Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks, our mission defines everything we do: protecting our digital way of life. We envision a world that is increasingly safe and secure, built on the foundation of challenging the status quo. We're searching for innovative thinkers devoted to shaping the future of cybersecurity.
Who We Are We are passionate about protecting our customers, valuing the unique contributions of each team member as critical to our success. Our values, shaped by employee input, come to life in our daily operations-through disruptive innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
Joining us means you will be at the forefront of cybersecurity's evolution, working in a fast-paced environment that prioritizes continuous learning and personal well-being. We understand that our employees have diverse needs, which is why we offer various support programs, including a well-being spending account, mental health resources, and personalized learning paths.
At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of teamwork and value face-to-face interactions. Therefore, our employees typically work full-time from our office with flexibility as needed to foster collaboration and trust.
Job Description Your Career We are seeking a motivated and dynamic leader to manage our team and play a critical role in driving our software-oriented approach to infrastructure and operations. You will oversee essential internal platform tools that significantly enhance our engineering teams' productivity and innovation. If you have a strong foundation in software engineering and a keen understanding of the challenges faced by R&D and DevOps teams, we want to hear from you.
Your Impact - Establishing goals and milestones for the team based on various engineering requests.
- Delivering high-quality outcomes with full ownership to elevate products, tools, and services.
- Managing competing priorities and making swift decisions as needed.
- Building and nurturing a high-performing team through hiring, mentoring, and professional development.
- Ensuring continuous engineering workflows around the clock in collaboration with regional teams.
- Implementing Agile methodologies and SRE/DevOps practices to optimize development processes.
- Supporting team members' career growth through active coaching.
- Fostering a culture of engineering excellence, customer focus, collaboration, diversity, and inclusion.
- Communicating effectively with stakeholders, including management, about project status, risks, and obstacles.
- Facilitating open communication with cross-functional teams.
Your Experience - 5+ years of software engineering experience prior to management roles.
- 2+ years of managing a team of engineers, preferably with experience in a major public cloud provider (GCP preferred).
- Expertise in modern infrastructure management and engineering practices, including Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., GCP, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes).
- In-depth knowledge of at least one public cloud technology (GCP, AWS, Azure).
- Familiarity with software development tools and practices (e.g., git/GitHub, DevOps tools, monitoring, metrics).
- Experience building tools to enhance system reliability, automate issue remediation, and improve scalability.
- Strong interpersonal skills and cultural awareness to interact effectively at all levels.
- Adept at conveying complex technical ideas to non-technical stakeholders.
- Active listening, conflict resolution skills, and excellent problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to remain composed under pressure and make critical decisions swiftly.
- Understanding of the company's business goals and aligning team efforts accordingly.
The Team Palo Alto Networks' Cortex group of products, including XDR, XSIAM, and XSOAR, enables organizations to transform securely by utilizing automation, analytics, and continuous innovation. Our DevOps Tooling team underpins the infrastructure, cost optimization, and security necessary for driving our SaaS product management.
Compensation Disclosure The compensation for this role will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, ranging from $215,000 to $245,000 annually. Additional compensation may include stock options and a performance bonus.
Our Commitment We are risk-takers and problem-solvers committed to redefining cybersecurity. We cannot achieve our mission without diverse teams working together innovatively.
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace for all qualified individuals. We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics.
Your personal information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.