Palo Alto Networks
Principal DevOps Engineer (US Citizen)
$147K–$238K
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · No · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Cloud Architecture.
- Visa sponsorship
- No immigration sponsorship; the company will not sponsor work visas for this position.
About the job
Architect and lead the reliability, security, scaling, and cost optimization of the Cortex platform’s multi-region cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices.
What you'll do
- Set cloud infrastructure and Terraform architecture strategy; build scalable, multi-region designs.
- Guide secure CI/CD and platform engineering, and advise product teams on scalable, observable services.
- Lead reliability work, incident reviews, automation, and technical roadmaps; mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Cloud Architecture.
- Deep expertise in GCP or AWS, including networking, IAM, and multi-region architectures.
- Expert Kubernetes skills; proficiency in Python or Go, Linux internals, shell scripting, and Terraform.
- Experience with enterprise CI/CD, GitOps, and platform-wide observability strategies.
Nice to have
- Lead cross-functional initiatives and align technical roadmaps across global teams.
- Troubleshoot complex distributed systems, networking, and cloud infrastructure issues.
Pay
$147,000.00 - $237,500.00/yr (USD, base salary)
Tools
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes (GKE/EKS), Python, Go, Terraform, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions
AI focus
Develop internal platforms, automated remediation frameworks, and intelligent auto-scaling solutions; the posting also says the company uses AI to augment employee impact.
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