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 seeking a highly skilled Engineer specializing in cloud-native infrastructure development. This role is ideal for someone with expertise in Kubernetes, container orchestration, multi-cloud resource orchestration and distributed systems. The team you will join is responsible for architecting, scaling, and optimizing our multi-cloud environments (Terraform, CFT etc. as well as Kubernetes-based environments) to build and maintain a high-availability, resilient infrastructure.
Your Impact
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Work along side a team of Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure engineers.
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Work cross-functionally with development, DevOps, and security teams to streamline deployments and optimize system reliability.
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Technical Strategy & Implementation:
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Architect, implement, monitor and scale multi-cloud deployments, Kubernetes clusters for mission-critical applications.
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Define and enforce Kubernetes security, networking, and governance best practices. Improve monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for Kubernetes-based workloads.
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Evaluate and integrate service mesh technologies like Istio where necessary.
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Optimize performance, cost, and availability in cloud-native environments (AWS, GCP, OCI).
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Process & Collaboration:
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Develop and manage dynamic orchestration for multiple cloud resources in AWS, GCP, OCI etc.
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Develop and manage Kubernetes infrastructure-as-code (IaC)
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Work closely with SRE and DevOps teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications.
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Ensure compliance with SLAs, SLOs, and SRE best practices for uptime and performance.
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Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and capacity planning efforts.
Qualifications
Your Experience
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5-10 years of experience in software engineering or infrastructure roles
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Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or OCI) and cloud-native technologies.
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Experience with Helm, Terraform, Kustomize, ArgoCD, or Flux.
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Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Python or Go
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Good understanding of networking concepts like CNI, ingress controllers, and service meshes.
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Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Preferred:
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Experience with multi-cluster Kubernetes deployments and edge computing.
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Exposure to serverless computing (Knative, AWS Lambda).
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Experience working with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
Additional Information
The Team
Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. 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.
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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be between $126000 - $197500/YR. 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 [email protected].
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.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
Top Skills
What We Do
Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help address the world's greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile devices.
Why Work With Us
We are protecting the digital way of life for billions of people every day. We are united in this mission and the unique ideas it takes stay ahead. This is why we embrace each individual who is part of our team determined to make a difference.
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