Principal DevOps Engineer (DevOps Platform)
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.
Who We Are
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.Job Summary
Your Career:
Welcome to the Platform Engineering DevEx group—the driving force behind Palo Alto internal developer platform! We are entering an exciting era of growth and innovation, building out specialized pillars to champion a truly world-class developer experience. We are looking for an inspiring Principal Platform Engineer to serve as our technical anchor, visionary, and culture-builder. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to elevate the way hundreds of developers worldwide build, deploy, and thrive every single day. You won’t just build tools; you will cultivate an environment of empowerment and high velocity. By defining the "North Star" vision for our internal platform as a premium SaaS product, you will transform the "Frontend of DevOps" (Self-Service Portals, Automations, and Insights) into a seamless, joyful experience that engineers love to use. If you are passionate about cutting-edge cloud tech, delighting internal users, and bridging big-picture strategy with engineering excellence, we’d love to have you build the future with us.
Your Impact:
Architect the multi-year vision and technology stack for our Internal Developer Portal (IDP), ensuring scalability and a frictionless developer experience.
Standardize and govern backend logic and API frameworks for self-service infrastructure, enabling teams to autonomously scaffold services and provision resources.
Develop and own the strategy for 'Service Maturity Scorecards' and organizational insights by aggregating and analyzing data from the SDLC toolchain.
Architect a resilient, event-driven automation framework to integrate the global toolchain (e.g., Kubernetes, GitHub) and eliminate manual 'TicketOps'.
Serve as the primary advocate for the platform, gathering feedback, cultivating an InnerSource culture, and mentoring senior engineers.
Qualifications
Your Experience:
Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience, or Master's degree with 6 years of experience, or PhD with 3 years of experience in a related field.
Proven experience architecting and building internal developer platforms (IDPs) or similar large-scale engineering systems.
Deep expertise in cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes, and experience with multi-cloud environments.
Strong background in designing and implementing event-driven automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical strategy and act as a mentor for senior engineers.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with 'Golden Path' methodologies and creating self-service infrastructure for developers.
Familiarity with data aggregation and analysis for engineering metrics, such as DORA.
Experience cultivating an InnerSource culture within a global R&D organization.
Proficiency with tools like Backstage, LaunchDarkly, and Artifactory.
Our Commitment
We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.
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.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.