Implement Zero Trust, Secure your Network, Cloud workloads, Hybrid Workforce, Leverage Threat Intelligence & Security Consulting. Cybersecurity Services & Education for CISO’s, Head of Infrastructure, Network Security Engineers, Cloud Architects & SOC Managers. Backed by Greylock, Sequoia and Felicis.
About the role
The Cortex team builds and delivers the industry’s most advanced SecOps platform, consisting of XDR, XSIAM, XSOAR, and XPANSE. As a Principal DevOps Engineer for the Cortex platform, you will serve as a technical pillar and visionary, architecting, scaling, and optimizing a massive-scale, multi-region GCP environment. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Cloud Architecture, with a proven track record of owning large-scale, business-critical production environments
- Cloud Infrastructure: Deep, authoritative expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon Web Services (AWS), including complex networking, IAM governance, and multi-region architectures
- Container Orchestration: Expert-level mastery of Kubernetes (GKE/EKS) and the broader cloud-native ecosystem (Service Meshes, Ingress controllers, advanced scheduling)
- Automation & Software Engineering: High proficiency in Python or Go, advanced Linux internals, and robust shell scripting. Expert-level experience designing maintainable, dry, and scalable Terraform modules
- Enterprise CI/CD: Deep architectural understanding of enterprise-scale software delivery pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and GitOps methodologies (e.g., ArgoCD)
- Observability & Telemetry: Proven experience designing comprehensive, platform-wide observability strategies using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and PagerDuty
More about this role
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.
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