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

Your Career

We’re looking for an experienced product public relations manager to support our AI-powered security platforms and solutions, and serve as the lead communications advisor to product and product marketing teams. In this role, you’ll be responsible for strategic thinking and execution of communication campaigns, including product launches, industry events, thought leadership programs and proactive media engagements, as well as strategies to support an organization that is constantly innovating and evolving.

Your Impact

• Serve as the primary communications advisor to internal stakeholders focused on AI-powered solutions, including product, product marketing, content, social, analyst relations and legal.

• Develop and execute external communications plans and narratives that engage multiple audiences and connect them to the company strategy and product vision

• ​​Serves as a media relations expert for the AI sector, identifying and building relationships with key journalists, and developing and executing targeted pitches that result in significant, high-quality media placements

• Write, edit, review and drive impactful AI-focused content positioning Palo Alto Networks as the leader in cybersecurity. Content includes press releases, bylines, blogs, media pitches, briefing documents and books, messaging, FAQ, coverage reports, internal messages, and blogs.

• Manage PR agency in North America and support the execution of our global PR strategy

• Ensure messages are consistent across all media and departments of the organization

• Establish ongoing metrics; measure everything to ensure success, and pivot early and often

Your Experience

• 8+ plus years of experience in public relations (in-house or agency), ideally in tech - cybersecurity preferred

• Results oriented to develop and execute on integrated PR plans and impart knowledge to stakeholders for various initiatives (product launches, events, reactive, etc.)

• Proven ability to think beyond traditional PR tactics and strategies to design/execute integrated communications approaches

• Possess strong critical thinking, project management and time management skills, with the ability to be flexible and solutions-oriented as well as lead and manage projects simultaneously on deadline

• Ability to craft compelling narratives from technical features

• Be savvy at managing up and sideways to move a project forward, pass roadblocks and finish on time--while building relationships with co-workers and senior leadership

• This position is office-based (New York or Santa Clara, CA) and will require 4 days in office

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 $123000/YR - $199000/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.

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

Your Career

As a Unit 42 Recovery Specialist, you will play a critical role in assisting our customers with rebuilding, recovering, and restoring their computing and networking environments following security incidents. Working in conjunction with the Unit 42 service delivery team, you will lead and oversee Unit 42's external recovery partners as well as liaise with customer contacts, ranging from technical subject matter experts to executives and members of boards of directors. You will demonstrate a professional presence and bearing while clearly articulating technical risks, recovery strategy, and recovery progress to these diverse stakeholders. Your expertise in networking and security products and solutions will be crucial as you guide customers through recovery processes, ensuring they adopt best practices to strengthen their security posture and prevent future incidents. This hands-on role demands both technical acumen and exceptional communication skills as you address complex issues and deliver innovative solutions to establish a secure and resilient environment for our clients.

Your Impact

• Develop (in collaboration with the Incident Response lead) a unified and holistic approach to restoring technological infrastructure in the midst and/or aftermath of a cyber security incident
• Develop strategic processes to allow the client to cleanly and safely bring systems back into production
• Lead and oversee third-party vendors to ensure that recovery and restoration activities are conducted in accordance with Unit 42 standards and in a cohesive manner
• As a trusted advisor, guide Unit 42 customers through implementing security standards and best practices in the context of restoring operations
• Proactively identify and communicate project status, risks and issues with the client contact(s) and the Unit 42 engagement lead(s)
• Provide after-hours and weekend on-call coverage as needed to support engagement activities.
• Partner with the relevant account teams to understand customers’ prior investments in PANW offerings and ensure that recommendations for expansion are presented in a methodical and sensible manner
• Travel as needed to customer locations in North America, often with minimal advance notice, up to 50% of the time.
• Other tasks and duties as needed to support the customer and/or business

Your Experience

• Prior implementation and/or troubleshooting of the following areas: Active Directory, DNS, network configuration, enterprise software deployment, endpoint detection and associated performance degradation, SIEM and log management, cloud environments and other applicable security platforms.
• Minimum of ten years experience in information technology, systems administration, or network administration, with a minimum of three years experience managing security solutions in enterprise environments.
• Prior experience in consulting or other client-facing roles preferred
• Ability to remain calm, composed and articulate when dealing with high-pressure situations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill and convey complex technical concepts, findings, and recommendations to client stakeholders who possess varying levels of subject-matter expertise
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security, or equivalent years of professional experience or equivalent military experience to meet job requirements and expectations

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 $183000/YR - $252000/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.

