we consider every employee a stakeholder in our long-term success, we offer an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a 24-month lookback. From life insurance to health savings accounts, we provide ways to help you protect and grow your wealth. Palo Alto Networks offers both traditional and Roth 401(k) options, along with a company match of 50% to a max annual amount of $1,000
- Time Off: In addition to paid corporate holidays, Flexible Time Off programs empower our employees to balance their work schedules with personal time off. We offer 12 weeks of full pay for medical leave and 6 weeks of full pay for parental leave. As a company with strong ties to the military and veterans, we also offer 26 weeks of full pay for military leave
- Perks: Our corporate discount program provides employees with significant discounts on merchandise, travel and entertainment. We offer many on-site perks at headquarters, including cafeterias, fuel service, dry cleaning service, EV charging stations, and a company store. We also provide complimentary drinks, fresh fruit, and snacks in break rooms across our campus to help everyone power through the day.

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