Engineering Manager (Threat Data Platform)

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 engineering team supporting PANW’s internal Threat Data Platform is seeking a seasoned Software Engineer & Manager to lead a team of engineers whose responsibility is automating the analysis of threat intelligence and building tools that enable researchers to build, well modeled, threat intelligence. 

Reporting to the Director of Threat Data Platform, you will leverage your expertise in software development methodologies and best practices to guide the team in delivering high quality and highly scalable software. You’ll apply those same skills toward identifying technical solutions to roadmap projects, improving team efficiency, and managing the development process. Bring your software expertise to help design and implement the roadmap for this new team.

Your Impact

• Participate in strategy planning to build excellent tools
• Manage the day-to-day to ensure software is developed on schedule
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Actively participate in code and architecture reviews
• Mentor and manage the professional development of the team members
• Act as a subject matter expert for our data and platform(s)

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Passion for leadership and innovation
• Experience leading a team from either a technical or managerial perspective
• Proficient in one or more cloud provider’s technology suites (GCP preferred) 
• Demonstrable project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and experience working on remote teams
• Strong understanding and usage of Python, JS, SQL, NoSQL, Java, ElasticSearch, and cloud technologies used for data manipulation at scale
• Experience developing container based applications using tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and/or Helm
• Background or interest in reverse engineer, threat intelligence generation, and/or applied security
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, specifically networking, databases and tool development
• Candidates must be open to travel requirements (up to 10% annually)

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.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $165,000/yr to $268,400/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes

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.