Senior Multi-Cloud Security Architect & Zero Trust Leader

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

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Security Architect to serve as the technical authority for our multi-cloud security strategy.

You will define the architectural North Star for cloud-native platforms to ensure secure-by-design implementations and mentor engineering teams across the globe. In this player-coach role, you will drive threat modeling (STRIDE/PASTA/DREAD), implement Zero Trust across development and production, and collaborate with product and security colleagues to embed

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in security engineering and/or security architecture.
• Deep, hands-on architectural expertise in at least one major public cloud provider (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI, or SAP) with a strong working knowledge of the others.
• Sophisticated knowledge of Secure-by-Design, Privacy-by-Design, and Zero Trust principles and practices.
• Proven track record of executing complex threat models (e.g., STRIDE, PASTA, DREAD) for microservices and serverless architectures.
• Proficiency with a scripting language such as Python or Go and experience securing CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain authoritative security architecture patterns across multi-cloud environments.
• Lead the design of secure, scalable, and resilient systems with Security by Design principles (isolation, IAM, data protection).
• Drive the architectural strategy and implementation of Zero Trust across development and production SaaS environments.
• Own threat modeling methodology and facilitate deep-dive sessions for critical features.
• Translate architectural risks into actionable items for leadership and risk registers.
• Serve as SME on security products (CWPP, CSPM, NGFW) and advise product teams.
• Provide high-level technical guidance and mentorship to Staff and Senior security engineers.
• Lead cross-functional Tiger Teams through complex security implementations.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud platforms

Threat modeling

Python/Go

CI/CD security

Zero Trust

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Security Architect to serve as the technical authority for our multi-cloud security strategy.

You will define the architectural North Star for cloud-native platforms to ensure secure-by-design implementations and mentor engineering teams across the globe. In this player-coach role, you will drive threat modeling (STRIDE/PASTA/DREAD), implement Zero Trust across development and production, and collaborate with product and security colleagues to embed