Testing Systems Engineering

Palo Alto Networks; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is hiring a Platform Engineer to own the technical execution for an identity security pillar across global teams. You will bridge DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and technical sales, delivering scalable demos, customer evaluations, and releases.

The role requires deep product expertise as a senior IC, hands-on implementation, and strong collaboration with Product/Marketing to equip the field with tools and automation for scale.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Cloud Eng/DevOps/SRE or related technical role.
• Hands-on IAM and PAM expertise.
• Experience deploying/managing CyberArk Secrets Manager (Conjur).
• Cloud infra (AWS/Azure/GCP) with Docker/Kubernetes.
• IaC with Terraform or Ansible.
• Experience integrating AI tools into cloud infra or workflows.
• Windows and Unix admin capabilities.
• Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell.
• Lab/demo environments architecture and management is a plus.
• Ability to work with senior field architects and sales engineers.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable cloud-demo environments and IaC pipelines.
• Apply DevOps methodologies to automate evaluation environments and align with customer architectures.
• Lead release readiness and field enablement for new product releases.
• Identify execution gaps and drive improvements via refactoring and pipeline optimization.

Skills

IAM

PAM

Cloud infra

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

AI tools

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Windows

Linux

Lab environments

Tools

CyberArk Secrets Manager (Conjur)

Job description

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks®, we're united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together.

As a Platform Engineer, you will serve as the technical execution and operational owner for a specific identity security product pillar's representation, enablement, and execution across our global technical sales motion.

The Platform Engineer ensures that product strategy translates into high-quality, scalable, and repeatable technical execution across live demos, customer evaluations, and new product releases. This is a senior individual contributor role requiring deep product expertise, strong systems engineering thinking, and significant hands‑on technical execution—specifically bridging the gap between DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure, and technical sales engineering.

Demo Engineering & Cloud Infrastructure: Architect, build, and maintain scalable, cloud-native demo environments, use‑case flows, and value framing for the product pillar. Ensure seamless product representation within shared cloud lab environments via heavy hands‑on contribution to infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and automated provisioning pipelines.

DevOps & Solution Building: Act as a core technical builder, applying DevOps methodologies to create robust, automated, and ephemerals evaluation environments that simulate complex, real-world customer architectures.

Release Readiness & Field Enablement: Serve as the technical lead for new product releases within the assigned pillar. Partner with Product and Marketing teams to ensure the field has the technical tools, automation scripts, and stable cloud environments needed to demonstrate new capabilities effectively at scale.

Identify execution gaps, environment instability, or technical friction, and drive corrective action through code refactoring, pipeline improvements, or infrastructure optimization.

8+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Solutions Engineering, or a related highly technical role.

• ~ Deep hands‑on expertise in identity and access management (IAM), privileged access management (PAM), or adjacent enterprise security platforms.
• ~ Demonstrated experience deploying, managing, or integrating with CyberArk Secrets Manager (formerly Conjur) for secrets management and DevOps security workflows.
• ~ Advanced strength with Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP), including containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and scaling distributed enterprise environments.
• ~ Proven experience building, deploying, and managing infrastructure-as-code using tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• ~ Experience deploying, managing, or integrating AI tools and autonomous AI agents into cloud infrastructure or development workflows.
• ~ Advanced system administration skills across Windows and *nix environments, with strong CLI proficiency and troubleshooting capabilities.
• ~ Fluent in scripting and programming languages needed for automation, API integration, and CI/CD workflows: Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
• ~ Experience architecting, supporting, or leading complex, automated lab/demo environments or sandbox platforms is highly preferred.
• ~ Possessing the ability to build credibility working with senior field architects, sales engineers, and cross-functional core engineering partners.

For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non‑sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com‑missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. We're trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity's status quo.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability.

If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at 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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.