Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Cortex Research Threat&Detection)

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 We Are

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 CareerIn this role, you will be the dedicated DevOps engineer responsible for engineering the deployment and integration of technologies from various specialized research teams into our central infrastructure. You will take full technical ownership of the production lifecycle - architecting backend wrappers, mastering containerization strategies, and orchestrating the deployment of these tools at scale. You will combine backend logic with robust infrastructure engineering to ensure that the diverse tools built by our research and collaborating teams function reliably and efficiently within our resources. Your ImpactIntegration Strategy & Standards: Define the technical standards for exposing research tools by translating customer needs into clear specifications, ensuring that tool interfaces meet both operational requirements and infrastructure best practices.Containerization: Build and maintain Docker images for a wide variety of tools, ensuring they are deployable and efficient.Deployment & Orchestration: Manage the end-to-end orchestration of services into our production clusters, utilizing modern deployment methodologies to ensure high availability and scalability.Technical Implementation: Work directly with research engineers, identify dependencies, and refactor applications for cloud-native deployment.Troubleshooting: Debug complex issues that arise when migrating code from local research environments to production infrastructure.

Qualifications (Additional Job Description)

Your Experience 3-5 years of experience in a DevOps or Automation/Infrastructure Engineering role.Python Proficiency: Ability to write clean code. Experience with web frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, or Django) is an advantage.Containerization: Deep, proven experience with Docker, including multi-stage builds, image optimization, and understanding container runtimes.CI/CD & Automation: Proven experience with Jenkins pipelines and writing Groovy scripts for automation.Orchestration: Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (K8s) and managing cluster resources.OS Fundamentals: Deep understanding of Linux administration. Knowledge of Windows internals is a significant advantage.Cloud & CI/CD: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/AZURE) is an advantage.

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.

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