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Palo Alto Networks Sr Staff Software Engineer, Platform Engineering (Prisma Access) in Santa Clara, California

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.

Your Career

This role is part of the Core Infrastructure and Platform Engineering team, responsible for developing internal developer platforms.

The team's goal is to ensure the functionality, stability, and quality of the company's products, as well as the efficiency of the infrastructure and processes used to build, test, and deploy on various clouds and distributions.

Your Impact

  • Focus on Platform Engineering efforts, designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale platforms, and ensuring they are scalable, secure, and efficient.

  • Develop and implement platform engineering strategies, including infrastructure as code, containerization, and serverless architectures.

  • Provide technical guidance and push infrastructure/configuration as code and GitOps approach across development departments.

  • Design and implement next-generation platforms, automation frameworks, SDKs, and tools.

  • Develop and maintain a cloud-based test execution system to reduce effort required for automatic testing and manual testing.

  • Introduce progress and help revolutionize operations, laying the foundation for innovation and growth.

As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for:

  • Building and maintaining platforms that support the development, testing, and deployment of products and services.

  • Ensuring platforms are designed with scalability, security, and efficiency in mind.

  • Collaborating with development teams to ensure platforms meet their needs and are integrated into their workflows.

  • Staying up-to-date with the latest platform engineering trends and technologies, and applying that knowledge to improve the company's platforms.

  • Troubleshooting and resolving platform-related issues, and collaborating with other teams to resolve complex problems.

Your Experience

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent military experience.

  • At least 6 years of hands-on experience as a Platform engineering, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, or equivalent.

  • Experience working with cloud services in big public clouds (Azure, AWS, GCP).

  • Strong programming skills in Python (or another high-level language) and experience with object-oriented programming, design patterns, algorithms, and data structures.

  • Experience with containerization technologies (docker, containers) and orchestration, especially with various Kubernetes deployments.

Desired Experience

  • Strong experience with automation tools (like Ansible, Terraform).

  • Security background in general and security programs knowledge in particular.

  • Experience with building or maintaining automation frameworks for large organizations impacting 1000+ engineers.

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products – 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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $126,000/yr to $203,500/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here (http://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/) .

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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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes

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