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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
34 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$159,000–$257,750
across 32 roles with salary data.
As a Sr Staff Software Engineer within the Information Technology team, you will serve as an AI-Native Cloud FinOps Engineer focused on building intelligent pipelines and autonomous optimization systems to manage cloud spend across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will develop closed-loop software systems that automatically convert detected waste into savings, specifically targeting high-cost AI/ML workloads like GPU clusters and LLM pipelines. Your daily work involves engineering autonomous systems using LangChain and ADK, managing infrastructure-as-code via Terraform and Pulumi, and deploying predictive machine learning models to analyze usage telemetry. You will utilize Python, ReAct, and TypeScript/Node.js while interacting with LLM APIs, vector databases, and agentic frameworks. The role addresses the technical challenge of transitioning from passive financial monitoring to automated, self-optimizing multi-cloud architectures to manage complex infrastructure costs and unit economics.
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