[Remote] DevOps Architect

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Palo Alto Networks is a leader in cybersecurity, dedicated to protecting digital lives through innovative technology. They are seeking a technical DevOps Architect to enhance developer productivity across the CI/CD lifecycle by building application infrastructures and tooling, while collaborating with product teams and mentoring fellow engineers.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and requirements for initiatives focused on accelerating productivity across the CI/CD lifecycle and improving security posture
• Architect and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure internal tooling via infrastructure as code
• Mentor and coach engineers, imparting wisdom and best practices into the team’s DNA as a subject matter expert
• Ensure code quality, delivery timelines, and satisfaction of stakeholders across your work
• Manage projects from conception to delivery, including requirements gathering, planning work, and performing work

Skills

• 5-7+ years of hands-on technical experience working as an infrastructure or platform developer
• Significant development experience with the following: Python, Groovy, Bash
• Deep knowledge and experience in cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud (AWS Preferred)
• Experience with Containers and Orchestrators (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, etc.)
• Experience with CI/CD Tools and IaC languages (e.g. Jenkins, Git, Terraform, etc.)
• Experience with building the full application release cycle (CI/CD)
• Experience with being a power user of AI and building AI-based automations
• Knowledge of operating system administration (Both windows and linux)
• Excellent design and analytical skills
• Creative troubleshooting skills and out-of-the-box thinking
• Experience aligning expectations across multiple stakeholders at multiple levels of the business
• Strong communication skills, team player
• Open-minded and creative – a problem-solver
• A thorough and methodical approach to any task, ability to plan, conduct, prioritize, track and measure processes
• Decision-making skills: taking into account both architectural and business considerations, at times with incomplete information
• Strong ability to use new technologies and understand them in depth through rapid self-learning
• Proactive by nature; internal drive for excellence and improvement
• Highly motivated, autonomous
• Fluent in English, good writing skills
• Experience with MCP, AWS Bedrock, Agentic AI, or RAG solutions
• BA/BS in Computer Science
• Experience in testing methodologies and developing tests (e.g Unit tests, integration tests, system tests)
• Strong networking foundations (TCP/IP, DNS, Network Protocols, Routing)
• Security principles and techniques (Risk management, Threat modeling, secure configuration)
• Database usage experience and understanding
• Experience with Agile development and practices
• Professional certifications

Benefits

• The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.
• A description of our employee benefits may be found https://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/
• We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability.

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