Senior Software Engineer (DevOps - Cortex Cloud)

Your Career

We are looking for a motivated Senior DevOps Software Engineer to join our Cortex Devops Platform group in our Tel Aviv R&D center. The team is responsible for the orchestration platform that manages the entire lifecycle of the production environment hosting all Cortex products, as well as the enablement of the entire RnD group using self service APIs and internal tooling.

More information about Cortex can be found here.

Your Impact

• Develop the orchestration platform that manages the entire lifecycle of the production environment hosting all Cortex products deployed on GCP

• Develop Kubernetes operators and cloud-native applications to streamline our infrastructure management and deployment processes.

• Collaborate with engineering teams to design and enhance software architecture to improve scalability, service reliability, cost and performance.

• Stay abreast of cutting-edge technologies and deploy them to production environments when appropriate.

• Contribute to team-wide efforts including code reviews, design reviews, and technical/architectural decisions.

• Participate in the on-call rotation to provide support for applications and infrastructure.

Your Experience

• 4+ years as a Software Engineer / DevOps Engineer (or similar role) with a strong programming experience in either Python, Go or other relevant coding languages

• Proficiency in the cloud (GCP - preferred)

• Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code principles and tools such as Terraform/ArgoCD/ConfigConnector.

• Experience improving product stability through thoughtful code reviews, testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes

• High proficiency with virtualized and containerized environments (Kubernetes and Docker)

• Ability to grasp new technologies quickly and prioritize and multitask on multiple responsibilities

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in production environments.

• Experience with working with internal and external customers and stakeholders

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work and coordinate between multiple teams

• Experience developing Kubernetes operators - An advantage

• Proficiency with databases such as MySQL, ScyllaDB - An advantage

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyber attacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

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  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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.

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