Palo Alto Networks
Job Description
NOTE: This role requires a US Citizen.
Your Career The Cortex team builds and delivers the industry’s most advanced SecOps platform, including XSIAM, XSOAR, and XPANSE. As a Staff DevOps Engineer, you will help build, operate, and evolve the infrastructure and automation that powers our large-scale cloud platform.
In this role, you’ll work closely with senior DevOps engineers and software engineering teams to support reliable software delivery, improve system performance, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. You’ll be hands‑on with day‑to‑day operations while continuing to expand your ownership, technical depth, and understanding of large‑scale production systems.
This position is ideal for an experienced DevOps engineer who enjoys automation, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD, and is ready to grow toward more advanced responsibilities. You’ll contribute to improving existing systems by applying best practices in Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, containerization, and observability.
Your Impact
Cloud Infrastructure – Build, operate, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to support scalability, reliability, and performance
Automation & Infrastructure as Code – Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, assist with configuration management using tools like Ansible, and follow GitOps-based workflows
CI/CD Pipelines – Support and improve CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, or similar tools to enable reliable software delivery
Containerization & Orchestration – Deploy and operate containerized workloads using Kubernetes (GKE preferred) and Docker, following established reliability and security practices
Monitoring & Performance – Use monitoring, logging, and alerting tools to help identify, troubleshoot, and resolve performance or reliability issues
Security & Compliance – Apply security best practices across infrastructure, networking, and deployments, working closely with security and platform teams
Collaboration – Partner with development teams to troubleshoot production issues, improve developer workflows, and support operational excellence
On-Call Rotation – Participate in on-call rotations and assist with incident response and post-incident reviews
Qualifications Qualifications
Your Experience
2–5 years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure roles
Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or AWS
Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
Experience scripting or automating tasks using Python, Go, or Bash
Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized workloads (GKE, EKS, or similar)
Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD
Solid understanding of Linux systems and basic system administration
Foundational knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, and security best practices
Experience assisting with production troubleshooting and incident response
Additional Information The Team Our DevOps team is at the core of Cortex’s cloud infrastructure, enabling our engineering teams to build and deploy software at scale. We thrive on automation, efficiency, and reliability, always pushing the boundaries of DevOps excellence.
If you’re excited about building scalable infrastructure, improving deployment workflows, and driving DevOps culture, we want to hear from you.
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 - $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.
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? No.
Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
NOTE: This role requires a US Citizen.
Your Career The Cortex team builds and delivers the industry’s most advanced SecOps platform, including XSIAM, XSOAR, and XPANSE. As a Staff DevOps Engineer, you will help build, operate, and evolve the infrastructure and automation that powers our large-scale cloud platform.
In this role, you’ll work closely with senior DevOps engineers and software engineering teams to support reliable software delivery, improve system performance, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. You’ll be hands‑on with day‑to‑day operations while continuing to expand your ownership, technical depth, and understanding of large‑scale production systems.
This position is ideal for an experienced DevOps engineer who enjoys automation, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD, and is ready to grow toward more advanced responsibilities. You’ll contribute to improving existing systems by applying best practices in Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, containerization, and observability.
Your Impact
Cloud Infrastructure – Build, operate, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to support scalability, reliability, and performance
Automation & Infrastructure as Code – Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, assist with configuration management using tools like Ansible, and follow GitOps-based workflows
CI/CD Pipelines – Support and improve CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, or similar tools to enable reliable software delivery
Containerization & Orchestration – Deploy and operate containerized workloads using Kubernetes (GKE preferred) and Docker, following established reliability and security practices
Monitoring & Performance – Use monitoring, logging, and alerting tools to help identify, troubleshoot, and resolve performance or reliability issues
Security & Compliance – Apply security best practices across infrastructure, networking, and deployments, working closely with security and platform teams
Collaboration – Partner with development teams to troubleshoot production issues, improve developer workflows, and support operational excellence
On-Call Rotation – Participate in on-call rotations and assist with incident response and post-incident reviews
Qualifications Qualifications
Your Experience
2–5 years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure roles
Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or AWS
Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
Experience scripting or automating tasks using Python, Go, or Bash
Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized workloads (GKE, EKS, or similar)
Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD
Solid understanding of Linux systems and basic system administration
Foundational knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, and security best practices
Experience assisting with production troubleshooting and incident response
Additional Information The Team Our DevOps team is at the core of Cortex’s cloud infrastructure, enabling our engineering teams to build and deploy software at scale. We thrive on automation, efficiency, and reliability, always pushing the boundaries of DevOps excellence.
If you’re excited about building scalable infrastructure, improving deployment workflows, and driving DevOps culture, we want to hear from you.
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 - $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.
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? No.
Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
#J-18808-Ljbffr