Principal Software Engineer (Prisma Access)
Core
Lead the design, architecture, and deployment of core network data path services within the Prisma Access SASE platform, driving a high-performing engineering organization focused on building, scaling, and optimizing resilient, multi-cloud, and cloud-native network connectivity solutions.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Networking & SASE)
Builds
Resilient, multi-cloud, and cloud-native network data path and enterprise network connectivity solutions running at massive global scale across AWS, GCP, and OCI.
Domain
Cybersecurity, Cloud Networking, SASE (Secure Access Service Edge)
Required skills
Cloud architecture (AWS, GCP, OCI), Kubernetes, Terraform, service meshes (Istio), IPSec, networking routing protocols, TCP/SSL/UDP, Java, Python, AI-assisted development workflows (Agentic engineering, Claude, Cursor), L7 application protocols
Preferred skills
Experience with SASE technologies (Zero Trust Network Access, SD-WAN), Disaster recovery, capacity planning, incident response, CI/CD pipelines
Technologies
AWS, GCP, OCI, Kubernetes, Terraform, Istio, Java, Python, Claude, Cursor
Responsibilities
Architect and scale multi-cloud environments to maintain high availability and low-latency security enforcement; Ensure strict adherence to SLAs, SLOs, and SRE best practices for uptime and disaster recovery; Oversee CI/CD pipelines and improve monitoring, logging, and alerting for cloud workloads; Partner with Product Management, Architecture, Security, and Customer Support to define roadmaps and align release predictability with business goals.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
