Job Information
Palo Alto Networks Sr Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud Platform) 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.
Our Approach to Work
We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!
At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!
Your Career
Palo Alto Networks® Cloud Infrastructure team is looking for an accomplished Senior Software Engineer to help scale out our compute infrastructure platform with a sharp focus on platform and infrastructure capabilities. As a member of the team, you have the unique opportunity to:
Be part of a world-class software engineering team that works on various ground-breaking platform engineering and cloud Infrastructure to help innovate security solutions
Lead initiatives in the platform team to deliver compute as a service in the public cloud and private cloud by providing highly scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant services
Participate in all phases of the product development cycle, from definition and design, through implementation, testing, and field deployment
Your Impact
Lead the technology strategy for building out world-class platform and cloud infrastructure solutions, influencing critical decisions on technology, architecture, integration, and go-to-market strategies
Design, develop, and implement highly scalable software features and infrastructure on our next-generation compute infrastructure platform
Drive a results-oriented culture with a strong focus on execution, quality, and speed
Lead cross-functionally with Developers, SRE, Software, and Quality Engineering teams to deliver new compute-infra as a service offerings to the market in a timely fashion with excellent quality
Develop a strong culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, problem-solving, and openness
Work closely with customer support teams to improve end-customer outcomes
Foster innovation within the organization
Your Experience
BS/MS in Computer Science, other engineering/technical degree, or equivalent military experience required
5+ years of experience in highly technical roles in the development of enterprise services at large organizations or innovative startups
Preferred hands-on experience and working knowledge of DNS Services
Experience running complex workloads on cloud-based architectures (AWS/GCP experience preferred)
Experience with the agile process and leading software development teams involved in building out full-stack products, deployed on the cloud at scale
Experience with building and delivering services and workflows at scale, leveraging microservices architectures
Hands-on programming experience in one or more of the following - Java, Golang, Python
Experience in cloud technologies like Celery, Redis, MongoDB
Experience with backend development (Rest APIs, Databases, Serverless computing) of distributed cloud applications
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes (GKE/EKS/AKS) or other container orchestration platforms
Good understanding of public cloud design considerations and limitations in areas of microservice architectures, security, global network infrastructure, distributed systems, and load balancing
Strong understanding of principles of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
Strong leadership skills with a can-do attitude and ability to make trade-off judgments with data-driven decision-making
Enjoy working with many different teams with strong collaboration and communication skills
The Team
Our engineering team is provided with an unrivaled opportunity to build the products and practices that will support our company growth over the next decade, defining the cybersecurity industry as we know it. We are looking for an individual who feels comfortable in ambiguity, is excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the idea of working on solutions that will help everyone by providing a secure digital environment.
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.
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.
The compensation offered for this position will depend on your degree or progress toward degree , qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer, the starting rate is expected to be $175,000/yr for the specific role.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes