Principal Cloud Security Engineer – Layer-7

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 237,500; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead end-to-end delivery of next-generation cloud security solutions.

You will design and implement high-scale distributed systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to build security-as-a-service offerings that protect our digital way of life. You will drive architecture and coding efforts across cloud platforms, contributing to innovative features and scalable infrastructure while shaping the future of network

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent field.
• 5+ years of hands-on programming experience in Go or Java, with Python or C valued.
• Proven experience designing and developing high-performance distributed software in a cloud environment.
• Strong proficiency with cloud technologies and backend development (REST APIs, databases, serverless).
• Experience with container orchestration and modern cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for end-to-end delivery of solutions, aligning with Product Management and QA teams.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot robust cloud security solutions for complex network challenges.
• Drive development of scalable cloud security architecture through hands-on coding and architectural planning.
• Manage full product development lifecycle from definition to deployment.
• Collaborate with Product Management, SRE, and Quality Engineering to deliver security-as-a-service offerings.
• Simplify complex technical issues to improve end-customer outcomes with customer support teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation, curiosity, and problem solving within the engineering organization.

Skills

Go

Java

Python

REST APIs

Cloud architectures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

AWS

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead end-to-end delivery of next-generation cloud security solutions.

You will design and implement high-scale distributed systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to build security-as-a-service offerings that protect our digital way of life. You will drive architecture and coding efforts across cloud platforms, contributing to innovative features and scalable infrastructure while shaping the future of network