Top 71 Principal network architect Jobs in Santa Clara Ca

Principal Enterprise Network Security Architect
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Principal Security Architect
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- Engineering
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Principal Engineer, Network Protocol Architect
Ayar Labs —San Jose, CA
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- Bachelor of Science
- AWS
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Senior/Principal Solutions Architect / Network Engineer - Special Programs Operations, Onsite
Sandia National Laboratories —Livermore, CA
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- Oracle
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Principal Systems Design Engineer
ServiceNow —Mountain View, CA
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- HIPAA
- 11+ years
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Health insurance
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Principal Engineer, Global Network Core, Google Cloud
Google —Sunnyvale, CA
- $307,000 - $427,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- 11+ years
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Principal AI Security Architect
d-Matrix —Santa Clara, CA
- $195,000 - $285,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- System design
- Research
- Doctor of Philosophy
Sr. Principal Solution Architect
Palo Alto Networks —Santa Clara, CA
- $223,000 - $306,500 a year
- Full-time
- System design
- 11+ years
- Office
Principal Cloud Architect
KLA —Milpitas, CA
- $162,700 - $284,700 a year
- Full-time
- HIPAA
- Mentoring
- Smartphone
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid holidays
Principal Engineer, Local AI - Agents and Systems
NVIDIA —Santa Clara, CA
- $272,000 - $431,250 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science
- Windows
Principal Software Engineer – Sensor, Telemetry & Observability (Hybrid)
CrowdStrike —Sunnyvale, CA
- $195,000 - $290,000 a year
- Full-time
- System design
- Windows
- SQL
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Principal NPI Solutions Architect
Palo Alto Networks —Santa Clara, CA
- Full-time
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- Office
Principal HPC Architect
KLA —Milpitas, CA
- $162,700 - $284,700 a year
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- DevOps
- System design
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid holidays
Principal Security Data Engineer, Infrastructure Security Engineering - DGX Cloud
NVIDIA —Santa Clara, CA
- $272,000 - $431,250 a year
- Full-time
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- 11+ years
Senior Principal Firmware Engineer, IoT
CHEP —Santa Clara, CA
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science
Senior Principal Engineer, Security Architect (2026- 346)
Astera Labs —San Jose, CA
- $190,000 - $240,000 a year
- Computer Science
- 11+ years
- Doctor of Philosophy
12d
Principal IT Solution Architect - NPI
Palo Alto Networks —Santa Clara, CA
- $167,000 - $270,500 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- System design
- Office
Principal Software Engineer
Microsoft —Mountain View, CA
- $142,800 - $304,200 a year
- Full-time
- Background check
- Azure
- Computer Science
Principal, Software Engineer
Walmart —Sunnyvale, CA
- $143,000 - $286,000 a year
- Computer Science
- High school
- Office
- Paid jury duty
- Disability insurance

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Principal Enterprise Network Security Architect

Palo Alto Networks -
Santa Clara, CA

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Job Details

Full-time
$154,000 - $249,500 a year
8 days ago

Benefits

Qualifications

AI models
Zero Trust security
Continuous Delivery (CD) implementation
Tooling
Team leadership
Zero trust architecture design
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Regulatory compliance
Machine learning projects
Infrastructure architecture design
Information security compliance
Bachelor's degree
Design engineering
Routing protocols
Regulatory Frameworks (Architecture security)
APIs
Network routing
Cloud Architecture Design (Architecture design skills)
Cloud automation
Access control management
VPN management
DevOps automation
AI-driven automation
Identity and access management (IAM) solutions
Legal compliance
Security technology solutions implementations
Identity & access management

Full Job Description

Santa Clara, California, United States of America IT Ref ID: JR-020346

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

The Team

Information Technology - 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 and enabling our global teams 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.

Key Responsibilities

Own the architectural blueprint and governance for our global network security footprint, ensuring scalability across hybrid environments.
Define, develop, and enforce enterprise-wide security policies, including segmentation, access control, and traffic inspection, serving as a subject matter expert.
Drive the integration of security into all layers of network design, proactively collaborating with security, infrastructure, and IT teams to ensure alignment.
Proactively identify vulnerabilities and lead complex remediation efforts across on-prem and cloud environments, simplifying complex problems to establish best practices.
Leverage Palo Alto Networks products and third-party platforms to enhance network visibility, protection, and threat intelligence.
Champion and implement advanced network security automation using scripting, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code best practices, setting the technical direction.
Serve as the ultimate escalation authority during critical security events, designing long-term architectural remediations to ensure the same issue never happens twice.
Provide technical mentorship to senior engineers, contribute significantly to our architectural standards, and foster a strong security-first culture.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Minimum Bachelors degree with relevant coursework and 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise networking and network security engineering, with a demonstrable track record of leadership in large-scale environments.
Deep expertise in Zero Trust architecture, advanced network segmentation, and Proven experience designing and securing massive, global hybrid-cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, or GCP paired with on-prem).
Extensive hands-onexperience architecting and implementing security automation and infrastructure-as-code frameworks Advanced capability in writing infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) and building CI/CD pipelines. This is an automation-first environment.
Experience with leveraging AI/ML tools to simplify operational tasks and build auto-healing capabilities.
Strong understanding of AI and Large Language Model (LLM) architectures, including AI application components, data flows, APIs, and model integration. Ability to design and secure AI-enabled solutions by addressing identity and access management, data privacy, prompt injection, model security, API protection, governance, and regulatory compliance
Exceptional expertise in firewall technologies, VPN, IDS/IPS, NAC, and advanced micro segmentation strategies.
Mastery of routing, switching, and TCP/IP protocols; significant experience with Arista, Juniper, or equivalent enterprise-grade network hardware.
Must be local to SF bay area

Preferred Qualifications

A deep and proven background with Palo Alto Networks products and platforms (e.g., NGFW, Panorama, Prisma Access).
Superior troubleshooting and analytical skills to diagnose and resolve the most complex security issues.
Exceptional communication and technical leadership skills with a proven ability to drive cross-functional collaboration and influence strategic decisions.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.

$154,000.00 - $249,500.00/yr

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 require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes

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