Principal AI-SRE: Cloud Infra & Auto-Healing

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an AI-Native Reliability Software Engineer in Santa Clara to build engines, intelligent pipelines, and autonomous systems powering our cloud presence. You will design and optimize highly available cloud applications across AWS and GCP, treating the cloud as an AI-orchestrated, programmable entity.

Lead architecture and implement auto-scaling and self-healing capabilities. This role demands strong expertise in distributed systems, multi-cloud platforms, and modern

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Cloud Software Engineering, SRE, or distributed systems.
• Strong background in multi-cloud platforms (GCP, AWS) and container orchestration.
• Proficiency in TypeScript (Node.js), Go, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise architectural strategy across AWS, Azure, and GCP with AI workflows and LLM agents for automated infrastructure refactoring.
• Architect telemetry and secure-by-design pipelines, utilizing LLMs for dynamic IAM auditing and automated vulnerability patching at scale.
• Spearhead the engineering of autonomous agents using Go, Python, or TypeScript to establish standards for predictive auto-scaling and self-healing systems.
• Act as the authority for complex anomalies, leading the design of internal AI agents for autonomous root-cause analysis and defect resolution.
• Define the technical vision for globally distributed Kubernetes fleets, championing AI-driven traffic routing and predictive capacity planning.

Skills

Cloud Software Eng

SRE

Distributed Systems

TypeScript (Node.js)

Go

Python

Multi-cloud (GCP AWS)

Container Orchestration

Education

BS or equivalent

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an AI-Native Reliability Software Engineer in Santa Clara to build engines, intelligent pipelines, and autonomous systems powering our cloud presence. You will design and optimize highly available cloud applications across AWS and GCP, treating the cloud as an AI-orchestrated, programmable entity.

Lead architecture and implement auto-scaling and self-healing capabilities. This role demands strong expertise in distributed systems, multi-cloud platforms, and modern