Rafi Schwarz
Senior Principal Software Architect at Palo Alto Networks
Tel-Aviv District, Israel
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Top SchoolRafi Schwarz is a Senior Principal Software Architect based in Tel Aviv with over 8 years of focused experience shaping cloud-native, DevSecOps and DevOps products at enterprise scale. He currently leads the architecture and technical vision for multiple SaaS and self-hosted DevSecOps offerings, translating security and operational requirements into scalable platform designs. Rafi progressed from software engineer and team lead roles in the IDF to senior architecture positions at CyberArk and Palo Alto Networks, bringing a pragmatic systems-engineering mindset to complex distributed systems. He combines hands-on engineering with product-aligned architecture, emphasizing cloud-native patterns, automation, and secure-by-design principles. An often-overlooked strength is his track record of evolving teams and platforms across several product lifecycles, demonstrating both long-term stewardship and rapid adaptation to new enterprise security challenges.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science And Management, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science And Management at The Open University of Israel
Hebrew, English, German
Github Skills (33)
secret-management10
secrets10
proxy9
conjbot-notify9
cyberark8
secrets-manager8
kubernetes-secrets8
sidecar8
golang8
kubernetes7
security7
aws7
conjur-core7
authentication7
deprecated7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
cyberark/agent-guard
Apr 2025 - Sep 2025
A toolset repository for AI agents
Contributions:54 reviews, 3 PRs, 12 pushes in 5 months
ai-agent
rafis3/conjur-examples
Jul 2020 - May 2023
Contributions:5 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 10 months
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