Tools & Platform Architect — Cloud & DevOps

Palo Alto Networks; California (MO); On-site; USD 147,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks seeks a Principal Software Engineer who is a software craftsman with a passion for building innovative tools and platforms. The ideal candidate will have deep background in software engineering and strong understanding of R&D and DevOps needs to deliver high-quality, maintainable, and scalable software.

You will architect and implement resilient infrastructure, lead complex feature development, and drive architectural decisions while maintaining top-tier code quality and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, and compute platforms.
• 5+ years of deep expertise with one or more major cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud) and modern cloud-native architectures.
• 5+ years of extensive experience developing, deploying, and operating microservices on Kubernetes using modern cloud-native technologies.
• Demonstrated expertise in system architecture, scalability, reliability, performance optimization, security, observability, and operational excellence.
• 5+ years of Strong experience with infrastructure as code, CI/CD automation, platform engineering, and developer productivity tooling.
• Expert knowledge of software quality practices, code health, testing strategies, performance analysis, diagnostics, debugging, and production support.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement resilient infrastructure solutions, with a strong focus on performance, security, and sound system design principles.
• Write product or system development code.
• Lead the design and development of complex product and system features.
• Initiate and lead technical design reviews with peers and stakeholders, driving decisions on best design practices and architectural patterns.
• Maintain/build resilient infrastructure focused on performance, security, and sound system design practices.
• Provide expert-level code reviews, offering in-depth feedback on best practices, including style, accuracy, testability, efficiency, and overall code quality.
• Spearhead the creation and improvement of technical documentation, establishing standards and best practices.
• Provide advanced operational support and lead troubleshooting efforts for tools and applications maintained by the Cortex DevOps Tooling team.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability

Security

Performance optimization

System architecture

Reliability

Developer productivity tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS / Azure / Google Cloud

CI/CD tooling

Infrastructure as code

Job description

Palo Alto Networks seeks a Principal Software Engineer who is a software craftsman with a passion for building innovative tools and platforms. The ideal candidate will have deep background in software engineering and strong understanding of R&D and DevOps needs to deliver high-quality, maintainable, and scalable software.

You will architect and implement resilient infrastructure, lead complex feature development, and drive architectural decisions while maintaining top-tier code quality and