Sr Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Engineering)
Company: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: September 14, 2023
Job Description:
Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks - everything starts and ends
with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice,
protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where
each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a
company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the
way things are done, and we're looking for innovators who are as
committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
FLEXWORK is an employee-centric reimagining of how we work. We
built FLEXWORK based on employee feedback - it is about
flexibility, trust, and choice whenever possible. It's been a
journey of disruption that has yielded the best of our values. We
offer as much flexibility as possible, and choices that enable you
to be most productive, including benefits that meet your needs and
learning opportunities that you feel passionate about. Your Career
Prisma Access--- combines the Internet connectivity/security you
need - and delivers it everywhere you need it. Using cutting-edge
public and private cloud technologies, it extends the
next-generation security protection to all cloud services and to
its customers regardless of whether they are on-premise, on remote
networks or mobile users. As a member of the Palo Alto networks
Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Engineering (CIPE) team, the
Senior Principal Engineer will be responsible for developing and
maintaining tools that proactively drive the stability of Prisma
Access connectivity and global network infrastructure. This role
will benefit from close collaboration with other engineering teams.
The Network Team within CIPE is a group that is responsible for
designing, building and operating data center networks, backbone
networks and cloud networks for PAN at a global scale. We expect
office-based employees to be in the office four days per week, with
one day working from where they choose. We believe being together
facilitates casual conversations and those magic moments where we
can work on issues and ideas informally. These moments build
capability and deepen trusted relationships and allow our people to
feel safe in taking risks and being disruptive. Like so many
companies, we are working through the details and things could
change ---. but in general if a role is deemed office-based we want
our teams to be together four days per week.
Your Impact
- Proposing new designs and architectures in theareaof network
transport layer and host networking stacks, including server stacks
and mobile stacks
- Design and continue to optimize network solutions based on
business requirements, network performance and cost
- Deploy network and find out where the efficiency can be
improved with automation during the deployment
- Lead complex troubleshooting and resolve critical or escalated
technical issues.
- Participate in periodic on-call rotation Your Experience
- A Bachelor's degree or higher, computer-related majors, and 7+
years experience in large datacenter network operations or
equivalent military experience required
- 5+ years of experience in setting up cloud infrastructure using
OpenStack
- Experience in maintaining and operating large scale private
clouds
- Experience practicing DevOps methodology and Infrastructure as
Code
- Experience programming with languages like Python, Go, or
JavaScript The Team To stay ahead of the curve, it's critical to
know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we're
facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company, the curve is
the evolution of cyberattacks, and the products and services that
proactively address them. Our engineering team is at the core of
our products - connected directly to the mission of preventing
cyberattacks. They are constantly innovating - challenging the way
we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. These engineers
aren't shy about creating products to solve problems no one has
tackled before. They define the industry, instead of waiting for
directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity,
excited by the prospect of challenge, and empowered by the unknown
risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure
digital environment. Our engineering team is provided with an
unrivaled opportunity to build the products and practices that will
support our company growth over the next decade, defining the
cybersecurity industry as we know it. If you see the potential of
how incredible people products can transform a business, this is
the team for you. If you don't wait for directions, instead,
identifying new features and opportunities we have to just get
better, this is your new career. 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 . 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. The compensation offered for this
position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work
location. 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/commissioned roles) is expected to be
between $166,600/yr to $269,500/yr. The offered compensation may
also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of
our employee benefits may be found . #LI-134726041_SS2
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