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# Site Reliability Engineer (Cortex)

- **Company:** Palo Alto Networks
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $132,600.0 - $214,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, ARM Architecture, Software as a Service, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Apache Hadoop, PostgreSQL, Linux Kernel, Unix Shell, MySQL, NoSQL, Redis, Reliability Engineering, Software Deployment, SQL Databases, Google Cloud, System Availability, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/paloaltonetworks/senior-site-reliability-engineer-cortex

## About the Role

+ 5-7+ years of experience as a DevOps/SRE engineer with a strong motivation for high reliability at the service level.
 + Experience in the design, deployment, and maintenance of SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Redis, Cassandra, Hadoop).
 + Strong understanding of Linux internals allowing for quick troubleshooting.
 + Clear understanding of incident and alerts management in Site Reliability Engineering.
 + Ability to effectively troubleshoot and address emerging and complex problems.
 + Proficiency in Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, or similar public cloud platforms.
 + Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration.
 + Proficiency in Python programming and Linux Shell commands.
 + Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code.
 + Familiarity with security concepts and best practices.
 + Experience with observability and incident response tools.
 + Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with and coordinate between multiple teams.

Preferred Qualifications

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 + Experience with Kafka is preferred.

## Description

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Cortex), you will utilize your prior experience in maintaining cloud platforms to optimize our infrastructure and ensure the high availability of our SaaS product. You will participate in incident management, develop CI/CD deployment configurations, and collaborate with Engineering teams to influence product operability. In this role, you will continuously evaluate cutting-edge technologies to improve our operations and provide follow-the-sun operational coverage., * Optimize infrastructure by utilizing prior experience in maintaining cloud platforms.

 * Participate in incident management following established processes to ensure prompt resolution of system issues.
 * Develop and maintain application deployment configurations using tools such as Terraform and Helm.
 * Evaluate cutting-edge technologies for their potential impact on operations and implement them when appropriate.
 * Participate in an on-call rotation with DevOps teams to provide follow-the-sun operational coverage.
 * Collaborate with Engineering teams to influence product operability and ensure service reliability and availability.