Sr Staff DevOps Engineer (Protect AI Platform)

Palo Alto Networks; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company in Seattle is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join their team. The role involves building Cloud Native infrastructure and designing innovative products. Candidates should have over 4 years of experience with Cloud, Kubernetes, and modern programming languages. This is an in-office role, requiring presence 3 days a week. Competitive salary offered between $147,000 - $180,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building and maintaining software systems on Cloud and Kubernetes based infrastructure.
• Experience working with containers and Kubernetes.
• Expertise in modern Python and at least one strongly typed programming language.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate Cloud Native infrastructure.
• Design and develop innovative products end to end.
• Act as a technical leader and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

DevSecOps best practices

IaC tools (Terraform, CDK)

Python

Problem solving skills

Job description

Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before.

We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Job Description
Your Career: Protect AI is seeking a software development engineer (SDE) to join our growing Engineering team. Our engineering team builds and operates the ‘Protect AI Platform’ covering everything from AI supply chain security and ML Model Scanning to LLM Security.

You will work closely with fellow Software Engineers who bring a variety of skillset to the table including Backend, Frontend, Infra, ML and Security Engineering. You will also get the opportunity to work closely with Product Managers, Architects and our CTO.

This role is located at our Seattle office and in office 3 days a week. This is not a remote role.

Your Impact

• Build and operate Cloud Native infrastructure
• Design and develop innovative products end to end taking ownership of DevSecOps
• Collaborate across functions (Product Managers and Engineers) to understand requirements and develop solutions
• Act as a technical leader and mentor junior team members
• Continuously improve the software development process, including testing, deployment, and monitoring

Qualifications
Your Experience:

• Significant experience (4+ years) building and maintaining software systems on Cloud and Kubernetes based infrastructure.
• Significant experience working with containers and Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps best practices.
• Significant expertise in IaC tools (Terraform, CDK/CloudFormation).
• Expertise in modern Python (type hints, Pydantic, ..) and at least one strongly typed programming language (Go, Java, Python, C++).
• Experience building Kubernetes Operators to automate operational tasks would be a plus.
• Strong communication and problem solving skills.
• ML/MLOps experience would be a plus.
• Excited about working in an agile and fast paced environment.

Additional Information
Our team is at the forefront of AI security, building platforms that act as a secure gateway for machine learning pipelines. We specialize in developing advanced model scanners and policy enforcers that integrate seamlessly with modern ML workflows to identify and mitigate threats.

Compensation Disclosure
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary is expected to be between $147000 - $180,000/YR.

Our Commitment
We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.