Principal DevOps Engineer

As a motivated Senior SRE Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, you will be an integral part of the Cortex Devops Production group based at our India development (IDC) center. Collaborating closely with the Cortex Cyber Security Research group, you will play a key role in planning, executing, and reporting on various infrastructure and code projects. Your responsibilities will include managing high-pressure production maintenance tasks and addressing related issues to ensure the smooth functioning of the production environment. In this role, you will take full end-to-end responsibility for the production environment of our SaaS product deployed on GCP. You will be involved in building tools for automatic remediation of known issues, developing Infrastructure-as-code for orchestrating production and development environments, and designing, building, maintaining, and scaling production services with thousands of Kubernetes clusters. Additionally, you will focus on securing production environments, integrating new security tools and features, and collaborating with development teams to enhance software architecture for improved scalability, service reliability, cost, and performance. You will be responsible for building CI pipelines and automation processes, participating in the on-call rotation to support applications and infrastructure, and researching cutting-edge technologies to deploy them to production. Your experience as a DevOps/SRE Engineer with a passion for technology and a strong sense of responsibility for high reliability and service levels will be crucial in this role. Proficiency in various tools and technologies such as Python, Go, Linux, GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, and databases like Cassandra, ScyllaDB, MemSQL, and MySQL will be advantageous. With excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you will effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, manage high-scale production environments, and adapt quickly to new technologies while multitasking on multiple responsibilities. Joining our dynamic engineering team, you will have the opportunity to drive innovation, challenge the industry norms, and contribute to shaping the future of cybersecurity at Palo Alto Networks. At Palo Alto Networks, we value diversity, innovation, and collaboration. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and ensuring a supportive work environment where every employee can thrive. If you are excited about the prospect of solving complex cybersecurity challenges and making a meaningful impact, we encourage you to join our team and be part of our mission to protect our digital way of life.,