Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Cortex)

Palo Alto Networks

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profile Job Location:

Santa Clara County, CA - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 16 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Engineering

Job Summary

Your Career

We are seeking a highly motivated Sr. Engineering Manager to lead and grow development teams working on Cortex Cloud Palo Alto Networks leading platforms for cloud security and security operations. This leader will be responsible for delivering highly scalable reliable and secure cloud-native services collaborating with global teams and mentoring engineers to deliver next-generation cybersecurity solutions.

Your Impact

  • Leadership & People Management
     

    • Lead mentor and grow a team of software engineers in Santa Clara CA.
       

    • Foster a culture of innovation ownership and high performance.
       

    • Drive hiring onboarding and career development of engineers.
       

  • Technical Delivery
     

    • Own end-to-end delivery of critical components in Cortex Cloud.
       

    • Work with architects and product managers to design scalable and secure solutions.
       

    • Ensure best practices in cloud-native development CI/CD and site reliability.
       

    • Drive engineering excellence through code reviews technical guidance and architectural decisions.
       

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
     

    • Partner with global engineering teams in the U.S. Israel and other locations.
       

    • Collaborate with product management UX and customer support to align delivery with customer needs.
       

    • Communicate progress risks and technical tradeoffs to stakeholders.
       

  • Innovation & Scale
     

    • Champion modern development practices in microservices containers Kubernetes and distributed systems.
       

    • Ensure security and compliance are embedded into the development lifecycle.

    • Continuously optimize performance cost efficiency and scalability of cloud services.


Qualifications :

Your Experience 
 

  • 10 years of software development experience with at least 3 years in engineering management.

  • Proven track record of building and scaling SaaS/cloud services (AWS GCP or Azure).

  • Strong Knowledge in Kubernetes containers and cloud-native development.
     

  • Strong background in distributed systems APIs data pipelines or security platforms.
     

  • Previous experience in cybersecurity observability or large-scale multi-tenant platforms is a plus.
     

  • Leadership Skills:
     

    • Ability to recruit build and retain top engineering talent.

    • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across global teams.

    • Results-oriented mindset with a passion for delivering impact.

    • Ability to connect day-to-day engineering execution with long-term business goals make tradeoffs and prioritize what delivers the most impact.

    • Skill in guiding teams through organizational technical or product shifts while keeping morale and focus high.

    • Comfort with incomplete information making timely calls and course-correcting when needed critical in fast-moving cloud security environments.

 

  • Education: Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or related field.


Additional Information :

The Team

At Palo Alto Networks youll work on industry-leading security platforms with a mission to make the world this role you will:

  • Shape and scale teams building Cortex Cloud services.
     

  • Drive innovation in cloud security and next-gen SOC platforms.
     

  • Work with talented diverse global teams solving some of the hardest problems in cybersecurity.

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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $185000 - $290000 /YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant 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.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time

Your CareerWe are seeking a highly motivated Sr. Engineering Manager to lead and grow development teams working on Cortex Cloud Palo Alto Networks leading platforms for cloud security and security operations. This leader will be responsible for delivering highly scalable reliable and secure cloud-na...
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