Principal Cloud Security Engineer (InfoSec)

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

Principal Cloud Security Engineers:

• Design and implement scalable security solutions for cloud environments in multi-cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure, Alibaba, etc).
• Evaluate and Implement security policies to prevent Security bad practices
• Automate security controls and processes in cloud environments, enhancing overall security posture.
• Define Cloud security standards and implement preventive, corrective, and detective controls
• Collaborate with Product teams on how to best secure Cloud resources
• Develop and automate processes to enable the security team to scale
• Understand and provide guidance on how best to secure Infrastructure as-Code
• Participate actively and contribute to Cloud architecture and development discussions
• Develop solid understanding and be able to explain advanced Cloud Computing and Cloud Security concepts to others
• Provide security and engineering guidance to junior members of the team

Your Impact

• Technical leadership and end-to-end delivery of solutions in collaboration with cross-functional product management, development and quality assurance teams in a fast paced environment
• You will work closely with our public Cloud partners to design and architect next generation cloud security solutions
• Hands-on participation in developing next generation cloud security solutions at scale
• You will participate in all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, design, through implementation and test.

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• Proven hands-on experience in cloud solutions and design for secure and compliant integration of applications on all Cloud Service Providers with main focus on GCP/AWS and Azure.
• Strong knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python) for automation tasks, with an emphasis on security-related automation.
• Excellent team player with strong coding, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Solid understanding of DevSecOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools including but not limited to  GitLab CI,Jenkins, BitBucket, XSOARwith a focus on security integration
• Strong understanding of Cloud Security Posture Management tools
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) concepts and tools such as Terraform or Ansible, with a focus on security best practices.
• Strong understanding of Cloud Identity and Access Management
• Hands-on experience with Cloud distributed systems and high scale designs
• Experience designing/building scalable REST API and data pipelines
• Strong understanding of standards and compliance frameworks including FedRAMP, SOX, NIST, PCI-DSS, etc.
• M.S/B.S degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 10+ years of relevant experience or equivalent military experience required
• High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

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 $162K - $263K/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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.