Dir Sw Engineering jobs at Palo Alto in India, Bengaluru

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

• Join the fastest growing team where experience meets cutting-edge solutions
• Build and cultivate strong customer relationships, driving business growth within the region
• Partner with the core sales team to align customer strategies and engagements with Cortex and Cloud business objectives
• Take full ownership of leading strategic sales campaigns, sales forecasting, utilizing in-depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through procurement
• Engage in deep technical discussions beyond standard sales presentations and pitches; while translating complex technical cybersecurity solutions into clear business value propositions for customers
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including sales engineers, to provide tailored customer-centric solutions
• Partner with Alliances to develop joint strategies, enhance customer engagement and deliver innovative solutions for existing and prospective clients
• Travel domestically as needed to meet with customers and attend key business events

Your Experience

• 5+ years of field sales experience focusing on key customer accounts and delivering value to Enterprise or Major-level accounts in the cybersecurity industry
• Extensive platform selling experience in complex sales with multiple buying centers
• Experience selling SIEM, EDR or CNAPP (DevSecOps, CloudOps) solutions is highly preferred
• Established trusted relationships with CIOs and CISOs with the ability to influence and drive strategic conversations
• Expertise in applying complex solution sales methodologies to drive results
• Experience working with channel partners and a deep understanding of a channel-centric go-to-market strategy
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment while collaborating effectively with sales engineers and cross-functional teams
• Experience operating in a continuous adoption, expansion, and upsell sales motion within a matrixed sales organization is preferred
• Willingness to travel domestically as necessary to meet business needs

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 $256,000/yr to $352,000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This role may require travel to and from Palo Alto Networks, Inc. business meetings and events and requires reliable transportation to do so. If a hire chooses to drive in connection with company business, the hire for this role must maintain a valid driver’s license.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

• Manage a high-performing team of 12-15 engineers and own the accountability of complete end-to-end delivery
• Drive design, development, implementation and documentation of engineering solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder and program management skills
• Establish best engineering practices and operation excellence backed up with product, engineering and scrum metrics
• Interact with PANW engineering teams across geographies to leverage expertise and contribute to the tech community.
• Engage with Product Management and Business to drive the agenda, set your priorities and deliver awesome products.
• Work closely with the Architects and cross-functional teams and follow established practices for the delivery of solutions meeting QCD (Quality, Cost & Delivery) within the established architectural guidelines.
• Work with senior leadership to chart out the future roadmap of the products
• Participate in hiring and build teams enabling them to be high-performing agile teams.
• Participating in organizational events like hackathon/demo days etc.
• Interact closely for requirements with Business owners and technical teams both within India and across the globe.
• Mentoring and coaching the team and helping them grow

Your Experience

• 10+ years experience in building products and managing high-performing teams
• Have led a team of 10-12 engineers and owned accountability of E2E delivery
• Excellent stakeholder and program management
• Extensive experience building services using technologies like Java, Spring Boot, Python
• Advocacy for engineering and operational excellence.
• Exposure to developing large-scale data platforms using cloud technologies and Data warehouse products like BigQuery and Athena.
• Proficient in understanding and handling Non-Functional requirements (NFRs)
• Strong experience in running cloud-distributed system in production for at least 2-3 years
• Experience in creating high-performing, highly scalable, and distributed middle-tier services, in the Cloud like GCP or AWS
• Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.
• In-depth knowledge of Restful/SOAP web services
• Knowledge of unit testing frameworks (Junit/Spock/Jest etc) and code quality control platforms
• Experience in CI/CD development environments/tools: Git, Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, GCP DevOps
• Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL database technologies
• Strong hands-on development skills to prototype technical solutions.
• Strong desire to drive change, and ability to adapt to change quickly. Willing to learn new and emerging technologies.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus-building skills; ability to influence and persuade, without direct control.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms like GCP and AWS
• Practitioner of Agile (Scrum) methodology

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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

As a Senior Engineering Manager on the Prisma AIRS Red Teaming team, you will lead a talented, multi-disciplinary team of backend, frontend, and DevOps engineers. This is a critical leadership role where you will blend deep technical expertise with strategic people management to guide the development of an industry-defining AI security product. You will be responsible for the team's execution, fostering a culture of innovation, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions.

