Distinguished Architect, Engineering Excellence

Palo Alto Networks · Santa Clara, CA, US

Palo Alto Networks is hiring a lead Distinguished Architect, Engineering Excellence in Santa Clara, CA, US. What you'll do: customer support and prototyping, work across the infrastructure and security domains. Qualifications: 7+ years of experience, a PhD, and familiarity with Microservices. Contract, paying $243K.

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Salary: $243k · contract
Source: jobs.paloaltonetworks.com
Original link: https://jobs.paloaltonetworks.com/en/job/santa-clara/distinguished-architect-engineering-excellence/47263/85188808880
ATS: Workday
Posted: 3 months ago (2026-01-29)
Status: active

Skills: Microservices

Topics: Infrastructure, Security

Activities: Customer support, Prototyping

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