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

Your Impact

• AI-Driven Detection & Automation: Lead end-to-end machine learning projects for threat detection. This encompasses defining the model architecture, sourcing and preparing data, building and managing training pipelines, deploying models into production, and monitoring their performance. Design, build, and deploy innovative security solutions leveraging Generative AI and agentic systems. Develop intelligent agents and workflows to automate threat hunting, accelerate malware analysis, and streamline threat intelligence processes
• Research & Publication: Disseminate cutting-edge research findings and contribute to the security community by publishing results in technical blogs, industry white papers, and academic papers, particularly on topics related to malware analysis and AI for security
• Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including other security services: threat prevention, internet security and IoT security, endpoint security to integrate and deliver sustainable and quality coverage and defense

Your Experience

• BS/MS/PhD degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience or equivalent military experience required
• 4+ years of experience in a research or engineering role, demonstrated experience in leading machine learning projects in malware domain or detection systems, including a strong understanding of model development, data preprocessing, and deployment
• Proven experience in the complete software development lifecycle, with proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, C++)
• Strong experience in reverse engineering, system security, threat research, malware/code analysis or vulnerability research is a big plus
• A proven track of top tier publications in cybersecurity related areas is a big plus
• Demonstrated experience in leading machine learning projects, including a strong understanding of model development, data preprocessing, and deployment is a plus
• Solid understanding of the threat landscape, including common attack vectors, malware techniques, and threat actor tactics is a plus

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 $157000/YR - $255000/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.

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

Your Impact

• Lead Design Initiatives: You'll own and deliver large, complex projects, from conception to completion. This includes leading design reviews, advocating for feature priority changes based on business context, and proactively identifying and addressing potential problems
• Enhance Our Design System: You'll contribute to and enhance our common design system modules, as well as improve our UX tools and processes, considering how they impact other collaborating teams
• Drive Product Quality: You'll go above and beyond to improve product quality, proactively working on initiatives like testing and process enhancements
• Collaborate & Influence: You'll team up with and influence peers across different teams and organizations to solve cross-functional problems. You'll also be a UX representative for QA issues and other teams, participating in design meetings for other products and networking outside your immediate area of expertise
• Mentor & Develop: You'll play a key role in mentoring and professionally developing team members at lower job levels, and may coordinate the activities of other designers
• Innovate & Solve: You'll work on complex and often vague problems in the security world, requiring in-depth evaluation and creative application of methods to find solutions. You'll identify problems or opportunities and develop innovative solutions
• Present & Share Knowledge: You'll utilize your excellent presentation skills, often sought out by other teams for tech talks, and share your highly respected skills and knowledge
• Contribute to Hiring: You'll be actively involved in interviews to assess design candidates

Your Experience

• 8+ years of experience in UX design in enterprise products, with a significant portion in a lead or principal role, demonstrating the ability to own and deliver large, complex projects from conception to completion. Proficiency in industry-standard design and prototyping tools
• Exceptional ability to translate complex requirements, user needs, and research insights into clear, intuitive designs, effectively communicating them to diverse stakeholders from engineers to SVPs
• Proven success navigating complex enterprise environments and leading outcome-driven design initiatives that lead to complex interactions, large-scale navigation and information architecture decisions
• ​​Lead design reviews, advocate for feature priority changes based on business context, and proactively identify and address potential problems at a strategic level
• A collaborative, thoughtful approach, comfortable operating autonomously while also mentoring and enabling others

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 $133000/YR - $215500/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.

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

Your Career

Prisma Access™ (formally GlobalProtect Cloud Service) provides protection straight from the cloud to make access to the cloud secure. It combines the connectivity and security you need - and delivers it everywhere you need it. Using cutting-edge public and private cloud technologies extending the next-generation security protection to all cloud services, customers on-premise remote networks and mobile users.

This role is located at our Santa Clara, CA headquarters.

Your Impact

• Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features on our next-generation security platform as part of our Prisma Access

• Work with different development and quality assurances groups to achieve the best quality

• Suggest and implement improvements to the development process

• Work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues

Your Experience

• At least 6+ years of development experience

• Experience in developing services in the cloud/Kubernetes

• Experience with building data pipelines and analytics pipelines using like dataflow, pubsub, GKE

• Strong understanding of message queuing, stream processing, and highly scalable ‘big data’ data stores

• Experience with RESTful interfaces and Build Management tools (Gradle, maven)

• Experience in continuous integration and design

• Experience with Test-Driven Development

• Experience with distributed computing and object-oriented design and analysis

• Strong understanding of microservices-based deployments with the ability to design services

• Showcase your ability of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, peer review, and operations

• Familiarity with Agile (e.g., Scrum Process)

• Familiarity in Big Data technologies like Hive, Kafka, Hadoop, SQL, developing APIs

• Familiarity working with GCP or other Cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure

• High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude

• Enjoys working with many different teams with strong collaboration and communications skills

• Fast learner and eager to absorb new emerging technologies

• M.S./B.S. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

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 $0 - $0/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.

