Sr Staff DevOps Engineer
Palo Alto Networks•Seattle, WA
fulltime
Engineering
4+ years
Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.
Who We Are 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. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!
We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.
Job Summary Your Career Protect AI is seeking software development engineer (SDE) to join our growing Engineering team. Our engineering team builds and operates ‘Protect AI Platform’ covering everything from AI supply chain security and ML Model Scanning to LLM Security. You will work closely with fellow Software Engineers who bring a variety of skillset to the table including Backend, Frontend, Infra, ML and Security Engineering. You will also get opportunity to work closely with Product Managers, Architects and our CTO. This role is located at our Seattle office and in office 3 days a week. This is not a remote role. Your Impact Build and operate Cloud Native infrastructure Design and develop innovative products end to end taking ownership of DevSecOps Collaborate across functions (Product Managers and Engineers) to understand requirements and develop solutions Act as a technical leader and mentor junior team members Continuously improve the software development process, including testing, deployment, and monitoring
Qualifications Your Experience Significant experience (4+ years) building and maintaining software systems on Cloud and Kubernetes based infrastructure. Significant experience working with containers and Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps best practices. Significant expertise in IaC tools (Terraform, CDK/CloudFormation). Expertise in modern Python (type hints, Pydantic, ..) and at least one strongly typed programming language (Go, Java, Python, C++). Experience building Kubernetes Operators to automate operational tasks would be a plus. Strong communication and problem solving skills. ML/MLOps experience would be a plus. Excited about working in an agile and fast paced environment.
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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
$126,000.00 - $203,500.00/yr
Our Commitment We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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.