Principal Systems Administrator ASIC/FPGA (NetSec)

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.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.

Who We Are

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.

Your Career

As a Systems Administrator in the ASIC / FPGA team you will interface with engineering teams
regularly to help build and maintain a world-class semiconductor development environment.
You will work with multiple ASIC and FPGA engineering teams as well as IT and Infosec to build
and improve our infrastructure. You have a broad reach of knowledge spanning storage,
virtualization, and compute, and can communicate verbally and in writing effectively.

Your Impact

● Design, build and operate engineering development infrastructure to enable our ASIC
and FPGA engineering teams
● Support and improve the services on which our ASIC/FPGA engineering department
depends
● Engage with engineering teams to ensure they have the infrastructure to enable the
development of first-class ASICs and FPGAs
● Define and improve end-to-end monitoring of systems and applications used by our
ASIC and FPGA engineering teams
● Identify and drive opportunities to improve systems and automation opportunities for
system and service deployment, management, and visibility
● Drive root cause analysis of critical business and production issues
● Work cross-functionally with Engineering teams on operational readiness
● Manage the day-to-day needs and requests from our ASIC and FPGA engineering users
● Perform upgrades to servers and services on a regular basis

Your Experience 

● Strong experience administrating production UNIX/Linux environments
● Broad experience supporting and maintaining common Linux/Unix applications and
services, as well as a solid understanding of DNS, DHCP, LDAP, NIS,NFS, AutoFS,
PXE, SNMP, SSH, HTTP/S, and NTP
● Working experience with system orchestration tools (SALT, Chef, Puppet, etc)
● Working experience in monitoring systems (Nagios, ELK, Prometheus, etc)
● BS or MS in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent professional experience
● Experience with shell scripting, interpreted, or compiled language such as Bash, Perl,
Ruby, Python, Go, C, or C++
● Experience with common version control software such as Git, CVS, SVN, or Perforce
● Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and teamwork skills
● Excellent written and verbal communication, able to collaborate and rally support
● Excellent documentation skills
● Self-disciplined, self-managed, self-motivated and strong sense of ownership, urgency,
and drive

● Passion for automation and monitoring instrumentation in the code
● Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team
● Passionate to learn, understand, and dissect new technology stack quickly on own
● Experience in Atlassian Software desired
● Experience in storage administration desired (SAN & NAS)
● Familiarity with containerization

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of
preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly 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 empowered by the
unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital 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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $180000 - $200000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.