Manager, Software Engineering Quality (Cortex Cloud)

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

At Palo Alto Networks, the Manager of Software Engineering - Quality will play a vital role in ensuring the reliability and security of cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions. This position involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, leading quality initiatives, and fostering an environment for continuous improvement and innovation in testing methodologies.

Benefits

Flexible wellbeing spending account

Professional development opportunities

Mental and financial health resources

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software testing, 4+ years in management.
• Deep expertise in Python-based frameworks (e.g., PyTest).
• Proven collaboration skills and stakeholder communication proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Drive release readiness with testing and quality initiatives.
• Lead testing projects and manage end-to-end release management.
• Champion automation culture and develop test strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Automation Testing

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related Engineering discipline

Tools

Python

CI/CD tools

Jenkins

Docker

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Manager, Software Engineering Quality (Cortex Cloud)

Manager, Software Engineering Quality (Cortex Cloud)

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At Palo Alto Networks everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

At Palo Alto Networks, we're not just building products — we're redefining what's possible in cybersecurity. As a Manager, Software Engineering - Quality you'll play a critical role in our mission to secure the world’s digital transformation. Your work will directly impact the quality and reliability of the solutions that protect global enterprises every day. If you're a quality-driven leader with a passion for building scalable test strategies and want to shape the future of cloud security with a high-impact team, we’d love to connect with you.

Why Cortex Cloud?

• Market Leader – Be part of the fastest-growing cloud security platform, trusted by leading organizations around the globe — and help ensure its quality scales with its success.
  
  

• Innovative Culture – Collaborate with top minds in cybersecurity and automation, where your ideas for smarter, faster, and more secure testing will be valued and implemented.
  
  

• Massive Impact – As a Manager, Software Engineering - Quality, your leadership will directly impact the security and reliability of our products — ensuring that our solutions are thoroughly tested, stable, and production-ready to protect the world’s most critical digital assets.
  
  

• Rapid Growth – Join a high-velocity team where career growth and impact go hand in hand. As we scale, you'll have opportunities to take ownership, lead initiatives, and grow your technical expertise.
  
  

Your Impact

As the Manager, Software Engineering – Quality, you will:

• Support, coach, and develop your team members, empowering them to deliver high-impact results and grow in their careers.
  
  

• Drive release readiness through comprehensive regression, integration, and system testing, working closely with product management, DevOps, and engineering teams.
  
  

• Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to align quality initiatives with product objectives and ensure seamless integration of Quality efforts across the development lifecycle.
  
  

• Lead testing projects from requirement analysis through test strategy, design, and implementation, partnering with test leads and engineers to ensure thorough coverage and timely delivery.
  
  

• Oversee end-to-end release management, ensuring stable, timely, and high-quality software releases through effective cross-functional coordination.
  
  

• Maintain a broad technical perspective to proactively identify potential risks or inefficiencies, and work with senior engineers and leadership to drive resolution.
  
  

• Champion an automation-first culture by implementing robust Python-based test frameworks (e.g., PyTest) and integrating them into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Docker, and cloud platforms.
  
  

• Own and evolve the test strategy, test plans, and automation coverage for large-scale distributed systems across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  
  

• Foster a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing within the SDET organization.
  
  

• Continuously seek opportunities to make a meaningful impact across the broader engineering organization.
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 10+ years of industry experience in the software testing domain , with at least 4+ years in Quality or Engineering management roles.
  
  

• Deep hands-on expertise with Python-based automation frameworks (e.g., PyTest).
  
  

• Ability to balance delivering high-quality features and releases with addressing test automation gaps, technical debt, and investments in testing infrastructure and tooling.
  
  

• Proven track record in cross-functional collaboration, early risk identification, and stakeholder communication.
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related Engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience.
  
  

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in managing SDET’s for cloud-native security platforms
  
  

• Past contributions in customer support engagement, live debugging, and escalations.
  
  
  
  

Additional Information

The Team

Why Cortex Cloud?

• Market Leader – Be part of the fastest-growing cloud security platform, trusted by leading organizations around the globe — and help ensure its quality scales with its success.
• Innovative Culture – Collaborate with top minds in cybersecurity and automation, where your ideas for smarter, faster, and more secure testing will be valued and implemented.
• Massive Impact – Your work as an SDET will directly contribute to protecting the world’s most critical digital assets — by ensuring our solutions are secure, stable, and production-ready.
• Rapid Growth – Join a high-velocity team where career growth and impact go hand in hand. As we scale, you'll have opportunities to take ownership, lead initiatives, and grow your technical expertise.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $165000 - $267500. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment



We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [e-mail].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Computer and Network Security

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