Principal Security Architect: Multi-Cloud & Zero Trust

Jobs Paloaltonetworks; California; On-site; USD 168,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Security Architect to define the North Star for our multi-cloud security strategy. You will drive threat modeling and ensure security by design across GCP, AWS, Azure, and OCI, partnering with engineering leadership to embed security deeply in next-generation products.

In a player-coach role, you’ll mentor staff and senior engineers, lead tiger teams, and guide architecture decisions for secure, scalable systems and CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in security engineering and/or security architecture, with at least 4+ years in a Staff capacity.
• Hands-on architectural expertise in at least one major cloud provider with strong knowledge of others.
• Deep knowledge of Secure-by-Design, Privacy-by-Design and Zero Trust principles.
• Experience performing threat models (STRIDE, PASTA, DREAD) for microservices/serverless.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain security architecture patterns across multi-cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI, SAP).
• Lead secure, scalable, and resilient system designs with IAM and data protection emphasis.
• Drive Zero Trust across development and production SaaS platforms.
• Own threat modeling methodology and run deep-dive design reviews.
• Translate risks into actionable items for leadership and risk registers.
• Advise product teams on CWPP, CSPM, and container security architectures.
• Provide mentorship to senior security engineers and lead cross-functional tiger teams.
• Guide teams on scripting (Python/Go) and securing CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Zero Trust

Cloud security

Security by design

Python

Go

Tools

Python

Go

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Security Architect to define the North Star for our multi-cloud security strategy. You will drive threat modeling and ensure security by design across GCP, AWS, Azure, and OCI, partnering with engineering leadership to embed security deeply in next-generation products.

In a player-coach role, you’ll mentor staff and senior engineers, lead tiger teams, and guide architecture decisions for secure, scalable systems and CI/CD practices.