Dir Sr Dir , SW Engineering ( Cortex Cloud)

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks were united by a shared missionto 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 youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are youre 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. Thats why most of our teams work from the office full time with flexibility when its needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving stronger relationships and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

Your CareerAt Palo Alto Networks we spearhead innovation in cybersecurity through our Cortex Platform and Cortex XSIAM solution. These offerings deliver a unified AI-driven security operations foundation that safeguards your entire digital landscapefrom endpoints and identities to networks cloud workloads and attack surfaces. By ingesting telemetry from any source (endpoint network cloud identity exposure) applying advanced machine-learning analytics and automating response actions Cortex XSIAM transforms disparate logs and alerts into prioritized incidents with full attack-story the Software Engineering Director / Sr Director you will lead multiple backend engineering teams building and evolving our industry-leading security operations platform. You will define and drive the vision and strategy for software engineeringensuring we deliver solutions that scale perform secure and automate. Working in close partnership with product management platform teams and security research you will oversee the design development and delivery of innovative dependable capabilities that meet evolving customer needs. A key part of your mission will be embedding AI-powered automation and intelligence throughout both our product architecture and engineering practices positioning us to secure the future of software in the age of pervasive threats. Your ImpactEngineering Leadership: Lead and mentor backend engineering teams driving recruitment retention and talent development. Foster a culture of collaboration and Development: Oversee the design and delivery of secure scalable software solutions ensuring best practices in security throughout the development : Work closely with product security research frontend engineering and other backend teams to align engineering with business goals and customer needs.

Qualifications

Your Experience15 years of Software Engineering experience8 years of managing multiple software engineering teamsExperience with high scale & critical systems backend ability to lead through organizational change balancing strategy with track record of delivering complex secure and scalable SaaS . Computer Science Software and Computer Engineering or equivalent military experience requiredDetailed oriented with an ability to drill down into the technical bits and bytes while enabling your employees to deliver. Advantage:Experience in the cybersecurity domain with a solid understanding of security.

Our Commitment

Were trailblazers that dream big take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.

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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 No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.