Principal DevOps Engineer - AI Platforms (Cortex)

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 establishing a new role focused on bridging AI capabilities with our internal DevOps platform. You will build AI-powered tools and services that run on top of the DevOps platform developed by the infrastructure team. This role combines hands-on DevOps/platform engineering work with close collaboration with software development teams, enabling them to build, deploy, and operate AI solutions efficiently, securely, and in alignment with organizational standards. You will act as a technical enabler, helping teams bring AI-driven applications into production while ensuring best practices across architecture, compliance, DevSecOps, FinOps, and AI governance. The role also includes direct contributions to the platform itself. Your Impact Enhance DevOps platform capabilities to support AI-based tools and workloads. Work closely with development teams to enable and support AI application delivery end-to-end. Assist in designing architecture and production-grade implementation of AI systems. Lead and enforce DevSecOps practices, compliance requirements, and governance standards for AI solutions. Develop platform components and internal services as part of the AI infrastructure layer. Support production readiness, monitoring, performance, reliability, and cost optimization (FinOps). Serve as a technical interface between multiple engineering teams. Participate in future on-call rotations. Qualifications Your Experience Strong experience of 5-7 years in DevOps / Platform Engineering roles. Good understanding of the AI ecosystem and modern AI workflows. Hands-on familiarity with AI tools such as Claude and other GenAI platforms. Ability to present a personal AI-related project Solid understanding of production systems and modern CI/CD practices. Experience with cloud infrastructure, automation, and deployment pipelines. Strong communication skills and ability to work across multiple stakeholders. Nice to have Exposure to DevSecOps, compliance, and FinOps practices. Experience building or integrating AI-driven systems in production environments. Experience building tools or automations using Claude or similar GenAI tools. 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.