# Sr Staff Site Reliability Engineer at Palo Alto Networks

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> Responsibilities: - Operate and own global, multi-cloud prod

- **Company:** Palo Alto Networks (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/palo-alto-networks)
- **Location:** Spain
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, GCP, AWS, Prometheus, Grafana, GitOps, CI/CD, Incident response, Distributed systems, Observability, Troubleshooting, Automation, Infrastructure as code
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-08-18
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-08-19
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://paloaltonetworks.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/panwexternalcareers/job/Madrid-Spain/Sr-Staff-Site-Reliability-Engineer_JR-018712-1 (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/sr-staff-site-reliability-engineer-palo-alto-networks

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Operate and own global, multi-cloud production environments (GCP, AWS, Azure).
- Monitor, investigate and resolve incidents; lead post-incident analysis and remediation.
- Troubleshoot complex distributed systems and drive end-to-end fault isolation and fixes.
- Design, deploy and improve observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana) and alerting.
- Build automation, tooling and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) to reduce toil (Python preferred).
- Collaborate with CX, CS and engineering teams; champion documentation, async communication and best practices.
- Participate in on-call rotations (daytime coverage and occasional weekends/holidays).

Requirements:
- 5+ years in SRE or similar production engineering roles supporting large-scale systems.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform and cloud provider operations (GCP/AWS/Azure).
- Strong skills in monitoring/observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana) and incident response workflows.
- Experience developing automation and tools, ideally in Python.
- Familiarity with GitOps, CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices.
- Excellent troubleshooting, communication and cross-team collaboration skills for a distributed remote environment.

## Responsibilities

You will operate and maintain large-scale, multi-cloud production environments while driving end-to-end troubleshooting for complex distributed systems. Additionally, you will design observability solutions and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high system reliability and performance.

## Requirements

Candidates must have at least 5 years of SRE experience in large-scale production environments with strong proficiency in Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud platforms like GCP or AWS. You should also possess deep expertise in Python scripting, monitoring tools, and a proven ability to work effectively in a distributed remote team.

## FAQ

- **Is this Sr Staff Site Reliability Engineer role still open?** It was posted on 2026-08-18. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Palo Alto Networks's site before applying.
- **Does Palo Alto Networks offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Palo Alto Networks's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Spain. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, GCP, AWS, Prometheus, Grafana, GitOps, CI/CD, Incident response, Distributed systems, Observability, Troubleshooting, Automation, Infrastructure as code.

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