Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Palo Alto Networks
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Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
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Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in SRE roles in production environments at scale
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Terraform
- Strong hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (GCP or AWS required)
- Experience building and configuring monitoring systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
- Familiarity with CI/CD and GitOps tools (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Flux)
- Proficiency in Python for scripting and automation
- Proven success in a fully remote or distributed team environment, demonstrating strong self-management and time organization
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a passion for incident handling
- Ability to work in fast-paced environments with high context switching
- Highly responsive, proactive, and ownership-driven
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Curious mindset and eagerness to learn
What the job involves
- Join a team of senior engineers operating in a large-scale, multi-cloud production environment supporting tens of thousands of enterprise customers worldwide
- This is not a typical SRE role — you’ll work at the core of a complex, high-impact system alongside experienced DevOps professionals in a fast-paced, cybersecurity-focused organization
- Own and operate large-scale, global production environments across multiple cloud providers (GCP, AWS, Azure)
- Actively monitor, investigate, and resolve incidents triggered by automated alerting systems (PagerDuty / Incident Response)
- Drive end-to-end troubleshooting across complex, distributed systems with high context switching
- Design, deploy, and improve monitoring and observability systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) — not just react to alerts
- Collaborate closely with internal teams (CX, CS, Engineering) to ensure system reliability and performance
- Work hands-on with modern DevOps and infrastructure tools including Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps workflows
- Develop and maintain automation and tooling (primarily in Python)
- Gain deep understanding of system architecture and interconnected services
- Contribute to a culture of operational excellence in a high-scale, high-availability environment
- Champion asynchronous communication, documentation, and tooling standards to ensure seamless collaboration across time zones and fully distributed teams
- On call responsibilities:
- Daytime hours (12:00–20:00 CET/CEST, based on candidate location and team coverage needs)
- Occasional weekends and holidays (rotation-based)
Our take
With cyber threats evolving at lightening speed, businesses need robust solutions to protect their data and infrastructure. And the global cybersecurity market is projected to grow significantly, driven by increasing cyberattacks and the adoption of digital transformation initiatives. Because of this, companies are seeking security platforms that can address these challenges efficiently.
That's where Palo Alto Networks steps in, a frontrunner in the cybersecurity arena. It offers a suite of AI-powered security solutions designed to safeguard enterprises across various sectors. Its platforms, such as Cortex XSIAM and Prisma AIRS, integrate advanced threat detection, zero trust architecture, and real-time response capabilities so organizations are ready to manage and mitigate risks.
Its leadership is evident too, with impressive growth and strategic partnerships. Recently the company surpassed $1.5M in sales through the Google Cloud Marketplace, highlighting the demand for its innovative security solutions. Additionally, a collaboration with AT&T aims to enhance cybersecurity offerings, further solidifying its position in the market.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2022
$34m
SERIES A
May 2022
$11m
SEED
Total funding: $45m
Company benefits
- Healthcare: We value your health and provide options so you can choose what best supports your lifestyle and personal health goals. Various nationwide plans — including Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, VSP, and more — are available to you and your family. Our providers offer the flexibility you want and the coverage you need
- Wellness: With a large on-site gym and daily, instructor-led exercise classes at HQ in Santa Clara, Palo Alto Networks actively supports employee fitness. Our juice bar, Gym & Juice, features fresh juice blends, a quick and nutritious option pre- or post-workout. And our ongoing wellness speaker series highlights the latest trends in health and wellness
- Development: Professional development is serious business at Palo Alto Networks, where the Talent Development team offers 25+ courses to help employees boost their careers and develop leadership capability
- Financial: Most roles are eligible for equity grants, and we now offer new hires a quarterly vesting schedule right away. We want you to be fairly compensated and rewarded as soon as you make an impact – on our team, that happens immediately! And because we consider every employee a stakeholder in our long-term success, we offer an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a 24-month lookback. From life insurance to health savings accounts, we provide ways to help you protect and grow your wealth. Palo Alto Networks offers both traditional and Roth 401(k) options, along with a company match of 50% to a max annual amount of $1,000
- Time Off: In addition to paid corporate holidays, Flexible Time Off programs empower our employees to balance their work schedules with personal time off. We offer 12 weeks of full pay for medical leave and 6 weeks of full pay for parental leave. As a company with strong ties to the military and veterans, we also offer 26 weeks of full pay for military leave
- Perks: Our corporate discount program provides employees with significant discounts on merchandise, travel and entertainment. We offer many on-site perks at headquarters, including cafeterias, fuel service, dry cleaning service, EV charging stations, and a company store. We also provide complimentary drinks, fresh fruit, and snacks in break rooms across our campus to help everyone power through the day. Life at Palo Alto Network
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Leadership
Nikesh Arora
(CEO & Chairman)Previously the President and COO at SoftBank, CBO at Google, and CMO at T-Mobile.
Nir Zuk
(Founder & CTO)Previously CTO at NetScreen Technologies, which was acquired by Juniper Neworks in 2004. They also co-founded OneSecure where they served as CTO and was the Principal Engineer at Check Point Software Technologies.
Lee Klarich
(CPO)Initially joined Palo Alto in 2006 as the EVP of Product Management and became CPO in 2018. Prior to this, they were the Director of Product Management at Juniper Networks and a Product Line Manager at NetScreen Technologies.
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