Principal DevOps Engineer

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we're united by a shared mission-to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you're in the right place.

Who Are We

This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.

Job Description

Your CareerThe Prisma Cloud team delivers the industry's most advanced Cloud SecOps platforms. This is an opportunity to develop your DevOps skills at scale, learn new technologies and operational processes, and advance your career in a large scale enterprise SaaS production environment. As a member of the Prisma Cloud DevOps team, your role will involve operating and maintaining large-scale AWS and GCP Production environments including databases, Infrastructure as Code and observability systems. To meet the opportunities that such a role provides, you will have knowledge of scaling and maintaining SQL and NoSQL databases, Kafka, Terraform, and supporting all aspects of Kubernetes as well as observability and monitoring tools and practices.Your ImpactAs a Principal SRE with the Prisma Cloud DevOps team, you will:Gain Cloud Experience - Utilize your prior experience in maintaining cloud platforms to optimize our infrastructureManage Incidents - Participate in incident management, following established processes to ensure prompt resolution of system issues, minimizing impact on servicesImplement CI/CD - Develop and maintain application deployment configuration, using tools such as Terraform and HelmContinuously Improve - Stay up-to-date with cutting-edge technologies, evaluate their potential impact on our operations, and implement them when appropriateParticipate in On-Call - Participate in an on-call rotation with our DevOps teams to provide follow-the-sun operational coverage in the production of our SaaS productCollaborate - Work with our Engineering teams to influence the operability of the product and ensure the reliability and availability of our services

Qualifications (Additional Job Description)

Your Experience DevOps/SRE Experience - 8+ years of experience as a DevOps/SRE engineer with a passion for technology and a strong motivation for high reliability at the service levelData Platform Experience - Design, deployment and maintenance of SQL DBs (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. Redis, Cassandra, Hadoop). Experience with Kafka is preferred.Linux experience - A strong understanding of Linux internals allowing for quick troubleshootingIncident and Alerts Management - Clear understanding of incident and alerts management in Site Reliability EngineeringTroubleshooting - Ability to effectively troubleshoot and address emerging and complex problemsCloud Proficiency - Proficiency in Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services or similar public cloud platformKubernetes and Docker - Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestrationScripting and Automation - Proficiency in Python programming and Linux Shell commands Terraform - Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as codeSecurity - Familiarity with security concepts and best practicesObservability - Experience with observability and incident response tools Communication Skills - Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with and coordinate between multiple teams

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 the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

$147,000.00 - $237,500.00/yr

Our Commitment

We're trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity's status quo. It's simple: we can't accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.