Dir / Sr Dir , SW Engineering ( Cortex Cloud)

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to 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 you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re 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. 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 Summary

Your Career At 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 landscape—from 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 visibility. As 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 engineering—ensuring 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 Impact Engineering Leadership: Lead and mentor backend engineering teams, driving recruitment, retention, and talent development. Foster a culture of collaboration and innovation. Product Development: Oversee the design and delivery of secure, scalable software solutions, ensuring best practices in security throughout the development lifecycle. Collaboration: Work closely with product, security research, frontend engineering and other backend teams to align engineering with business goals and customer needs.

Qualifications

Your Experience 15+ years of Software Engineering experience 8+ years of managing multiple software engineering teams Experience with high scale & critical systems backend engineering. Demonstrated ability to lead through organizational change, balancing strategy with execution. Proven track record of delivering complex, secure, and scalable SaaS products. B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Software and Computer Engineering, or equivalent military experience required Detailed 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

We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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.