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About the Role

This high-visibility role will be instrumental in defining and executing the product security and lifecycle strategy for PAN-OS, the core operating system that powers our next-generation firewalls. You will play a pivotal role in radically transforming how customers manage, upgrade, and secure our Strata network security platform. This position is ideal for a hands-on leader passionate about solving complex operational challenges, embedding "secure-by-design" principles, and driving the success of our company's platformization journey.

Responsibilities

Own the Platform Security Roadmap: Drive the comprehensive security roadmap for the PAN-OS platform across all deployment form factors within the Strata network security portfolio.
Mitigate Emerging AI Threats: Proactively define defense strategies and product security roadmaps against existing and emerging vulnerabilities, including advanced threats posed by frontier AI models.
Embed Secure-by-Design Principles: Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering and central security teams to seamlessly build security into the foundation of the product lifecycle.
Balance Security with Usability: Champion the critical balance between rigorous defense mechanisms and end-user experience, ensuring hardened security controls do not compromise operational usability.
Lead PAN-OS Lifecycle Governance: Own the end-to-end lifecycle, including upgrade management, version adoption, End-of-Life (EoL) strategies, and core manageability metrics.
Transform the Upgrade and Patching Experience: Partner with engineering and management software teams to streamline, automate, and accelerate patching and software upgrades.
Optimize Reliability & Defect Reduction: Develop proactive strategies to ensure upgrades are seamless, predictable, and non-disruptive, directly reducing customer-found defects and driving down high/critical CVEs.
Enhance Operational Experience & Support: Implement a "shift-left" approach by providing customers and field teams with tools and telemetry insights that empower them to maintain a healthy, secure fleet and resolve issues faster.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in a highly technical role such as software development, product security, release management, or systems engineering.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Strong threat modeling, encryption standards, identity and access management (IAM), and role-based access control (RBAC).
Direct experience with Secure-by-Design frameworks, Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices, and application security tooling (SAST/DAST).
Deep knowledge of Linux system architecture, and security hardening mechanisms such as secure boot, SELinux, and Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA).
Familiarity or hands-on experience leveraging or defending against frontier cybersecurity AI models (e.g., Claude Mythos, OpenAI Codex).
Experience with vulnerability management, severity prioritization, and working with threat researchers.
Strong operational experience managing large-scale network appliance systems or enterprise software deployment and upgrade cycles.
Experience in enterprise networking and firewall technology.
Proven ability to interface effectively and build consensus across engineering, internal security teams, field organizations, and enterprise customers.
Strong cross-functional leadership skills with a track record of driving alignment on highly technical product decisions.
Current/prior product management experience is highly desirable.
Strong conceptual understanding of PAN-OS NGFW architectures is a significant advantage.

Skills

Product Security
Lifecycle Management
Platform Reliability
AI
Threat Modeling
Encryption Standards
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)
Application Security Tooling (SAST/DAST)
Linux System Architecture
SELinux
Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA)
Vulnerability Management
Enterprise Operations
Network Security Architecture
Cross-functional Leadership
Product Management

Location

Remote
Onsite

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree

Salary/Compensations

$148,700.00 - $240,525.00/yr

Benefits

Restricted stock units
Bonus

About the Company

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.
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.
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.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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.
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.