Staff DevOps Engineer

Job Summary Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain CI/CD and MLOps pipelines for automated application and AI model deployments. Manage cloud infrastructure and compute resources using Ia C tools like Terraform or Cloud Formation. Implement end-to-end observability using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog to monitor system health. Collaborate with development and AI/ML teams to containerize applications using Docker and Kubernetes. Provision, configure, and manage core AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, and EKS. Scale and optimize containerized workloads using Amazon EKS, including cluster upgrades and node group tuning. Configure and manage NGINX for ingress routing, reverse proxying, load balancing, and SSL/TLS termination. Build custom dashboards, define SLOs/SLAs, and set up proactive alerting via Pager Duty and Datadog. Support AI teams by providing self-service platform tools and optimizing GPU/TPU compute resources. Qualifications Minimum of 3 to 6 years of proven experience in Dev Ops, Cloud Infrastructure, or a related field. BSc/B.Tech/BE in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is mandatory. Extensive hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Infrastructure and core cloud services. Proficiency in Kubernetes, Docker, and managing containerized workloads at scale. Strong expertise in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, Jenkins). Deep understanding of observability, telemetry, and monitoring tools (Datadog, Open Telemetry, Grafana). Excellent design, analytical, and troubleshooting skills with a methodical approach to problem-solving. Fluent in English with strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-team collaboration. Preferred Qualifications Experience in testing methodologies and developing unit, integration, system, and API tests. Strong networking foundations, including TCP/IP, DNS, Network Protocols, and Routing. Knowledge of security principles, risk management, threat modeling, and secure configuration. Hands-on database usage experience and a solid understanding of data engineering concepts. Demonstrated experience working within Agile development methodologies and practices. Active Cloud Solution Architect Certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect). Familiarity with the open-source community and a proactive drive for continuous self-learning. 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. Please use this form to provide us with information that will help direct your request and find your data in all of our systems