Sr Manager, SQA Automation Engineering

Palo Alto Networks

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Strata Cloud Manager is our flagship, public-cloud-delivered platform designed to operationalize the world’s most complex network security deployments. As we scale this multi-tenant solution across physical, virtual, and containerized form factors, we are looking for a visionary Senior Manager who balances rigorous engineering standards with a relentless AI-First mindset. You will lead a high-performing team of engineers, fostering a culture of empowerment and collaboration. This is not just a management role; it is an opportunity to own the end-to-end quality strategy for a platform at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in SDET roles, with proven experience in a leadership/management capacity.
Strong proficiency in Python (Pytest) for API testing and JavaScript/Selenium/Playwright for UI automation.
Deep knowledge of TCP/IP Networking and Network Security.
Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP is required.
A demonstrated passion for applying innovative AI-based tools to accelerate coding and testing processes.
Experience with GitLab CI/CD, Linux, and virtualization (ESXi) or containerization (Docker/K8s).
BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

Nice To Haves

Experience testing networking and security products
Proven track record of managing distributed teams in a fast-paced, high-growth cloud environment.

Responsibilities

Build and mentor a world-class QE team, driving individual growth and collective impact, ensuring your team has the tools and coaching to excel.
Revolutionize the QA lifecycle by leveraging Artificial Intelligence to accelerate test generation, refactoring, and debugging. Stay at the cutting edge of AI-based testing methodologies to boost engineering productivity.
Align with Product Management, UX, SRE, and Dev teams to shape multi-quarter roadmaps and ensure quality is baked into the product from day one.
Own production readiness. Enforce best practices around deployment, observability, and runtime stability to ensure a secure, scalable customer experience.
Engage directly with strategic customers for technical deep dives and architecture reviews, using those insights to influence the product direction.
Oversee the development of robust automation frameworks for REST APIs and UIs, ensuring high-quality delivery across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
Translate product strategy into executable test plans, covering functional, system, endurance, and scale testing.
Lead the design and maintenance of automation frameworks and tools that enable continuous, confident releases.
Expand and build both functional and system testbeds; maintain and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
Debug complex issues across L2–L7 protocols, TCP/IP networking, and cloud-native environments (Docker/Kubernetes).
Lead the team in debugging customer-reported issues, verifying fixes, and integrating new test cases to prevent regressions.