Palo Alto Networks is Hiring Staff DevOps Engineer

Palo Alto Networks is hiring a Staff DevOps Engineer for a full-time, office-based position in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

The role focuses on DevOps, AWS cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, MLOps, Infrastructure as Code, observability, networking, and production automation. The engineer will work closely with software development and AI/ML teams to build reliable deployment platforms, manage cloud infrastructure, and support scalable containerized workloads.

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD and MLOps pipelines.

• Automate application and AI/ML model deployments.

• Manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform or CloudFormation.

• Provision and manage AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, and EKS.

• Manage and optimize Amazon EKS clusters, including upgrades and node-group tuning.

• Containerize applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Implement observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.

• Configure NGINX for ingress routing, reverse proxying, load balancing, and SSL/TLS termination.

• Build custom dashboards and define SLOs/SLAs.

• Configure proactive monitoring and alerting using PagerDuty and Datadog.

• Support AI/ML teams with self-service platform tooling.

• Optimize GPU/TPU compute resources for AI workloads.

• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, networking, and production issues.

• Collaborate with engineering and AI/ML teams on reliable production systems.

• 3–6 years of professional experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or a related field.

• BSc, B.Tech, BE, or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Infrastructure.

• Strong experience with Kubernetes and Docker.

• Experience managing containerized workloads at scale.

• Strong CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar tools.

• Strong understanding of observability and telemetry.

• Experience with Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, or related monitoring platforms.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with unit, integration, system, and API testing.
• Strong networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, and network protocols.
• Understanding of security principles, risk management, threat modeling, and secure configuration.
• Database and data-engineering experience.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• AWS Cloud Solution Architect certification or equivalent.
• Familiarity with open-source technologies and communities.
• Strong interest in continuous technical learning.

Salary Note: Compensation may vary based on experience, technical expertise, role level, location, and Palo Alto Networks' internal compensation structure. The job posting does not provide a confirmed salary range.