Principal DevOps Engineer (Cortex Observability)

Job Description

NOTE : Due to government environments this team supports, the role requires a US Citizen or Permanent Resident.

Your Career

The Cortex team builds and delivers the industry's most advanced SecOps platform, consisting of XSIAM, XSOAR, and XPANSE. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure and automation that powers our large-scale cloud platform. You will work closely with engineering teams to enable fast and reliable software delivery, optimize system performance, and ensure seamless scalability.

This role requires a strong DevOps engineer who is passionate about automation, cloud infrastructure, observability, and continuous integration / deployment. You will contribute to the evolution of our infrastructure by implementing best practices in configuration management, cloud provisioning, containerization, and CI / CD pipelines.

Your Impact

Cloud Infrastructure – Architect, deploy, and manage cloud-native solutions in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance

Automation & Infrastructure as Code – Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, automate configuration management with tools like Ansible, and drive adoption of GitOps practices

CI / CD Pipelines – Build, maintain, and optimize CI / CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar tools to enable rapid, reliable software delivery

Containerization & Orchestration – Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes (GKE preferred) and Docker, ensuring resilience and security

Monitoring & Performance Optimization – Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to proactively identify and resolve performance issues

Security & Compliance – Ensure security best practices are followed across infrastructure, networking, and application deployment

Collaboration – Work closely with development teams to integrate DevOps practices, troubleshoot production issues, and improve operational efficiency

On-Call Rotation – Participate in on-call support to maintain platform reliability and resolve production incidents

Qualifications

Qualifications

Your Experience

5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure roles

BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field

Strong cloud expertise in Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or AWS

Infrastructure as Code – Deep knowledge of Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent tools

Proficiency in scripting / programming with Python, Go, or Bash

Containerization & Kubernetes – Experience managing large-scale Kubernetes environments and deploying workloads in GKE, EKS, or similar

CI / CD & Automation – Hands-on experience with CI / CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD

Linux Administration – Strong knowledge of Linux systems and shell scripting

Networking & Security – Understanding of cloud networking, IAM, firewalls, and security best practices

Experience troubleshooting production issues in high-scale environments

Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Additional Information

The Team

Our DevOps team is at the core of Cortex's cloud infrastructure, enabling our engineering teams to build and deploy software at scale. We thrive on automation, efficiency, and reliability, always pushing the boundaries of DevOps excellence.

If you're excited about building scalable infrastructure, improving deployment workflows, and driving DevOps culture, we want to hear from you.

Compensation Disclosure

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 $147000 / YR - $237500 / YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here .

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Our Commitment

We're problem solvers that 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.

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