Palo Alto Networks · 1 month ago
DevOps Engineer (Cortex)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$126K/yr - $204K/yr
2+ years expPalo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company focused on protecting the digital way of life. The Staff DevOps Engineer will work with the Cortex team to build and operate the infrastructure for their advanced SecOps platform, ensuring reliable software delivery and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure.
Agentic AICloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Build, operate, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to support scalability, reliability, and performance
Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, assist with configuration management using tools like Ansible, and follow GitOps-based workflows
Support and improve CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, or similar tools to enable reliable software delivery
Deploy and operate containerized workloads using Kubernetes (GKE preferred) and Docker, following established reliability and security practices
Use monitoring, logging, and alerting tools to help identify, troubleshoot, and resolve performance or reliability issues
Apply security best practices across infrastructure, networking, and deployments, working closely with security and platform teams
Partner with development teams to troubleshoot production issues, improve developer workflows, and support operational excellence
Participate in on-call rotations and assist with incident response and post-incident reviews
Qualification
Required
2–5 years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure roles
Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or AWS
Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
Experience scripting or automating tasks using Python, Go, or Bash
Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized workloads (GKE, EKS, or similar)
Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD
Solid understanding of Linux systems and basic system administration
Foundational knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, and security best practices
Experience assisting with production troubleshooting and incident response
Benefits
FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees
Mental and financial health resources
Personalized learning opportunities
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
Recent News
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