Your Impact

• Lead and Inspire: Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing, full-stack engineering team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.
• Drive Execution: Manage the team’s work and progress, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of features and capabilities for the Prisma AIRS Red Teaming product.
• Provide Technical Leadership: Guide the team in designing and evaluating robust, scalable architecture. Apply your hands-on experience to review code, technical designs, and contribute to complex features.
• Collaborate Across Boundaries: Partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders, including product management, design, and other engineering teams, to define roadmaps and deliver cohesive solutions.
• Champion Excellence: Uphold and improve engineering best practices, driving technical and operational excellence within the team.
• Communicate with Clarity: Leverage your strong communication skills to articulate technical vision, strategy, and project status to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Your Experience

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of professional software development experience, with a proven track record of building and shipping high-quality software.
• 5+ years of formal engineering management experience, leading full-stack teams that include backend, frontend, and DevOps engineers.
• Exceptional technical judgment with deep, hands-on experience in designing, building, and evaluating highly scalable, distributed systems.
• Proficiency in reviewing complex code and detailed architecture documents.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables in an agile environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders across the organization.
• Experience with modern cloud platforms (GCP preferred) and CI/CD practices.

Nice to have

• Experience in the cybersecurity or AI/ML domain.
• Prior experience as a tech lead or architect before moving into management.
• A track record of successfully recruiting, hiring, and retaining top engineering talent.
• Experience managing geographically distributed teams.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

As the Senior AI Engineering Manager, you will lead a talented team of 8 AI/ML engineers and data scientists based in India. You will be a critical leader within our global AI Enterprise Team, responsible for driving the technical vision, execution, and delivery of AI-powered solutions across Palo Alto Networks.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will blend your deep technical expertise with your passion for mentoring and growing high-performing teams. You will partner closely with product managers, business stakeholders, and other engineering leaders to define the roadmap and deliver transformative AI initiatives. Your leadership will directly contribute to scaling our AI capabilities and embedding intelligence into the core of our business operations.

Your Impact

• Lead and Mentor: Manage and grow a team of 8 direct reports, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence. Provide technical guidance, career development, and mentorship.

• Drive Technical Strategy: Define the technical roadmap and architecture for enterprise AI solutions, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and aligned with business goals.

• Execute and Deliver: Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of AI/ML projects, from ideation and model development to deployment and operational support in a fast-paced, agile environment.

• Collaborate and Influence: Work cross-functionally with teams across IT and the business to identify opportunities for AI, gather requirements, and ensure successful adoption of your team’s solutions.

• Champion Best Practices: Establish and promote best practices for MLOps, data governance, model validation, and the ethical use of AI.

Your Experience

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in the AI/ML space.

• 3+ years of formal people management experience, with a proven track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams.

• Strong technical background in machine learning, including experience with deep learning, NLP, predictive modeling, and data science.

• Proficiency with common AI/ML frameworks and libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn) and programming languages (e.g., Python).

• Experience with MLOps principles and tools for building and deploying models at scale (e.g., Kubeflow, MLflow, Vertex AI, or similar platforms).

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and data engineering technologies (e.g., BigQuery, Spark, Kafka).

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

As the Places Manager - Paris, you will be the primary point of contact for all office operations, ensuring a well-run, safe, and inspiring workplace. You will combine strategic oversight with hands-on delivery, proactively anticipating needs, managing vendors and budgets, and driving projects to completion. Your ability to communicate with clarity and influence stakeholders at all levels will be key to your success.

In this role you will be part of the EMEA Places Team and will report to the Director, Places EMEA. This role requires a high-energy, proactive leader with strong organizational skills, exceptional judgment, and the ability to balance day-to-day operational demands with longer-term strategic projects.

