Sr. Manager, Enterprise Security

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. 

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. 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. 

Job Description

Your Career

The Senior Manager, Enterprise Security will report directly to the Director of InfoSec Enterprise and Data Security. In this pivotal role, you will lead a team of security engineers within the Enterprise Security (InfoSec) domain. Your primary focus will be on spearheading strategic and operational initiatives, particularly in Application, Endpoint and Infrastructure security. You will also be part of decision making for internal technology choices, ensure clear actionable policy and craft domain-specific technology roadmaps. The ideal candidate will have profound technical thought leadership, people management and stakeholder collaboration skills to drive security outcomes.

Your Impact

• Lead the development and execution of enterprise security policies, technology practices and standards across the IT landscape, focused in Application, Endpoint and Infrastructure security.

• Drive a KPI first approach to measure outcomes and drive accountability.

• Oversee enterprise security risk management including the identification, assessment and mitigation of risks.

• Bring visibility into application and infrastructure security health, drive mitigations as per SLA as well as reduce technical debts.

• Collaborate with other InfoSec domains and IT to integrate security into operations and strategic initiatives.

• Manage a team of highly driven security engineers, establish team goals and metrics to enhance expertise.

• Be a strong thought leader and clearly communicate and build support for your ideas

• Be a key advisor to the senior leadership on enterprise security risks and strategies.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Over 10 years of experience in software and architecture roles within high-tech or financial organizations, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Security is required; a Master's degree is highly preferred.

• Proven track record of innovation and success in product development.

• Demonstrated ability to manage enterprise security programs collaborating with multiple organizations.

• Hands-on software engineering background to bring visibility to application security health scores and drive mitigations.

• Proficiency in security technologies, including SIEM, DLP and endpoint security solutions. Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure security (such as GCP, AWS and Azure) is preferred.

• Ability to translate complex business and security requirements to the engineers and drive the security outcomes.

• Possesses a strong work ethic, and delivers high rates of technical throughput.

• Proficiency in working within small, highly technical teams employing Agile/Scrum methodologies.

• Proven ability to convene diverse technical teams, moderate and influence productive discussions, and drive efficient decision-making processes.

Certification in any of the following is a plus: CISSP, OSCP; OSCE; PCNSE; Google Cloud Architect; AWS Cloud Architect

Additional Information

The Team

Think about it, security for the largest Cyber Security company in the world. We’re not your ordinary Information Security team. We’re a diverse group of security professionals who challenge the status quo in order to protect Palo Alto Networks and our customers. Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within the Information Security team is a once in a lifetime opportunity. You’ll be joined with the brightest minds in technology, our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks. We’re joined by one mission – but driven by the impact of that mission and what it means to protect our way of life in the digital age. Join a dynamic and fast-paced team that feels excitement at the prospect of a challenge and feels a thrill at resolving security gaps that inhibit our privacy.

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 $180000 - $290500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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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.