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Principal Network Security Architect / Engineer

Palo Alto Networks
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About

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
The Team
Information Technology - Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within Information Technology is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You’ll join the brightest minds in technology, creating, building, and supporting tools and enabling our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks. We’re connected 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 of people who feel excited by the prospect of a challenge and feel a thrill at resolving technical gaps that inhibit productivity.
Job Summary
This is a true
Principal-level
role requiring a blend of deep technical mastery and high-level architectural vision. You are likely currently operating as a Principal Engineer, Lead Architect, or a seasoned Senior Engineer who has spent years designing massive, global enterprise footprints.
To be successful on day one, you must have a proven track record of writing production-grade automation code (Infrastructure as Code) and driving architectural changes across thousands of global nodes. If you are looking for a purely operational role managing day-to-day firewall tickets, this is not the right fit.
Key Responsibilities
Own the architectural blueprint and governance for our global network security footprint, ensuring scalability across hybrid environments.
Define, develop, and enforce enterprise-wide security policies, including segmentation, access control, and traffic inspection, serving as a subject matter expert.
Drive the integration of security into all layers of network design, proactively collaborating with security, infrastructure, and IT teams to ensure alignment.
Proactively identify vulnerabilities and lead complex remediation efforts across on-prem and cloud environments, simplifying complex problems to establish best practices.
Leverage Palo Alto Networks products and third-party platforms to enhance network visibility, protection, and threat intelligence.
Champion and implement advanced network security automation using scripting, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code best practices, setting the technical direction.
Serve as the ultimate escalation authority during critical security events, designing long-term architectural remediations to ensure the same issue never happens twice.
Provide technical mentorship to senior engineers, contribute significantly to our architectural standards, and foster a strong security-first culture.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise networking and network security engineering, with a demonstrable track record of leadership in large-scale environments.
Deep expertise in
Zero
Trust architecture
, advanced network segmentation, and Proven experience designing and securing massive,
global hybrid-cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, or GCP paired with on-prem).
Extensive hands-on
experience architecting and implementing security automation and infrastructure-as-code frameworks
Advanced capability in writing infrastructure-as-code (
Terraform, Ansible) and building CI/CD pipelines.
This is an automation-first environment.
Experience with leveraging AI/ML tools to simplify operational tasks and build auto-healing capabilities.
Exceptional expertise in firewall technologies, VPN, IDS/IPS, NAC, and advanced microsegmentation strategies.
Mastery of routing, switching, and TCP/IP protocols; significant experience with Arista, Juniper, or equivalent enterprise-grade network hardware.
Must be local to SF bay area
Preferred Qualifications
A deep and proven background with Palo Alto Networks products and platforms (e.g., NGFW, Panorama, Prisma Access).
Superior troubleshooting and analytical skills to diagnose and resolve the most complex security issues.
Exceptional communication and technical leadership skills with a proven ability to drive cross-functional collaboration and influence strategic decisions.
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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here (https://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/) .
$154,000.00 - $249,500.00/yr
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 .
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.
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