Senior Staff Cloud Engineer - ARS Team (Idira)

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 Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our elite team building a new SaaS product. You will use AWS serverless architecture, AWS CDK, and Python to design, develop, test, and deploy services. This role involves practicing the full software development lifecycle in an agile environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and exploring new technologies.

Your Impact

• Design, develop, test, secure, and deploy services from planning to production using AWS serverless architecture, AWS CDK, and Python.

• Practice the full software development life cycle within an agile-oriented environment.

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of features in a complex SaaS application.

• Participate in continuous and iterative engineering cycles with an emphasis on code quality, supportability, scalability, and performance.

• Collaborate closely with security architects, product managers, and other development teams.

• Explore, evaluate, and implement new technologies and tools to ensure we are using cutting-edge solutions.

• Champion high-quality code design and participate actively in code reviews to optimize and challenge the status quo.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related Engineering field, or equivalent experience from a technology elite unit.

• 5+ years of software development experience in languages such as Python, Go, Java, or C++.

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in developing and deploying modular cloud-based systems on AWS.

• Proven experience creating architecture for cloud-based systems, considering scalability, security, and performance.

• Experience leading the design, development, and delivery of features in SaaS applications.

• An independent, proactive nature, coupled with an internal drive for excellence and improvement.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to coach and mentor others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant experience with Python.

• Direct experience with AWS serverless architecture and AWS CDK.

• Familiarity with modern CI/CD tools, specifically GitHub, Jenkins, and Artifactory.

• Experience in enterprise-scale application development within a cloud/SaaS environment.

• Solid understanding of security and networking implementation and best practices.

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.