Unix/macOS internals Manager (Cortex XDR)

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!

Job Description

Your Career

Revolutionary endpoint protection begins with a low-level security architecture that protects from and detects malicious activity. 

We are looking for a macOS internals Manager (Part of the Cortex XDR Agent group) for our Tel Aviv R&D center.

You will manage an A-Team that researches, designs, and develops the low-level components of our revolutionary endpoint security product for the macOS platform.

More information about Cortex XDR products can be found here.

Your Impact

• You will be responsible for a team of strong internal system developers and leading an innovative product.

• Mentor, support, grow, and hire team members

• Technical leadership - you will need to ensure the team builds software that is architecturally consistent and of high quality

• Design, implement, and test all the components of the product including OS-internals infrastructure, and high-level modules, such as caches & data pipelines

• Work in close coordination with other teams, including other OS internals teams

• Hands-on programming.

• Participate in research of next-generation security modules

• Work closely with product management, support, and other cross-functional teams

• Write design documents, SW development guidelines, and best practices

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Experience in dev team management

• People-oriented leadership style 

• Very strong system-programming skills, Preferably C++ and Swift

• Experience in Unix system-level programming

• Firm knowledge of Unix operating systems internals

• Firm understanding of multi-threading and memory-management

• Experienced with code-reviewing colleagues’ work

• Attention to details and high coding standards

• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team

• Work on high-profile, time-critical projects with high quality while maintaining focus and a sense of humor

Preferred

• Major advantage - Experience in managing macOS dev team 

• Major advantage - Experience in macOS system-level programming 

• Advantage - experience with software security paradigms

• Advantage - experienced with endpoint security 

• Passion for software engineering and coding

• Attention to details and enthusiasm for quality

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 dedicatedly 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 building products to solve problems no one has pursued 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 chance to create 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.

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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.