Senior Cloud Security Architect — Zero Trust & Multi-Cloud

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Security Architect to define the multi‑cloud security North Star for our cloud‑native platforms. You will drive threat modeling, architect secure systems, and partner with engineering leadership to embed security deeply in next‑generation products.

In this player‑coach role, you’ll guide Secure‑by‑Design, IAM, data protection, and Zero Trust across GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI, and SAP, mentoring staff and collaborating with cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of security engineering/architecture experience.
• Hands-on cloud architecture across major providers with others known.
• Expertise in Secure-by-Design, Privacy-by-Design, and Zero Trust.
• Proven threat modeling experience for microservices/serverless.
• Proficient in Python or Go; secure CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain security architecture patterns across multi-cloud environments.
• Lead secure-by-design design of scalable, resilient systems.
• Drive Zero Trust adoption in dev and production SaaS platforms.
• Own threat modeling methodology and critical feature sessions.
• Translate risks into actionable items for executive leadership.
• Advise on CWPP, CSPM, and container security approaches.
• Provide mentorship to engineers and lead cross-functional teams.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

Threat modeling

Security by design

CI/CD security

Python/Go scripting

Tools

CWPP

CSPM

NGFW

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Security Architect to define the multi‑cloud security North Star for our cloud‑native platforms. You will drive threat modeling, architect secure systems, and partner with engineering leadership to embed security deeply in next‑generation products.

In this player‑coach role, you’ll guide Secure‑by‑Design, IAM, data protection, and Zero Trust across GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI, and SAP, mentoring staff and collaborating with cross‑functional teams.