Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure (SASE)

ZipRecruiter; United States; Remote; USD 147,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Engineer, where you will shape the future of cybersecurity. In this dynamic role, you will lead initiatives in engineering productivity, drive innovation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance developer efficiency. Your expertise will empower thousands of engineers as you optimize CI/CD processes and manage cutting-edge tools. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment that values creativity and collaboration. If you're passionate about technology and eager to tackle complex challenges, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible benefits spending account

Mental health resources

Personalized learning opportunities

Employee stock options

Bonus opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering or DevOps with strong technical skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerization technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize engineering productivity tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance developer productivity and coding efficiency.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Software engineering

DevOps practices

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

GitLab

Vault

Artifactory

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Job Description

Company Description

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 take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us every day - from disruptive innovation and collaboration to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Engineer to join our Engineering Productivity team that can challenge the status quo, thrive in an evolving and fast-paced environment to find creative, efficient and high-quality solutions to complex problems. We expect you to take healthy risks as you collaborate with engineering teams across the company to empower them in developing and delivering their products with the highest quality and velocity while ensuring security throughout the lifecycle.

As a Principal Engineer on the Engineering Productivity team, you will be instrumental in elevating the innovation within the team as we champion a world-class engineering culture across the company. You will tremendously impact thousands of engineers and drive the technical vision and initiatives in source code management, build and test tooling, end-to-end CI/CD pipeline workflows while automating everything (well, everything that matters and should be automated).

This role requires US Citizenship. This role is located at our dynamic Santa Clara California headquarters campus.

Your Impact

• Set the example for high levels of accountability
• Execute and deliver impact both individually and through the team
• Tool Management and Optimization
  • Plan, deploy, and manage GitLab, Vault, and Artifactory across different environments
  • Ensure seamless integration and optimal performance of these tools in FedRamp and China operational contexts
• CI/CD Pipeline Development
  • Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive CI/CD templates for use across various engineering teams
  • Provide support and best practices for the adoption and customization of CI/CD templates
• AI Infrastructure Management
  • Oversee the development and maintenance of AI infrastructure
  • Implement AI tools and frameworks to enhance developer productivity and coding efficiency through tools like AI Code Review
• Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including security, compliance, and development, to ensure alignment and integration of engineering productivity tools
  • Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, provide technical expertise, and deliver scalable solutions
• Performance Monitoring and Troubleshooting
  • Monitor the performance and health of the engineering productivity tools
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues promptly to minimize downtime and impact on developer productivity
• Continuous Improvement
  • Identify opportunities for automating repetitive tasks, improving workflows, and enhancing overall developer productivity
  • Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to implement innovative solutions

Your Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent military experience
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) and config mgmt tools like Terraform and Ansible
• Experience writing Go, Python, or other at production scale
• Understanding of Unix/Linux, SSH, and networking fundamentals
• Experience owning or contributing to Open Source projects
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or related fields
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS and Azure)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

Good to have

• Hands-on experience with GitLab, Vault, and Artifactory in complex environments
• Previous experience in a cybersecurity or high-tech environment
• Experience with AI tools and infrastructure for developer productivity

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products – 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 $147,000/YR - $210,500/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.

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 race, color, ancestry, national origin, family or medical care leave, or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, disability, physical or mental condition, political affiliation, protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

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

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No.Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.