Senior Cloud Penetration Engineer & Red Team Lead

Palo Alto Networks; California (MO); On-site; USD 152,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a senior penetration tester in the United States to assess cloud-native applications, large-scale infrastructure, and complex networks, covering FedRAMP attack vectors. You will lead multi-tenant isolation testing and plan assumed-breach red team exercises to validate defenses and monitoring in real time.

The role requires integrating AI-assisted testing, mentoring junior engineers, and translating findings into clear reports for both technical and executive

Responsibilities

• Conduct penetration tests across cloud-native apps, large-scale infra, and complex networks for FedRAMP attack vectors.
• Execute multi-tenant isolation testing and segmentation validation.
• Identify, exploit, and document vulnerabilities in cloud services, container orchestration, and deployment pipelines.
• Plan and lead red team operations including lateral movement, privilege escalation, and persistence.
• Integrate AI-assisted testing frameworks and LLM automation into workflows to accelerate threat discovery.
• Provide expert security guidance to SRE and Engineering during remediation and secure design.
• Lead security assessment of internal tooling, identity management, and third-party integrations.
• Research and develop custom tooling or scripts to automate testing and improve efficiency.
• Translate complex findings into high-impact reports for technical stakeholders and executives.
• Mentor junior team members and stay ahead on emerging threats and exploitation trends.

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a senior penetration tester in the United States to assess cloud-native applications, large-scale infrastructure, and complex networks, covering FedRAMP attack vectors. You will lead multi-tenant isolation testing and plan assumed-breach red team exercises to validate defenses and monitoring in real time.

The role requires integrating AI-assisted testing, mentoring junior engineers, and translating findings into clear reports for both technical and executive