Senior Release Engineer

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.

Who We Are

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 Description

Your Career

We are seeking a skilled and forward-thinking Senior Release Engineer to join our team in Bangalore. This is a hands-on technical role focused on build and release management (environment management - build & refresh, DevOps/DevSecOps, Release Management) embedding security and AI-driven automation into our delivery processes. The ideal candidate is passionate about improving release quality, minimizing downtime, and enhancing security.

Your Impact

• Environment Management: Manage environment builds, zero-downtime refresh strategies for IT environments ensuring stability, compliance, and secure handling of data.
• Release Management Excellence: Manage and coordinate release activities across IT programs, embedding best practices for quality and security.
• Secure Release Practices: Strengthen the release process by embedding security and code quality tools to ensure security and compliance from build through deployment.
• Hands-On Automation Development: Build and maintain automation scripts and tools using Python, Shell Script, Java, and JavaScript to reduce manual effort, improve efficiency, and standardize environment maintenance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with application, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to ensure stable environments with latest data, align on release planning, and ensure delivery of high-quality programs.
• Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Provide guidance to Associate Engineers on best practices in release management, automation scripting, and DevOps processes, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Continuous Improvement: Research, evaluate, and adopt modern tools, frameworks, and AI-driven practices to continuously enhance release efficiency, environment reliability, and security posture.
• Drive AI-First SDLC: Champion and integrate an "AI-First" mindset throughout the software development lifecycle, influencing how we build, test, and release software.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Release engineering, DevOps, and environment management.
• Strong programming/scripting skills in Python, Shell Script, JavaScript and Java or a similar object-oriented language.
• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Harness), Git-based workflows, and branching strategies.
• Experience with security and code quality tools.
• Exposure to environment refresh/masking for enterprise platforms.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow, Jira.
• Exposure to application architecture and working knowledge of Salesforce, SAP, Microservices is preferred.
• Hands-on AI Fluency - pair and delegated programming, AI for productivity and automation; Exposure to building agents is good-to-have.
• Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Additional Information

The Team

Our IT Build and Release Engineering team ensures stable, secure, and efficient releases across business-critical applications. From environment refreshes to embedding DevOps, the team is a key enabler for agility and operational excellence across IT. This role provides opportunities to work across ERP, CRM, and custom applications, driving improvements that directly impact business outcomes.

Our Commitment

We're problem solvers that 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

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.