Principal DevOps Engineer, Palo Alto Networks
IoT
$147-237k
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
Job no longer available
Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$147-237k
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for leaders who take ownership of their area of focus, and who are driven to solve challenging technical problems using best practices, and state of the art technologies
- You have the passion to solve challenging infrastructure and DevOps engineering problems
- You are interested in pushing your boundaries as an engineer, and working at the cusp of delivering Data Security at huge scale, and state of the art technologies within a quality focussed dynamic engineering culture
- You are experienced in Infrastructure as Code concepts and have put them into production
- Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 5+ years of industry experience in engineering
- Fluent Scripting skills preferably Python or Bash
- 3+ years of working with Microservices architectures on Kubernetes
- HandsOn experience with container native tools like Helm, Istio, Vault for managing workloads running in Kubernetes
- Experience with public cloud (AWS or GCP/Google cloud or Azure) at medium to large scale
- Proficient in CI/CD platforms like GitlabCI, Jenkins, CircleCI etc
- In-depth knowledge of operating systems (processes, threads, concurrency, etc)
- Excellent experience working with Unix/Linux systems from kernel to shell and beyond
- HandOn experience with Monitoring tools - Prometheus, Grafana etc
- Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
- Experience with RabbitMQ, Kafka, Postgres tuning and performance a huge plus
- The exceptional communicator in and across teams, taking the lead
What the job involves
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SaaS and DLP group is looking for a seasoned DevOps engineer to design, develop and deliver next-generation technologies within our Prisma SaaS and DLP teams
- Collaboration and teamwork are at the foundation of our culture, and we need engineers who can communicate at a high level, and work well with others towards achieving a common goal
- You'll work with development teams to ensure that applications have scalability and reliability built-in from day one- agile is second nature to you and you’re excited to work in scrum teams and represent the SRE perspective
- Design and enhance software architecture to improve scalability, service reliability, cost, and performance- you’ve helped create services that are critical to their customers’ success
- Deploy automation for provisioning and operating infrastructure at large scale
- Partner with teams to improve CI/CD processes and technology - Helping teams in delivering value early is what you strive for
- Mentor members of the staff on large scale cloud deployments- you’re an expert in deploying in the cloud and can bring a teaching mindset to help others benefit from your experience
- Drive the adoption of observability practices and a data-driven mindset- you love metrics, graphs, and gaining a deep understanding of why things happen in a system, helping others gain visibility into the things they build
- Setup processes like on-call rotations, Postmortems, runbooks to continue supporting the infrastructure owned by the SRE team while finding ways to reduce the time to resolution and improve the reliability of services
- Support, optimize and deploy mission critical, front-end and back-end production
- Improving site performance, monitoring, and overall stability of our infrastructure
- You'll drive enhancement of observability by implementing distributed tracing, logging standards, dashboard standardization, profiling, and other relevant practices to meet current Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
- Lead the long-term strategy on critical components like Kafka, ElasticSearch, Postgres, MongoDB etc, evaluating options for either reliable self-hosted or managed solutions. HandOn production experience with at least one of these is required
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.
Freddie
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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