Your Impact

Workplace Operations & Experience

• Lead the day-to-day management of the Paris office, ensuring smooth operations across facilities, logistics, and workplace experience.

• Act as the primary liaison with building management and ensure compliance with all local regulations.

• Oversee workplace optimization, keeping internal systems accurate and up to date.
  

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Build strong, trusted relationships with local business leaders, employees, and cross-functional partners (HR, IT, Security and more).

• Proactively communicate updates, challenges, and solutions, balancing business needs with available services.

• Represent the EMEA Places team with professionalism, clarity, and influence.
  

Major Projects – Office Fit-Out

• Act as the local project coordinator for the fit-out project of the future PANW Paris office, ensuring alignment between global project leads, local stakeholders, contractors, and vendors.

• Oversee planning, construction, design implementation, and move-in phases, safeguarding timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

• Ensure that the new workplace reflects Palo Alto Networks’ brand, culture, and operational needs.
  

Project & Vendor Management

• Oversee workplace-related projects, from small alterations to larger initiatives, including managing tenders, bids, and all supporting documentation.

• Manage vendors and suppliers, establishing KPIs to ensure high-quality service delivery.

• Drive procurement processes, including PR/PO creation, invoice processing, contract review, and vendor negotiations.
  

Financial Management

• Track, manage, and forecast the Paris office’s opex and capex budgets, ensuring cost-effective operations aligned with business priorities.

• Deliver accurate reporting and maintain budget discipline while maximizing workplace impact.
  

Culture & Events

• Partner with internal teams to support global programs at the local level, including vendor onboarding, cultural events, food/beverage programs, security, and employee experience initiatives.

• Act as an ambassador of Palo Alto Networks’ culture, fostering a collaborative and engaging work environment.

Crisis & Ad-Hoc Management

• Respond effectively to urgent facilities issues, including outside of business hours when required.

• Manage ad-hoc projects and responsibilities, ensuring flexibility and a solutions-oriented approach.

Your Experience

• 10+ years’ experience in workplace, facilities, or corporate real estate management, ideally within a multinational, fast-paced organization.

• Proven track record of leading operational excellence and delivering complex office fit-out and relocation projects.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage confidently with executives, stakeholders, and employees at all levels.

• Excellent English communication both verbal and written.

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate issues and act proactively.

• Experienced in vendor management, procurement, and contract negotiation.

• Adept at budget management and financial forecasting.

• High degree of professionalism, discretion, and resilience under pressure.

• Positive, proactive, self-driven attitude with a sense of humor and passion for creating great workplace experiences.

• Advantage of a Degree in Facilities, Real Estate, Administration, or related discipline.
  

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

We’re seeking an experienced hands-on Cloud SRE manager to lead high-severity incident and problem management across our GCP-centric platforms. This role combines deep technical troubleshooting with process ownership, ensuring rapid recovery, root cause elimination, and long-term reliability improvements. You will own L3 OnCall responsibilities, drive post-incident learning, and champion automation and operational excellence.

Implement and lead post-mortem processes within SLAs, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions to reduce repeat incidents.

More information about the Cortex product can be found

Your Impact

• In your technical and leadership capacity you will contribute to a seamless production site reliability operations , partnering closely with regional and global SRE counterparts with special attention to the below
• Incident Analysis & Problem Management: Implement and lead post-mortem processes within SLAs, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions to reduce repeat incidents. Establish and maintain a problem backlog, ensuring timely resolution and continuous process improvement.
• Troubleshooting: Rapidly diagnose and resolve failures across Kubernetes, Terraform, and GCP using advanced troubleshooting frameworks.
• Preventative Measures: Implement automation and enhanced monitoring to proactively detect issues and reduce incident frequency.
• Stakeholder Communication: Work with GCP / AWS TAMs and other vendors to request new features or followups for updates.
• Mentorship: Coach and elevate SRE and DevOps teams, promoting best practices in reliability and incident/problem management.
• Documentation: Establish and maintain a problem backlog, ensuring timely resolution and continuous process improvement.
• Envision the future or SRE with AI/ML : Ability to envision how a modern SRE team should operate leveraging AI/ML

