Associate Security Architect – New Grad

Associate Security Architect – New Grad – Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) is the world's largest pure-play cybersecurity company with $8B+ in annual revenues, protecting 80,000+ customers across 150+ countries with next-generation firewalls, SASE, cloud security, and AI-powered threat intelligence. Palo Alto Networks' Prisma SASE, Prisma Cloud, and Cortex XDR platforms are the leading enterprise security solutions across network, cloud, and endpoint domains. Palo Alto Networks is growing at 20%+ annually, and its mission — to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life — attracts the world's best security talent. We are hiring New Grad Associate Security Architects to join our Customer Success and Technical Services teams.

Responsibilities

• Design Palo Alto Networks SASE architectures — integrating Prisma Access, Prisma SD-WAN, and ADEM for enterprise customers deploying zero-trust network access (ZTNA)
• Build Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall (NGFW) architectures — designing firewall policies, threat prevention profiles, URL filtering, and DNS security for enterprise network security
• Develop Prisma Cloud security posture management (CSPM) architectures — designing cloud security guardrails, vulnerability management workflows, and compliance monitoring for AWS/Azure/GCP
• Design Cortex XDR extended detection and response architectures — integrating endpoint, network, and cloud telemetry for enterprise threat detection and incident response
• Create security architecture documentation — zero-trust architecture designs, network security diagrams, and security policy frameworks for Palo Alto Networks customer deployments
• Support customer proof-of-concept deployments and Palo Alto Networks technical workshops demonstrating NGFW and SASE capabilities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Network Engineering
• Networking fundamentals — TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, and network security concepts
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles — zero-trust architecture, SASE, and cloud security
• PCNSA or PCNSE certification (or in progress) is highly valued
• CompTIA Security+, CEH, or cloud security certifications are a plus

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary with Palo Alto Networks RSU equity and annual bonus
• Certification reimbursement — PCNSA, PCNSE, and industry security certifications
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) with Palo Alto Networks matching
• Santa Clara headquarters with Palo Alto Networks' fast-growing, mission-driven security culture