Principal DevOps Engineer

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!

Your Career

As a Principal DevOps Engineer in our Platform Engineering team, you will lead the design and implementation of cutting-edge CI/CD pipelines and cloud architecture that powers our development environment. You'll drive initiatives to enhance developer productivity through automation, tooling, and infrastructure improvements, working with a modern tech stack including Kubernetes, Python, cloud-native and high-scale technologies.

Your Impact

• Architect and implement scalable, resilient CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure that supports our engineering organization's evolving needs

• Design and develop internal developer tools and platforms that significantly improve developer experience and productivity

• Drive the evolution of our Kubernetes-based deployment infrastructure in Google Cloud Platform, ensuring security, reliability and performance

• Optimize and scale our CI/CD infrastructure including Jenkins, GitLab, TeamCity, and artifact management systems

• Mentor and guide other engineers on DevOps best practices, infrastructure design, and implementation strategies

• Drive adoption of infrastructure-as-code, automated testing, and deployment methodologies

• Collaborate with development teams to understand their needs and implement solutions that accelerate their workflow

• Establish standards and best practices for infrastructure reliability, observability, and performance

Your Experience 

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles

• Extensive experience with CI/CD pipeline design and implementation in complex environments

• Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes administration, deployment patterns, and ecosystem tools

• Strong programming skills in Python with solid understanding of OOP principles and design patterns

• Deep understanding of cloud architecture, specifically with Google Cloud Platform services

• Proven track record designing and implementing developer tooling and automation

• Experience managing containerized applications and services in production environments

• Strong system design skills with focus on scalability, reliability, and security

• Knowledge of GitOps workflows and infrastructure-as-code using tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or equivalent

• Familiarity with GitLab CI administration and pipeline development

• participate in an on call rotation for working and non-working hours

• Nice-to-Have

• Knowledge of observability platforms and practices (Prometheus, Grafana, distributed tracing)

• Familiarity with TeamCity administration and pipeline development

• Experience implementing security best practices in CI/CD pipelines

• Understanding of compliance requirements in software delivery pipelines

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code testing frameworks

• Knowledge of software architecture patterns and microservices design

Tech Stack

• Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Docker

• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, TeamCity

• Languages: Python, Groovy, Bash, YAML

• Artifact Management: Artifactory, Nexus, or similar

• IaC: Terraform, Helm, or similar tools

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.

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