Palo Alto Networks
Global Solutions Architect - AI and Automation
$175K–$241K
Remote - USA - TX · Yes · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 8–12 years of professional software development experience; includes at least one full-stack system designed, shipped to production, and owned after launch.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
About the job
Owns the Technical Services automation strategy and delivers secure AI and software platforms, assessment tools, and enablement for network security services and global field teams.
What you'll do
- Own automation and production platforms for network security assessments, configuration migration, validation, and workflow orchestration.
- Design, operate, and secure AI agents and full-stack applications; lead harness engineering and apply zero-trust controls.
- Translate leadership priorities into technical roadmaps, report progress and outcomes, and support field teams through tools, guidance, and mentoring.
What they ask for
- 8–12 years of professional software development experience, including a full-stack system designed, launched in production, and maintained after launch.
- Expert full-stack engineering across frontend, backend, data, cloud infrastructure, containers/Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD; working proficiency in TypeScript and Python.
- Strong cybersecurity, zero-trust, network/security engineering, traditional automation, and AI-system security knowledge; production experience building and operating an LLM-backed application with tool-using agents.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field; able to communicate with senior leadership and influence cross-functional teams.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with PAN-OS, Panorama, Strata Cloud Manager, Prisma Access, or PCNSE certification.
- Experience with AI security, AI red teaming or evaluation, network automation, agent SDKs/MCP, or professional-services enablement.
Pay
$175,200.00 - $240,900.00/yr (base salary)
Tools
TypeScript, Python, React, GKE, Terraform, GitLab CI, Postgres, Gemini and Claude on Vertex AI
AI focus
Build and operate production multi-agent systems and LLM-backed applications; develop agent harnesses, tools, retrieval, evaluations, and guardrails; secure AI systems against prompt injection, excessive agency, and data disclosure; apply AI and automation to network-security delivery.
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