Senior Cloud Security Architect — Automation & IaC

Palo Alto Networks; California (MO); On-site; USD 163,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Security Architect for Cortex to lead cloud security strategy and drive scalable remediation across major clouds. This role combines hands-on engineering with strategic vision to secure customers at scale.

You will architect automation via in-product agents and playbooks, own the full product development lifecycle, and collaborate across product management, engineering, and research to advance defense-in-depth for cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years security architecture in cloud-native environments.
• Hands-on with IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Experience with CNAPP platforms.
• Strong Cloud IAM knowledge and secure network design.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Security certifications a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect cloud security remediation across AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Develop agents, playbooks, and automations to speed detection and response.
• Define guardrails and own all product development phases.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and research teams.

Skills

Cloud security

IaC security

CNAPP platforms

Python

SOAR

Cloud IAM

Automation

Networking security

Incident response

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Cortex Cloud

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Security Architect for Cortex to lead cloud security strategy and drive scalable remediation across major clouds. This role combines hands-on engineering with strategic vision to secure customers at scale.

You will architect automation via in-product agents and playbooks, own the full product development lifecycle, and collaborate across product management, engineering, and research to advance defense-in-depth for cloud environments.