Senior Cloud Network & AI Security Architect

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Palo Alto Networks, Inc. to help build the next generation of virtualization and SDN capabilities that power NGFW and AI security solutions.

You will design, scale, and implement core platform features enabling security engines to run across public clouds and private environments in VM and container forms. You’ll contribute across the full development lifecycle, work on hypervisor deployments, and integrate with SDN provisioning tools while advancing network software in a cutting-edge

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in C, Python, and Go.
• Proficiency in low-level Linux systems programming including eBPF.
• Experience with cloud deployments on GCP, Azure, AWS.
• Knowledge of stateful firewall, packet processing, and network ACL.
• Experience with virtualization and SDN, hypervisor deployments.
• Proficiency in bash and Python scripting.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and CNI.
• BS/MS in CS or EE or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement virtualization features across cloud environments.
• Engage in all phases of the product development cycle from concept to testing.
• Develop functional specifications, evaluate requirements and contribute to design and debugging.
• Hands-on experience with virtualization technologies, hypervisors, and networking.

Skills

C Language

Python

Go

Linux kernel concepts

Networking fundamentals

Scripting (bash, Python)

Cloud deployments

AI Development workflows

Team collaboration

Education

BS/MS in CS or EE

Tools

Claude Code

Model Context Protocol

DPDK

XDP

Kubernetes

CNI

Terraform

PowerShell

Job description

Join Palo Alto Networks, Inc. to help build the next generation of virtualization and SDN capabilities that power NGFW and AI security solutions.

You will design, scale, and implement core platform features enabling security engines to run across public clouds and private environments in VM and container forms. You’ll contribute across the full development lifecycle, work on hypervisor deployments, and integrate with SDN provisioning tools while advancing network software in a cutting-edge