Senior Staff Engineer Software -Automation & DevOps

Company Description

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

We are looking for a DevOps Automation Engineer for our Pune Location.

Join our world-class team of researchers and engineers and play a pivotal role in architecting a more secure foundation for the enterprise browser landscape. This is not just a job; it's a chance to leave your mark on the future of security. Become a pioneer in shaping the core of our Chromium-based enterprise browser and push the boundaries of what's possible.

We are looking for a DevOps Automation Engineer for our browser development team, responsible for ensuring the continuous delivery, quality, performance and reliability of our enterprise browser platform. You will collaborate closely with our developers to automate build, test, deployment, and update processes, driving continuous improvement and innovation in our development lifecycle.

Your Impact

• Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, deployment, and update processes for our enterprise browser.
• Drive continuous improvement in our build, test, and deployment strategies, identifying bottlenecks and introducing innovative automation solutions to enhance efficiency, reliability and developer experience.
• Scale, optimize and maintain infrastructure supporting the browser development and deployment lifecycle
• Proactively monitor CI/CD system performance and troubleshoot issues, providing timely resolution to minimize disruptions and maintain smooth development workflows.
• Implement and enforce security best practices within our CI/CD workflows, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and safeguarding our software supply chain.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 3+ years of experience in a role focused on CI/CD, automation or DevOps engineering with a strong drive for problem-solving and ownership.
• Proven expertise in designing, developing, and managing CI/CD pipelines for complex software products within continuous delivery and agile environments. Experience with GitLab CI is highly preferred.
• Highly proficient in scripting, with a strong preference for Python.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts, particularly with AWS and/or GCP, and practical experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes as they relate to CI/CD and automation workflows.
• Advantageous: Experience with workflow automation platforms like n8n
• Advantageous: Experience with Configuration Management tools like Ansible
• Advantageous: Familiarity with C++ build systems.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and troubleshooting skills, with a keen eye for detail.

Additional Information

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we’re facing. For the fastest-growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks and access technology and the products and services that dedicatedly address them. Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks and enabling secure access to all on-prem and cloud applications. They are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about Access and security. These engineers aren’t shy about building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. They define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our engineering team is provided with an unrivaled chance to create the products and practices that will support our company growth over the next decade, defining the cybersecurity industry as we know it. If you see the potential of how incredible people and products can transform a business, this is the team for you. If the prospect of affecting tens of millions of people, enabling them to work remotely securely and easily in ways never done before, thrill you - you belong with us.

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.