Senior Staff Cloud Security Engineer

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

Job Summary

Your Career:

Palo Alto Networks is disrupting the Cyber Security industry! We are looking for a Senior Staff Enterprise Security Engineer to join our Infosec team that owns, securing and delivering security for our Enterprise, SaaS, and Public Cloud security services. With your networking, firewall, cloud, and development skills, you’ll design, build automation and integrate along with our secure programs – scale and secure our infrastructure and application in a Google Cloud Platform environment as well as collaborate with other team members. In this role, you will provide technical leadership in the development of Security programs by helping to drive the disruptive vision, technology planning, and estimation. If you are a fast learner and passionate about Cyber Security, this is a great opportunity for you

Qualifications

• Providing advanced operations and engineering support for critical systems and services, including application and security infrastructure on-prem and in the cloud.
• Responsible for assessing and reviewing the security and cloud infrastructure in both IT and production environments.
• Coordinates with various teams to ensure appliances and services are configured with the correct posture to support business requirements.
• In-depth knowledge of designing and implementing a Zero Trust Network Architecture, including network and identity segmentation.
• Continuous monitoring and improvement of IT support practices to enhance scalability, reliability, and performance in the product infrastructure.
• Assist in maintaining strong oversight of cloud computing solutions to safeguard against undue risks from third-party or external integrations.
• Develop automation using SOAR tools to streamline repetitive tasks and improve the overall efficiency of the security team.
• Collaborate with teams outside the Security Fusion Center, including Vulnerability Management, Network Engineering, OS Engineering, and product SRE.
• Prioritize and respond to critical vulnerabilities and data exposures with urgency and effective risk mitigation strategies.
• Develop and maintain security baselines for infrastructure components (e.g., VMs, containers, network devices) in alignment with CIS Benchmarks, NIST, and internal standards.
• Support incident response activities, including containment, forensic investigation, root cause analysis, and post-incident documentation.
• Perform regular policy and firewall rule reviews to ensure alignment with access requirements and enforcement of Zero Trust principles.
• Contribute to governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) efforts, including audit participation, third-party risk assessments, and evidence collection for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or FedRAMP certifications.

Requirements:

• 8-10 years of hands-on experience in the Network and Infrastructure security technologies.
• 5+ years of experience with firewall technologies, including deep expertise with Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and security rule evaluation.
• 5+ years of experience managing and securing cloud environments across AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure, with knowledge of native security tools and multi-cloud architectures.
• Proven ability to design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure and secure cloud-native applications, leveraging infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles.
• Strong working knowledge of IP networking, including routing, switching, VPNs, DNS, NAT, load balancing, and wireless for both on-prem and cloud environments.
• Proficient in virtualization platforms such as VMware, with experience securing virtualized and hybrid workloads.
• Experience working with REST APIs, automation scripting using Python or Go, and integration of security workflows into infrastructure tools.
• Ability to evaluate and optimize firewall rules and access control policies across complex environments, aligning with Zero Trust and least privilege models.
• Solid foundation in certificate management and PKI, including experience issuing and renewing certificates, managing key lifecycles, and enforcing secure communication using TLS and mutual authentication.
• Strong experience with OS-level security hardening and configuration management across Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu) and Windows Server, including patching, log monitoring, enforcing CIS/NIST baselines, and secure user access controls.
• Proficient in managing and securing Microsoft Active Directory (AD) environments, including Group Policy, LDAP integrations, role-based access control (RBAC), and identity federation for hybrid cloud architectures.
• Self-motivated, strong troubleshooting skills, and capable of working independently in fast-paced environments with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including network operations, cloud infrastructure, IAM, and compliance.
• CISSP, AWS , GCP certifications preferred.
• PCNSE certification is a plus.

The Team

Think about it, security for an information security company. Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within the Information Security team is a once in a lifetime opportunity. You’ll be joined with the brightest minds in technology, our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks. We’re joined by one mission – but driven by the impact of that mission and what it means to protect our way of life in the digital age. Join a dynamic and fast-paced team that feels excitement at the prospect of a challenge and feels a thrill at resolving security gaps that inhibit our privacy.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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 .

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