Principal Platform Engineer - Devops (Cortex)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 15, 2026.
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!
We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.Job Summary
Your Career
We are looking for a motivated Principal Platform Engineer to join our Cortex Devops Platform group in our Tel Aviv offices. The team is responsible for the orchestration platform that manages the entire lifecycle of the production environment hosting all Cortex products, as well as the enablement of the entire RnD group using self service APIs and internal tooling.
More information about Cortex can be found here.
Your Impact
- Develop the orchestration platform that manages the entire lifecycle of the production environment hosting all Cortex products deployed on GCP
- Develop Kubernetes operators and cloud-native applications to streamline our infrastructure management and deployment processes.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to design and enhance software architecture to improve scalability, service reliability, cost and performance.
- Stay abreast of cutting-edge technologies and deploy them to production environments when appropriate.
- Contribute to team-wide efforts including code reviews, design reviews, and technical/architectural decisions.
- Participate in the on-call rotation to provide support for applications and infrastructure.
Qualifications
Your Experience
- 6+ years as a Software Engineer / DevOps Infra Engineer (or similar role) with a strong programming experience in Go, Python or other relevant coding languages
- Proficiency in the cloud (GCP - preferred)
- Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code principles and tools such as Terraform/FluxCD/ConfigConnector.
- Experience improving product stability through thoughtful code reviews, testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
- High proficiency with virtualized and containerized environments (Kubernetes and Docker)
- Ability to grasp new technologies quickly and prioritize and multitask on multiple responsibilities
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in production environments.
- Experience with working with internal and external customers and stakeholders
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work and coordinate between multiple teams
Nice to have:
- Experience developing Kubernetes operators
- Proficiency with databases such as MySQL, ScyllaDB
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 [email protected].
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.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.