Senior Security Engineer - Infra & AppSec

Palo Alto Networks; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 147,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks (Chronosphere, a Palo Alto Networks company) seeks a hands-on Security Engineer to strengthen security across our remote-first infrastructure. You will define and build core security efforts, collaborating with engineering teams on access control, vulnerability management, and detection/response tooling.

In a small, fast-moving team, you will drive secure-by-design practices, deliver scalable security infrastructure, and partner with developers to reduce risk while maintaining

Qualifications

• 7+ years in security or infra-focused engineering roles with meaningful security ownership.
• Ability to independently own projects from inception to delivery.
• A systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and ownership.
• Empathy for the problems faced by developers, and a passion for building tools and systems that address those problems.
• Built vulnerability management systems that actually drive risk down.
• Led security incident response efforts and postmortem improvements.
• Strong interest in how things work. Curiosity and persistence is key to building the understanding needed to apply.
• A flexible, collaborative working style. We’re a small team working in a rapidly evolving space, and we’re looking for people who will help build a positive, supportive environment.
• 3+ years of experience building infrastructure software in Go or Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate security tools and programs across the organization, including access control & workflows, vulnerability management, and detection/response systems.
• Collaborate with other engineers and with the business to identify the highest priority needs of the organization, and maintain a roadmap to address those needs.
• Actively participate in design reviews, threat modeling, and incident analysis.
• Help teams make high-quality security decisions, especially in ambiguous situations.
• Set the bar for security, ownership, and quality across engineering.

Skills

Security ownership

Independent ownership

Problem solving

Developer empathy

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Curiosity

Collaboration

Go/Python

Job description

Palo Alto Networks (Chronosphere, a Palo Alto Networks company) seeks a hands-on Security Engineer to strengthen security across our remote-first infrastructure. You will define and build core security efforts, collaborating with engineering teams on access control, vulnerability management, and detection/response tooling.

In a small, fast-moving team, you will drive secure-by-design practices, deliver scalable security infrastructure, and partner with developers to reduce risk while maintaining