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of similar roles. Most pay
$126,800–$186,266
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$192k
versus about
$157k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity company offering network security, cloud security, and endpoint protection solutions.
Palo Alto Networks currently has
51 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$159,100–$257,400
across 47 roles with salary data.
The Principal DevOps Engineer joins the Cortex team to serve as a technical pillar for the industry's most advanced SecOps platform. This role involves architecting, scaling, and optimizing a massive-scale, multi-region GCP environment while defining engineering standards and infrastructure-as-code paradigms. You will design global cloud strategies, build secure self-healing continuous delivery workflows, and drive cost-efficiency models. Key responsibilities include consulting on application architecture, leading incident governance, and spearheading automated remediation frameworks. The role requires expert-level mastery of Kubernetes, GCP, and Terraform, alongside high proficiency in Python, Go, and Linux internals. You will utilize tools like GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry to ensure system resilience and high availability for the XDR, XSIAM, XSOAR, and XPANSE product areas.
What does a DevOps Engineer earn?
Median $130000 from 89 postings across 27 companies.
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