Principal DevOps Engineer

Palo Alto Networks

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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 administration skills (Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS, etc.). Strong network troubleshooting skills, with a deep understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, routing, and network security protocols.
• Security/Code Analysis: Hands-on experience integrating static code analysis and security testing into automated workflows, with specific expertise in Coverity (or similar enterprise SAST tools).
• Programming: Strong proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and API integrations.
• Problem Solving: Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex, inter-dependent platform issues during critical incidents.

Nice To Haves

• Experience migrating repositories or CI/CD pipelines between major platforms (e.g., Bitbucket to GitLab, Jenkins to GitLab CI).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Experience with AI-related skills, including Large Language Models (LLM), AI agents, and Claude code.
• Experience operating within major public cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Familiarity with modern observability and monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK).
• Proven ability to integrate with existing toolchains to boost developer productivity, coupled with previous involvement in open-source projects.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees