Principal DevOps Engineer

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 We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Principal DevOps Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and scaling of our core infrastructure and deployment pipelines. As a technical leader, you will be instrumental in bridging the gap between software development and IT operations, ensuring high availability, robust security, and seamless continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD). You will champion automation, embed security practices into our development lifecycle, and mentor junior engineers while driving our technical strategy forward. Key Responsibilities Architect & Scale Infrastructure: Design, deploy, and maintain highly available and resilient containerized infrastructure utilizing Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift . Version Control Leadership: Establish and enforce advanced Git workflows, optimal branching strategies (e.g., GitFlow, trunk-based development), and governance policies across enterprise GitLab or Bitbucket environments. CI/CD Leadership: Own and continuously improve enterprise-scale CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins , integrating seamlessly with our source control repositories to ensure fast, reliable, and automated software delivery. DevSecOps Integration: Champion secure coding practices by integrating and managing static analysis (SAST) tools, specifically Coverity , directly into the build pipelines to catch vulnerabilities early. Systems Engineering & Administration: Serve as the subject matter expert for Linux administration, performance tuning, and capacity planning across all environments. Network Operations: Lead advanced network troubleshooting , managing configurations, firewalls, load balancing, and resolving complex connectivity issues across distributed systems. Automation & Tooling: Write robust, scalable automation scripts and internal tooling using Python to eliminate manual toil and optimize system performance. Mentorship & Strategy: Act as a technical mentor to the broader engineering team, establish best practices for DevOps, and guide the architectural direction of our platform. Qualifications Required Qualifications Experience: 8 years of proven experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Systems Engineering, with a track record of operating at a senior or principal level. Version Control Mastery: Deep expertise in advanced Git operations (complex merges, interactive rebasing, history management) and enterprise repository administration using GitLab or Bitbucket . Container Orchestration: Deep expertise in deploying and managing microservices using OpenShift or Kubernetes in production environments. CI/CD Mastery: Extensive hands-on experience building complex, automated pipelines using Jenkins . Systems & Networking: * Advanced Linux admini ... (truncated, view full listing at source)