Principal DevOps Engineer (DevOps Platform)

Welcome to the Platform Engineering DevEx group-the driving force behind Palo Alto internal developer platform! We are entering an exciting era of growth and innovation, building out specialized pillars to champion a truly world-class developer experience. We are looking for an inspiring Principal Platform Engineer to serve as our technical anchor, visionary, and culture-builder.
In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to elevate the way hundreds of developers worldwide build, deploy, and thrive every single day. You wont just build tools; you will cultivate an environment of empowerment and high velocity. By defining the "North Star" vision for our internal platform as a premium SaaS product, you will transform the "Frontend of DevOps" (Self-Service Portals, Automations, and Insights) into a seamless, joyful experience that engineers love to use. If you are passionate about cutting-edge cloud tech, delighting internal users, and bridging big-picture strategy with engineeri

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Your Experience:
10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering, with at least 3 years in a Principal, Staff, or Enterprise Architect role.
Expert Programming Skills: Deep mastery of Python or Go (Golang), with a proven track record of designing large-scale distributed systems, SDKs, or internal frameworks.
Cloud Architecture at Scale: Extensive experience architecting secure, resilient, and cost-effective AWS solutions (Serverless, compute, and multi-account strategies).
Advanced GitOps & CI/CD Governance: Proven experience designing enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines and scaling GitOps workflows (ArgoCD or Flux) across complex, multi-tenant environments.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Leadership: Mastery of IaC (Terraform, Pulumi, or OpenTofu), including experience building reusable, secure module libraries used by dozens of engineering teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Education: BSc/MSc in Computer Science or elite tech unit graduate (MAMRAM/8200).
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