Software Engineering Manager - Data Security (Cortex Cloud)

Company Description

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

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a Data Security team, one of the most technically complex and cross-functional areas within Cortex Cloud. This role combines hands-on technical depth (systems programming, distributed cloud architectures) with managerial excellence, guiding team members that build scalable data-security services running at massive cloud scale.

You will drive the design and development of systems that classify, protect, and make sense of customer data across multi-cloud environments. You will lead a team of 7 developers, partner closely with the product managers, collaborate across Cortex and PANW business units, and be accountable for delivering roadmap commitments with speed and precision.

Your Impact

Lead, mentor, and grow an engineering team within the DSPM domain.

Partner closely with Product Managers and cross-functional groups (Infra, Research, UX) to define priorities and build multi-quarter roadmaps.

Own the full SDLC - from translating product strategy into actionable roadmaps to ensuring flawless execution and on-time delivery.

Align stakeholders across business units and communicate tradeoffs, risks, and execution plans with clarity.

Engage directly with strategic customers to lead technical deep-dives, architecture reviews, and roadmap discussions.

Set high engineering standards for quality and security while building a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Build a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Oversee the architecture of scalable, distributed systems (primarily Kotlin & Go) capable of processing data at petabyte scale.

Guide teams on building high-throughput pipelines and cloud-native microservices.

Ensure efficient deployment, observability, and runtime stability in production environments.

Qualifications

Your Experience

3-4 years of experience managing software engineering team in a large enterprise organization.

Strong collaboration skills; able to align cross-disciplinary teams around a shared goal.

Demonstrated ability to plan, execute, and deliver roadmaps with high predictability.

5+ years of experience as a hands-on software engineer.

Proven track record of delivering complex, distributed cloud products end-to-end.

Experience with large-scale cloud architectures (GCP, AWS, or Azure).

Strong systems-level background in one or more languages: Java, Kotlin, Go, Python.

Nice to have:

Experience with orchestration frameworks (Temporal, Argo Workflows, etc.).

Familiarity with BigQuery, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or similar.

Background in cybersecurity, data security, or threat intelligence.

Experience running services at massive scale across distributed environments.

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

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 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.