Senior Network Security Architect — Zero Trust & Automation

Jobs Paloaltonetworks; United States; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a senior network security engineer to lead architectural governance for our global security footprint. You will define policies, drive security integration across hybrid environments, and mentor engineers in a fast-paced cyber defense team.

The role emphasizes automation-first approaches, IaC, and collaboration with security and IT teams to strengthen visibility and protect our digital assets. Remote-friendly in SF Bay area-based teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with relevant coursework; 12+ years of enterprise networking and security leadership.
• Deep expertise in Zero Trust architecture and large-scale global hybrid-cloud infrastructures.
• Hands-on security automation experience; infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own the architectural blueprint and governance for the global network security footprint, ensuring scalability across hybrid environments.
• Define, develop, and enforce enterprise-wide security policies including segmentation and access control.
• Drive integration of security into all layers of network design and collaborate with security, infra, and IT teams.

Skills

Zero Trust

Automation

Routing & Switching

AI/ML Tools

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a senior network security engineer to lead architectural governance for our global security footprint. You will define policies, drive security integration across hybrid environments, and mentor engineers in a fast-paced cyber defense team.

The role emphasizes automation-first approaches, IaC, and collaboration with security and IT teams to strengthen visibility and protect our digital assets. Remote-friendly in SF Bay area-based teams.