Sr. Staff Network Engineer, Campus and Wireless Networking

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Our Approach to Work

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

Job Description

Your Career

In this Santa Clara HQ-based role, you will be responsible for managing Palo Alto Networks' wireless network infrastructure across our enterprise. We are seeking individuals with a proactive and innovative mindset to drive improvements, automation, and unconventional approaches. Collaborating with a team of seasoned network engineers, you will lead projects aimed at designing, implementing, and maintaining our global wireless network infrastructure. Our IT environment is dynamic, fast-paced, and unpredictable, requiring analytical, agile, and influential leaders who can swiftly deliver impactful results and adapt to evolving business demands and priorities. If you are motivated, intelligent, creative, and industrious, eager to contribute meaningfully and effect positive change, then this opportunity is tailored for you!

Your Impact

• Design, implement, and enhance wireless network architectures, ensuring security, performance, and scalability.

• Integrate wireless solutions with broader network infrastructure and lead initiatives to improve performance and security.

• Define and enforce wireless security controls, implementing advanced features like secure access and encryption.

• Collaborate with IT security and network software teams to automate management, mitigate risks, and drive innovation.

• Lead multi-quarter wireless network projects, from design through implementation and maintenance.

• Mentor and lead the network engineering team, fostering knowledge-sharing and technical growth.

• Resolve wireless network incidents, ensuring timely communication with stakeholders and collaboration with the incident management team.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 8+ years of experience in fast-paced networking environments, specializing in wireless network design and implementation.

• Extensive knowledge of wireless technologies and protocols, including Wi-Fi 6, 802.11ax/ac/n, and RF design principles.

• Expertise in wireless security controls and best practices, ideally with Palo Alto Networks platforms.

• Proven ability to lead large-scale wireless network projects from conception to completion.

• Experience with CI/CD for configuration automation is a plus.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, adept at resolving complex operational issues.

• Familiarity with backbone network infrastructure (routing & switching) and its integration with wireless networks.

• Experience with Routing and Switching from vendors like Arista or Juniper.

• Wireless experience with Aruba and Integration with ClearPass is a plus.

Additional Information

The Team

Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within Information Technology is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You’ll join the brightest minds in technology, creating, building, and supporting tools that enable our global teams to be on the front line of defense against cyberattacks.

We’re connected by one mission but driven by the impact of that mission and what it means to protect our way of life in the digital age. Join a dynamic and fast-paced team of people who feel excited by the prospect of a challenge and feel a thrill at resolving technical gaps that inhibit productivity.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you re