Senior Cloud Native Security Architect, Palo Alto Networks
Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
Be an early applicant
Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Role
Who you are
- If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!
- We care deeply about fostering a diverse team of individuals and encourage all to apply, even if you’re unsure of your qualifications or fit
- We would love to hear from you and appreciate you taking the time to apply
- Are comfortable working directly with customer stakeholders at all levels (i.e. senior management - individual contributors)
- Are able to effectively empathise with and translate between stakeholders across different domains (i.e. infosec, operations, product R&D, senior leadership)
- Enjoy working in complex (and often ambiguous) problem domains. Helping customers determine what they actually want and need, then designing and implementing pragmatic solutions to get them there
- Show up to calls with empathy, patience, positivity, and the desire to collaborate towards shared goals
- Easily move between different levels of abstraction (high level architecture and solution design - implementation detail and configuration)
- Enjoy learning and can quickly become a subject matter expert in previously unfamiliar domains
- Inspire confidence and restore calm in otherwise tense or strained situations (i.e. managing unhappy customer stakeholders and high impact service outages)
- Approach challenges pragmatically, preferring actions that produce meaningful customer value over polish and philosophical alignment
- We don’t expect candidates to be experts in all of these, but a strong foundation of security best practices, and a working knowledge of Kubernetes and the major cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, etc.) will be essential. Experience with any of the others is a huge advantage
- Once again, we encourage you to apply if this work sounds at all interesting to you. We have the ability to offer positions at lower levels if we think the fit is good but your experience needs development. We have capacity in the team to mentor and would always prefer an enthusiastic candidate and a great team fit than lots of experience but a poor fit
What the job involves
- In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry
- This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion
- We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have
- This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact
- Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together
- You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters
- As a member of the Cloud Native Security Services team you’ll work directly with Idira (formerly CyberArk) customers to understand, plan, and implement complex product use cases across business critical environments
- Our team has a long history as Cloud and Kubernetes consultants, with our customers’ needs central to our success
- Today we continue that work within Idira, bringing our industry expertise to help customers realise the value they need from our products, whilst informing future releases with direct insights from the field
- Currently we’re working with Idira Secrets Management, Workload Identity, and Agentic Security product teams; developing custom integrations and navigating complex deployment environments, whilst acting as the customers embedded product and domain subject matter experts
- Where others specialise in fast and efficient product enablement, we target the most complex customer environments and use cases, requiring both broad and deep industry and domain experience
- We prefer to work directly with customer teams, collaborating with stakeholders across operations, security and engineering teams
- As a Senior Cloud Native Security Architect you will repeatedly face new and difficult challenges
- Your ability to remain composed and collaborative, whilst you work with your team to find solutions will be the biggest determining factor in your success in the role
- Perfect execution is never our target; instead we aim to leave the customer closer to their goals and further from ambiguity, all whilst providing an exceptional customer experience
- Lead customer engagements incl. scoping work, directing other team members, acting as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, running calls and workshops, and providing regular project updates
- Pro-actively initiate and contribute to internal initiatives
- Consistently apply (and confidently speak on) cloud security best practices
- Actively engage in team/group level strategy and goal setting activities
- Act as a peer mentor to your fellow team members. incl. providing regular feedback for personal and professional development
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. In 2025, the company surpassed $1.5B 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 market position.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
119% employee growth in 12 months
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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