Manager Software Engineering - Data Security (Cortex)

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

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a high-performing engineering team dedicated to safeguarding critical enterprise data in the cloud landscape. Focusing on Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) across different platforms, you will drive the development of scalable solutions for data discovery, classification, and protection. You will drive initiatives to preemptively discover sensitive data and mitigate exposure risks, safeguarding critical customer assets to guarantee data protection, regulatory compliance, and strict access control that enable enterprise expansion.

In this role, you will combine people leadership and project execution with architectural guidance and technical strategy. You will partner closely with Product Management, Infrastructure, and Security teams to deliver high-scale, resilient cloud platforms that help world-class enterprises proactively eliminate risks and secure their data.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering Leadership & People Development: Lead, mentor, and grow a talented team of 5–7 software engineers. Foster an agile, collaborative culture focused on quality, execution, and continuous professional growth.
• Technical & Architectural Guidance: Provide strong technical leadership and strategic architectural direction. Guide team decisions around cloud microservices, data discovery pipelines, and multi-cloud integrations.
• Product Execution & Delivery: Work directly with Product Management and cross-functional teams to translate complex data security requirements into clear engineering roadmaps, delivering robust features on time.
• Innovation: Oversee the design and development of scalable scanning architectures to address the challenges of analyzing large-scale datasets while expanding coverage across a wide variety of cloud and database sources.
• Operational Excellence: Drive engineering best practices, emphasizing high availability, system performance, scalability, and automated testing across multi-cloud environments.
• AI & Modern Workflow Adoption: Encourage the adoption of modern development practices, including AI-assisted development tools, to optimize productivity and quality across the SDLC.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Education: BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Management Experience: 5+ years of overall software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years as a manager leading high-performing software engineering teams.
• Cloud & Distributed Systems: Proven track record of architecting and operating large-scale, data-intensive SaaS or cloud platforms.
• Modern Stack Experience: Expertise in microservices architecture, cloud-native deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure), and relational/NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• AI Tooling: Familiarity with leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Gemini, Claude) to streamline code generation, code quality, and developer velocity.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Language & Frameworks: Proficiency in Java, Kotlin (with Spring Boot), Go, or Python.
• Data Security & DSPM Domain: Domain knowledge in cybersecurity, Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
• Big Data Technologies: Experience working with large-scale data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or distributed data processing engines.
• CI/CD & Infrastructure: Experience with modern CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure automation.
  
  

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 [email protected].

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.