AI-Driven Platform Architect & SRE Leader

Palo Alto Networks; California (MO); On-site; USD 170,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a visionary Senior Principal Engineer/Architect to serve as the technical authority for our global SRE and Platform Engineering initiatives across the US and India. This isn't just a "keep the lights on" role; you will be the primary architect and key technical driver of our AI‑driven Autonomous SRE transformation at Palo Alto Networks.

Acting as a strategic bridge between infrastructure products and operational excellence, you will partner directly with product

Qualifications

• Proven technical leadership owning large-scale platform projects.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems and cloud infra.
• Strong background applying AI/LLMs to automate observability or tooling.
• Empathy for developers and ability to drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Flexible, feedback-driven approach to architectural decisions.
• Fluency with modern backend languages and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Identify and architect end-to-end solutions across infrastructure processes.
• Drive AI-powered innovation within the SRE ecosystem.
• Lead scale and reliability engineering for distributed systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve developer experience.
• Share responsibility for automated validation and immutable deployments.
• Mentor senior engineers and lead design reviews.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Distributed Systems

AI tooling

Problem-Solving

Collaborative Skills

Backend Languages

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a visionary Senior Principal Engineer/Architect to serve as the technical authority for our global SRE and Platform Engineering initiatives across the US and India. This isn't just a "keep the lights on" role; you will be the primary architect and key technical driver of our AI‑driven Autonomous SRE transformation at Palo Alto Networks.

Acting as a strategic bridge between infrastructure products and operational excellence, you will partner directly with product