About this role

Palo Alto Networks seeks a Principal Site Reliability Engineer to act as the technical authority for its cloud-native infrastructure. The role focuses on architecting reliable, scalable, and secure Kubernetes ecosystems (GKE), implementing GitOps with ArgoCD, and embedding security into delivery pipelines, with automation in Python in an AI-augmented workflow.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and oversee large-scale Kubernetes clusters in GKE
Design and refine CI/CD lifecycles using ArgoCD
Implement and manage security scanning tools (Prisma Cloud, Snyk) and shift-left security
Develop automation scripts in Python to improve observability
Lead blameless post-mortems and incident management

Technical Overview

Role centers on Kubernetes (GKE) management, GitOps (ArgoCD), CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins), Python automation, and container security tools (Prisma Cloud, Snyk). Includes declarative infrastructure-as-code practices and AI-assisted development using Cursor and Claude.

Must-Have Skills

KubernetesArgoCDGitOpsGoogle Kubernetes Engine (GKE)GKECI/CDGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsPythonSecurity scanning tools

Nice-to-Have Skills

CursorClaudeAI-assisted developmentobservabilityGKE native securityinfrastructure as code experienceblameless post-mortems

Tools & Platforms

ArgoCDGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsPrisma CloudSnykGoogle Kubernetes EngineKubernetesCursorClaude

Required Skills

KubernetesK8sGoogle Kubernetes EngineGKEArgoCDGitOpsCI/CDGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsPythonInfrastructure as Codeinfrastructure-as-codedeclarative infrastructure-as-codeGKE native securityPrisma CloudSnykCursorClaudeSecurity scanningRBACObservabilityContainer security

Hard Skills

KubernetesK8sGoogle Kubernetes EngineGKEArgoCDGitOpsCI/CDGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsPythonInfrastructure as Codeinfrastructure-as-codedeclarative infrastructure-as-codeGKE native securityPrisma CloudSnykCursorClaudeSecurity scanningRBACObservabilityContainer security

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkinginitiativeteamworktime managementmentoringstakeholder management

Industry & Role

Industry Cybersecurity

Job Function Lead the design, deployment, and security of cloud-native Kubernetes infrastructure as a Site Reliability Engineer

Role Subtype Site Reliability Engineer

Tech Domains Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Google Kubernetes Engine, ArgoCD, GitOps, Python

Keywords for Your Resume

KubernetesK8sGoogle Kubernetes EngineGKEArgoCDGitOpsCI/CDGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsPythonInfrastructure as Codeinfrastructure-as-codedeclarative infrastructure-as-codeGKE native securityPrisma CloudSnykCursorClaudeSecurity scanningRBACblameless post-mortemsobservabilityContainer security

Principal Site Reliability Engineer (CIPE)

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