Security Automation Research Group Manager (Cortex)

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.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

Job Description

Your Career

Are you passionate about taking automation to the next level? Do you live and breathe the cyber security world? Do you want to take part in an innovative and disruptive team that will have an impact on the lives of many customers?

You will lead a group team of security architects and researchers building our automation content and closing the loop of both 1st and 3rd party use cases, working with an incredible number of products to achieve this goal.

Your Impact

• Be a thought leader around leveraging automation to resolve security & other types of incidents
• Lead your own diverse team of security researchers and security architects
• Use analytical rigor and statistical methods, programming and data modeling to generate and test hypotheses and experiments which will be later deployed to production
• Lead the team’s processes and methodologies to constantly improve delivery time and quality
• Collaborate and partner up with different research, engineering and PM teams to push for more automation
• Get involved in PR work both internally and externally to expose the team’s impact and success
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• At least 5 years technical management of a security oriented team
• Excellent/Deep knowledge of how security operations work and how to resolve incidents
• Working experience in delivering research to production
• Excellent communication skills - ability to present research results in a clear and meaningful manner
• Ability to interact with business partners with confidence; Understanding and identifying use cases and present solutions in an articulate manner
• Proficient hands-on coding skills (e.g. Python)
• Experience with SQL or related query languages
• Advantages:
• Experience with big data platforms (e.g GCP)
• Experience with XDR/EDR/NDR products
  
  

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 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.