Principal SRE Engineer (US Citizen

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. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values:
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. If you are passionate about solving real‑world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real‑time problem‑solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Palo Alto Networks is disrupting the Cyber Security industry! We’re definitely not business‑as‑usual and that goes for the talent we hire. We’re looking for a Principal SRE to join our Info Sec SRE team that owns the process of securing and delivering secure infrastructure for our Enterprise, SaaS, and Public Cloud security services. With your mad SRE/Dev Sec Ops  skills, you’ll build, maintain and scale highly critical, security production services in a Google Cloud Platform environment as well as collaborate with other team members.

You won’t see this in most Info Sec teams in the industry and this highly visible position will help drive our goal to continue being a powerful, disruptive force in Cyber Security.

• Architect Federal Resilience:
  Design, build, and operate secure, multi‑cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) tailored for FedRAMP and DoD impact levels, ensuring systems meet strict federal compliance and adaptability standards.
• Strategic Automation Leadership:
  Champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Monitoring as Code (MaC) to automate robust deployments and end‑to‑end observability across production environments.
• Dev Sec Ops  Orchestration:
  Integrate automated security and compliance capabilities into CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub/Git Lab/Jenkins), ensuring a comprehensive, automated cloud and application security solution.
• Operational Excellence:
  Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for critical incidents and participate in on‑call rotations, driving systemic improvements and leveraging Git Ops principles to prevent recurrence.
• Innovation & Mentorship:
  Foster a 'Community of Practice' for collective learning, integrating AI‑driven development tools and mentoring teams on modern SRE practices and security tools.

• Must be a US Citizen.
• BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent training, education, and experience in information / cyber security, computer systems, IT, etc.
• 8+ years of SRE/Dev Ops experience, including at least 2 years of experience handling US Federal Government project deliverables.
• 4+ years of expertise in AWS/GCP architecture and services, with must‑have experience in Kubernetes, container networking, and Linux systems administration.
• Expert‑level proficiency with Terraform and Helm for IaC, and a strong background in building/maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub, Git Lab, or Jenkins.
• Deep knowledge of cloud security architecture, vulnerability management, and networking protocols (IP Networking, VPNs, DNS, Load Balancing, and Firewalling).
• Proficiency in Python and Shell scripting; expert troubleshooting skills to resolve complex cloud infrastructure and service issues using metrics and data‑driven decisions.
• Deep understanding of full‑lifecycle configuration management.

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at…