Dir, SW Engineering

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

At Palo Alto Networks, we're not just building products - we're revolutionizing cybersecurity. As a Director of Engineering for Cortex Cloud, you'll lead our mission to become the #1 CNAPP solution to further strengthen our position as the most complete and advanced cybersecurity platform in the world. If you're ready to lead the charge in revolutionizing cloud security, we want to hear from you.

Why Cortex?

• Market Leader - Join the fastest-growing cloud security platform, trusted by many customers worldwide
• Innovative Culture - Work alongside some of the brightest minds in cybersecurity, constantly pushing boundaries
• Massive Impact - Protect the world's most critical digital assets and shape the future of cloud security
• Rapid Growth - Be part of a team that's scaling at an unprecedented rate, with abundant opportunities for career advancement

Your Impact

• Lead a growing team of engineers to build a highly functioning software development team
• Drive a results-oriented culture with a strong focus on execution, quality, and speed
• Hands-on technical leader who can guide the team through complex software design and architectural decisions
• Be a strong partner to peer teams such as QA, Dev Ops, Product Management and Customer Support
• Has a business acumen to steer the right product priorities
• Evangelize the vision internally and externally
• Be able to represent the team and product, and all levels
• Work closely with different stakeholders to influence, develop and deliver on roadmaps
• Recognize process gaps early and be able to motivate change to achieve better outcomes
• Be a strong mentor and coach to the team
• Foster innovation in the organization
• Customer first, strong focus on quality and speed to resolution of customer related issues

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 15+ years of industry experience in software development and management
• BE/ME in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Experience building and leading software development teams (of at least 20+ engineers)
• Strong experience with distributed system architecture, cloud based solutions, networking devices and protocols, high availability and fault tolerance systems
• Strong experience in software platform development
• Experience in vendor management and certification
• Extensive experience with Cloud Security, understanding of complex make-up of cloud posture
• Experience with all main cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Track record of recruiting top talent to build and scale teams
• Excellent presentation and organizational skills
• Ability to weigh conflicting priorities and make quick decisions in a dynamic environment
• Strategic thinker with the ability to execute the vision
• Strong leadership skills with a can-do attitude
• High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Enjoys working with many different teams with strong collaboration and communication skills

Additional Information

The Team

Our Cortex Cloud engineering team is at the core of our products, directly connected to our mission of preventing cyberattacks by providing best-in-class cloud security. We are constantly innovating and challenging the way the industry thinks about cybersecurity. Specifically, the Posture Security team is responsible for developing and maintaining the critical backend infrastructure that enables our customers to identify, prioritize, and remediate security risks across their multi-cloud environments. We're looking for individuals who are comfortable with ambiguity, excited by a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks we work to solve. You'll be part of a team that is crucial in delivering comprehensive cloud security posture management, helping organizations secure their cloud workloads, data, and infrastructure.

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.