Staff Data Engineer

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

As part of the role, you will be responsible for being a thought leader in designing, coding and stitching scalable datasets to establish certified datasets as an enterprise grade asset. Participate in problem statement discovery and propose state of the art solutions that’s built to last including AI training. This role is a key enabler of building the future of AI and Analytics data foundation to help in Palo Alto Networks growth.

Your Impact

• As a Data Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in our Data & Analytics team, tasked with crafting and implementing integrations using state-of-the-art Cloud technologies
• Ability to translate and assess business problems statements into data requirements and foundation and deliver beyond the stated ask
• Embrace Disruption - Take bold risks in delivering real-time data and insights to executives through innovative methods
• Foster Collaboration with “Work together, win together” - ability to engage with cross-functional teams to deliver key data and insights, fostering a culture of teamwork and shared success
• Focus on Execution - Execute “Strive tirelessly for simplicity and usability” - Dedicate efforts to creating data models that prioritize simplicity and usability, ensuring scalability for future needs
• Drive Business Value - Develop certified and scalable data models that offer the highest business value, enabling actionable insights
• Conduct In-depth Analysis - Utilize deep data analysis techniques to uncover actionable insights from data models
• Have basic level of expertise in the areas of data governance, data quality, MDM, information management, metadata management and information exchange
• Embrace Challenges - Tackle complex data engineering and design tasks that push your skills to new heights
• As a team player, work closely with data analysts, product owners, and data scientists to understand requirements and overcome challenges collaboratively
• Embrace Learning - Stay agile and adept at adopting new data engineering technologies and methodologies

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 10+ years of experience within data and analytics domain 
• Expert level in writing optimized SQL code 
• Advanced proficiency in Python for constructing integrations within GCP DataProc clusters
• Familiarity in B2B space and customer analytics domain and built data models e.g. Contracts & subscriptions, entitlements, contact enrichment, GDPR processes, bookings, pipeline, etc. 
• Able to explain the business process and how analytics supported both strategic & operational requirements
• Experience required in building ETL using data from Big Query 
• Familiarity with GCP services, preferably having supported deployments on one or more of GCP services
• Experience require building ETL using Apache Spark
• Experience in Managing code using Github (CI/CD) 
• Ability to execute and deliver in agile (scrum) development methodology
• Always curious and self-starter in continuous improvements and development/automation/optimization of all things data 
• Working knowledge with Tableau (preferred) 
• Can-do attitude on solving complex business problems, good interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Must be in SF Bay area

Additional Information

The Team

Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within Information Technology is a once in a lifetime opportunity. You’ll be joined with the brightest minds in technology, creating, building, and supporting tools that enable our global teams on the front line of defense against cyber attacks. We’re joined by one mission – but driven by the impact of that mission and what it means to protect our way of life in the digital age. Join a dynamic and fast-paced team that feels excitement at the prospect of a challenge and feels a thrill at resolving technical gaps that inhibit productivity.

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 $124000 - $201500/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?: Yes