Sr Principal Site Reliability Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure) - Can be Remote in the US
Company Description
Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks®, everything starts and ends with our mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We’re changing the nature of work from benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.
Job Description
Your Career
Palo Alto Networks runs a large hybrid infrastructure and is one of the largest GCP customers. As a Sr Principal Site Reliability Engineer, you will be part of a team supporting the services running on this infrastructure. This includes automation, architecture, performance, metrics, troubleshooting, security, and reliability.
Our stack includes Kubernetes, Docker, GCP, AWS, Azure, Ansible, Terraform, Vault, Backstage, Gitlab, Tensorflow, Datadog, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Hadoop, MySQL, MongoDB, Python, and Go.
This role will support a FedRAMP environment so US Citizenship is required.
Your Impact
Contribute to the success of SRE and DevOps
Develop expertise in new technologies
Work with developers, researchers, data scientists, and security experts
Design, build and operate reliable, secure Cloud infrastructure
Ensure that applications are production-ready, scalable, and reliable
Develop tools and automation frameworks
Automate robust deployment of robust services
Orchestrate end-to-end monitoring and alerting
Participate with SRE and Dev teams in the on-call rotation
Lead root cause analysis of critical business and production issues
Mentor and champion SRE culture
Participate in design reviews
Qualifications
Your Experience
BS or MS in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Expertise in configuration management with a framework such as Ansible, Terraform, Helm
Experience in Production Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability
Expertise in private or public cloud
Strong Linux administration, internals, and network troubleshooting
Proficiency with programming languages like Python, Golang, and shell scripting to automate tasks
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, GitLab and GitHub preferred
Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot complex distributed systems handling high volume transactions
Excellent written and verbal communication, able to collaborate and rally support
Self-disciplined, self-managed, self-motivated and strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
Passion for infrastructure and monitoring as code
Ready to understand and dissect new technology stacks quickly
Additional Information
The Team
Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are continually innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.
We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and motivated by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only mitigated by a secure digital environment.
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 [email protected].
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.
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer, the starting salary (includes on-target earnings = base + on target incentives for sales roles) is expected to be between $151,800/yr to $223,200/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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