Manager, Software Engineering (Prisma SaaS) - NetSec

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 take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

The Prisma SaaS and data leak prevention (DLP) security team at Palo Alto Networks is looking for a well-seasoned engineering leader to run a team of talented and motivated engineers and with someone with passion for solving challenging technical problems using cutting edge technologies. Our DLP service is the industry's first cloud delivered Enterprise DLP solution that uses AI and Machine Learning to automatically, discover, classify, and protect sensitive data across everyday SaaS applications. This fast-growing cloud service provides visibility and real time security for SaaS applications such as Box, Dropbox, GitHub, Google Apps, Slack, Salesforce and many more.

This team is a critical group within the Prisma SaaS and DLP team that has just started scratching the surface of the huge SaaS security market. We have the unique opportunity to have a huge impact on the overall SaaS security initiatives within Palo Alto Networks, and scale the product to new heights while working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. It is a unique opportunity to lead a strong team working on challenging, fast-growing SaaS DLP features and scale it to new heights.

We are looking for someone who is a self starter, and has experience building highly scalable, and high quality teams. If you have the passion to solve challenging engineering problems, and lead your team through technically challenging dynamic fast paced environment, if you are interested in pushing your boundaries as an engineering leader, and working at the cusp of Data Security, and state of the art technology within a quality focussed dynamic engineering culture, talk to us!

Your Impact

• Build, scale, and lead a growing team of engineers to build highly scalable solutions
• Drive a results-oriented culture with a strong focus on execution, quality, and speed
• Has a strong focus on quality, deliverables and takes full ownership of the features released in production
• Be able to lead scrum meetings
• Be able to represent the team and product at all levels
• Hands-on technical leader who can guide the team through tough architectural decisions and communicate effectively with other groups
• Be a strong technical mentor and coach to the team
• Work closely with the product management organization to influence, develop and deliver on roadmaps
• Recognize process gaps early and able to motivate change to achieve better outcomes

Qualifications

Your Experience

• BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Experience building high volume, high scale, SaaS products as an Engineering Manager while helping drive the Technical vision
• Track record of recruiting top talent to build and scale teams
• Experience with Java, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices a huge plus
• Strong experience with distributed system architecture, high availability and fault tolerance
• Excellent presentation and organizational skills
• Ability to weigh conflicting priorities and make quick decisions in a dynamic environment
• Experience with Agile development process and leading large scrum based development efforts 
• Strategic thinker with the ability to execute the vision
• Experience building security products and knowledge about the security landscape a huge plus 

Additional Information

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we’re facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks, and the products and services that proactively address them. Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. They are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. These engineers aren’t shy about creating products to solve problems no one has tackled before. They define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our engineering team is provided with an unrivaled opportunity to build the products and practices that will support our company growth over the next decade, defining the cybersecurity industry as we know it. If you see the potential of how incredible people products can transform a business, this is the team for you. If you don’t wait for directions, instead, identifying new features and opportunities we have to just get better, this is your new career.

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

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