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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Site Reliability Engineer - **Company:** Palo Alto Networks - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $151,600.0 - $245,300.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, BigTable, BigQuery, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Data Security, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Github, Internet Security, Python (Programming Language), Network Troubleshooting, Linux System Administration, Unix Shell, Machine Learning, MySQL, Network Administration, RabbitMQ, Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Shell Script, Vault (Revision Control System), Spinnaker, Scripting, Google Cloud, System Availability, Malware, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Palo Alto Networks, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Docker, Golang, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** October 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/principal-site-reliability-engineer--603fed19-6fec-40ff-9b1b-8e5dbf45d259 ## About the Role * 8+ years of designing, building, and operating cloud infrastructure that enables reliable, rapid deployment of microservices with resilient operations and effective monitoring. * BS or MS in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent professional experience or equivalent military experience * Expertise in configuration management with a framework such as Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes * Proficient in Python and/or Go * Expertise in managing applications in the Kubenetes cluster with autoscaling enabled * Experience in Production Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability * Expertise in the public cloud (GCP or AWS), especially in GCP * Strong Linux administration, internals, and network troubleshooting * Proficiency with programming languages like Python, Golang, and shell scripting to automate tasks * Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitLab, and GitHub preferred * Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot complex distributed systems handling high-volume transactions * Excellent written and verbal communication, able to collaborate and rally support * Self-disciplined, self-managed, self-motivated, and strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive * Passion for infrastructure and monitoring as code * Ready to understand and dissect new technology stacks quickly, Ansible, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Business Analysis, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Configuration Management, Data Science, DevOps, Distributed Computing, Employee Benefits, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), Go Programming Language (Golang), High Availability, Identify Issues, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internet Security, Leading Edge Technology, Linux Administration, Machine Learning, Malware, Mentoring, Microservices, Military, Network Administration/Management, On Call, Performance Metrics, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Programming Languages, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Reliability Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Scientific Research, Team Player, Unix Shell Programming, Writing Skills ## Description Palo Alto Networks runs a large hybrid infrastructure and is one of the largest GCP customers. As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will be part of a team supporting the services running on this infrastructure. This includes automation, architecture, performance, metrics, troubleshooting, security, and reliability. Our stack includes Kubernetes, Docker, GCP, AWS, Ansible, Terraform, Vault, Gitlab, Spinnaker, Pub/sub, Bigtable, Memorystore, Bigquery, RabbitMq, Kafka, MySQL, Python, and Go. We don't expect you to know all these, but we do expect you to learn the ones needed for this role. Your Impact * Contribute to the success of SRE and DevOps * Develop expertise in new technologies * Work with developers, researchers, data scientists, and security experts * Design, build, and operate reliable, secure Cloud infrastructure * Ensure that applications are production-ready, scalable, and reliable * Develop tools and automation frameworks * Automate robust deployment of robust services * Orchestrate end-to-end monitoring and alerting * Participate with SRE and Dev teams in the on-call rotation * Lead root cause analysis of critical business and production issues * Mentor and champion SRE culture * Participate in design reviews The Team Wildfire is the industry's largest cloud-based malware protection engine that uses machine learning and crowdsourced intelligence to instantly prevent up to 95% of unknown malware variants inline without compromising business productivity. Wildfire infrastructure team supports the scalability and high availability of Wildfire clouds.