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

Your Career

This role requires a trusted technical advisor who can bridge the gap between strategic vision and technical execution — collaborating with vCISOs, Unit 42 engagement leads, and client stakeholders to design and deliver transformation blueprints, platform adoption strategies, and pragmatic implementation roadmaps.

You’ll work at multiple levels: partnering with Unit 42 peers and client senior decision makers to influence transformation direction, embedding into delivery teams to guide execution, and engaging in activities to elevate Unit 42’s voice in the market.

Your Impact

Client Engagement and Programme Delivery:

• Embed into key Unit 42 client engagements to design and deliver security transformation roadmaps
• Partner with vCISOs and engagement leads to translate high-level strategy into actionable, technical programmes
• Contribute to blueprint generation, architecture reviews, and post-incident transformation design
• Identify opportunities for platform adoption, particularly across Cortex, Prisma, and NGFW portfolios
• Collaborate across presales, professional services, and product teams to ensure a unified client experience

Thought Leadership & Industry Collaboration:

• Represent Unit 42 and Palo Alto Networks in technical workshops, industry roundtables, or conferences
• Maintain expertise in AI, cloud security, Zero Trust, SOC transformation, and platformization strategies
• Co-author technical thought leadership content, micro-briefs, and transformation guides for clients.
• Serve as an internal technical SME, supporting GTM campaigns and enablement initiatives across EMEA

Technical Excellence & Enablement:

• Ensure transformation recommendations are pragmatic, achievable, and aligned to client operating realities
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices, emerging technologies, and regulatory shifts impacting transformation
• Provide technical mentoring and knowledge sharing across Unit 42 teams to strengthen delivery capability

Your Experience

• Proven experience delivering large-scale security transformation programmes in enterprise environments
• Hands-on expertise with Palo Alto Networks technologies, particularly Cortex and Prisma; NGFW experience highly valued
• Background in architecture, presales, professional services, or platform strategy
• Strong understanding of cloud-native security, AI applications, Zero Trust, and SOC modernisation
• Skilled communicator — able to engage confidently with both technical teams and senior executives
• Experience in the EMEA market, with understanding of local delivery and sales ecosystems
• Fluent in English, with German, Spanish, or Italian as strong differentiators

Highly Desired

• Recognised expertise in a specialist technical topic and the ability to present it at industry events.
• Professional certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CCSK, PCNSE).
• Experience working within multi-provider, multi-year transformation engagements .

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

• Support systems infrastructure, hardware, and software, including: analysis, planning, design, development, implementation, provisioning, upgrade and day-to-day operations
• Create best practices and take charge of build decisions, infrastructure and systems software design on larger, more complex systems to achieve strategic objectives
• Execute Detail Design tasks, create associated deliverables and advise on right-sizing decisions for infrastructure, software solutions, and services
• Automate monitoring and other workflow processes to increase efficiencies for projects and operations
• Deliver complex projects or phases of significant projects by being the main technical owner and by coordinating the efforts of technical support staff in the performance of assigned projects
• Performs repairs, maintenance and upgrades of existing systems using solutions in accordance with standard operating procedures Investigates and resolves matters of significance
• Provide L3 (Highest level) of technical support by handling systems-related issues
• Manage and support Active Directory (Directory Services, DFS, DNS, GPO)
• Be the subject matter expert for VMware ESX, Horizon, Microsoft 2008/2012, Clustering and other related technologies

Your Experience

• 7+ Years of Windows system experience on mission-critical, enterprise level in a complex, highly virtualized enterprise environment - Experience with Linux will be a plus
• Extensive knowledge (7+ years experience) of implementing and supporting Microsoft Windows technologies (2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2 Server Operating Systems)
• Expert knowledge of development and implementation of GPOs, Server hardening and Microsoft Clustering technologies
• Expertise in implementing and deploying VMware ESX, VMWare Virtual Center, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (Horizon)
• Experience working with cloud environments such as Amazon AWS, Azure, O365 etc.
• Experience in working with various block/file storage arrays and iSCSI based Storage Area Networks (Fabric Management)
• Familiarity with Splunk would be a plus
• Must have a passion for automation, experience with PowerShell, Ansible or similar configuration management tools to manage infrastructure as code
• Experience with automated monitoring and software distribution (LANDesk\JAMF advantage)
• Good understanding of Network, Firewalls, load balancers, and complex network designs
• Passion, drive, energy, a sense of humor and a great attitude!
• BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Technology or the equivalent combination of work experience required or equivalent military experience required

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 $131,000/YR - $213,500/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.