Your Experience

• 12+ years of experience in SRE/DevOps/Infrastructure roles, with a strong foundation in GCP cloud-based environments.
• 5+ years of proven experience managing SRE/DevOps teams, preferably with a strong focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Deep hands-on knowledge of Terraform, Kubernetes (GKE), GitLab CI/CD, and modern observability practices (e.g., Prometheus, OpenTelemetry).
• Strong knowledge in Data Platforms like BIgQuery , Cassandra , Kafka , PostgreSQL and MySQL is mandatory.
• Strong experience in managing incident response and postmortems, reducing MTTR, and driving proactive reliability improvements.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as GCP & AWS.
• Solid grasp of Infrastructure as Code, container orchestration, and scalable cloud architectures.
• Track record of building tools for system reliability, automated remediation, and performance tuning.
• Experience leveraging AI/ML-based operations tools for automation, anomaly detection, and predictive alerting is a plus.
• Expertise in SLI/SLO/SLA design and implementation, and driving operational maturity through data.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and inspire teams.
• Effective communicator, capable of translating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Committed to inclusion, collaboration, and creating a culture where every voice is heard and respected.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

• Technical Leadership & Hands-On Contribution:

  • Serve as the top technical expert for the IT licensing platform, capable of diving into code (Java, C#) to troubleshoot complex issues, review architecture, and provide technical guidance to the teams.

  • Drive the technical roadmap, architectural decisions, and the adoption of modern development practices (e.g., microservices, cloud-native architecture).

  • Champion the use of AI technologies to enhance the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and improve platform capabilities.

• AI Development and Integration:

  • Directly contribute to and oversee the development of applications and systems using AI technologies to automate and optimize IT licensing processes, such as predictive analytics for license usage and anomaly detection for compliance risks.

  • Champion efficiency gains in the SDLC by leveraging AI tools, including AI-assisted code generation, automated testing, and intelligent monitoring systems.

• Team & People Management:

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineering managers and engineers.

  • Foster a high-performance culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.

  • Oversee talent acquisition and development, including hiring, training, and performance management for a globally distributed team.

• Operational Excellence:

  • Instill a strong DevOps mindset and a focus on operational excellence.

  • Be responsible for the reliability, scalability, and availability of the licensing platform.

  • Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and incident response procedures to maintain a high level of operational health.

• IT Licensing & Stakeholder Management:

  • Act as the subject matter expert on software licensing models (e.g., perpetual, subscription, SaaS) and software asset management (SAM) best practices.

  • Collaborate with finance, legal, procurement, and vendor management teams to optimize software spend, manage vendor relationships, and ensure license compliance.

  • Provide strategic guidance on licensing strategies and tools, presenting recommendations to senior leadership.

• Cross-Geographic Collaboration:

  • Work closely with engineering and business teams in different time zones (e.g., U.S., Europe) to align on priorities and deliver cohesive solutions.

  • Be a cultural ambassador, promoting effective communication and seamless collaboration between the Bangalore team and other global offices.

Your Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing multiple teams.

• Proven experience leading and scaling engineering teams in a geographically distributed model, specifically with offshore or global delivery centers.

• MUST HAVE: Hands-on experience managing systems with complex integration and leading complex data migration and integration projects.

• Hands-on, practical experience with AI development, including building applications and systems that leverage AI technologies.

• A demonstrated track record of championing and implementing AI tools to improve the efficiency and quality of the software development lifecycle.

• Deep hands-on technical expertise in Java and C#, including a strong understanding of modern frameworks, design patterns, and distributed systems.

• Demonstrable experience with software asset management (SAM), IT licensing, and vendor management.

• Strong knowledge of operational excellence, including DevOps, CI/CD, cloud technologies (e.g., Azure, AWS), and observability tools.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills. Must be able to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.