Director, Software Engineer (Prisma Access)
About The Position
As a Director of Software Engineering for Prisma Access, lead the design, architecture, and deployment of core network data path services within Palo Alto Networks' Prisma Access platform, a cloud-delivered SASE security solution. Drive a high-performing engineering organization focused on building, scaling, and optimizing resilient, multi-cloud and cloud-native network data path and enterprise network connectivity solutions running at global scale across AWS, GCP, and OCI. Lead, mentor, and grow distributed engineering teams responsible for cloud networking, high-performance data path infrastructure, enterprise network connectivity solutions, and related services. Architect multi-cloud environments and maintain high availability and low-latency security enforcement. Ensure operational reliability through SLAs, SLOs, and SRE practices; oversee deployment automation and observability; and work cross-functionally to set roadmaps, manage technical tradeoffs, and align releases with enterprise business goals.
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive software development experience in cybersecurity, cloud networking infrastructure, high-performance networking (DPDK, IPv4/v6), and network fabric-related areas.
- 3+ years of experience building and leading teams working on carrier- or enterprise-grade Network Security or Network Infrastructure products across geographies in fast-moving, high-growth environments.
- Strong knowledge of IPSec, networking routing protocols, and TCP/SSL/UDP networking.
- Experience with SASE technologies such as Zero Trust Network Access and SD-WAN.
- At least 1 year of hands-on experience driving AI transformation in Engineering using Agentic engineering and AI-assisted development workflows, with familiarity with Claude, Cursor, Agentic Harnesses, and autonomous AI-driven workflows.
- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and work in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
Nice To Haves
- Experience dealing with L7 application protocols.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow large, distributed engineering teams responsible for core cloud networking, high-performance data path infrastructure, enterprise network connectivity solutions, and associated services.
- Build a culture of accountability, innovation, and execution.
- Architect and scale multi-cloud environments across AWS, GCP, and OCI using Kubernetes, Terraform, and service meshes such as Istio.
- Maintain high availability and low-latency security enforcement.
- Ensure adherence to SLAs, SLOs, and SRE best practices for uptime, disaster recovery, capacity planning, and incident response.
- Oversee CI/CD pipelines and improve monitoring, logging, and alerting for cloud workloads.
- Partner with Product Management, Architecture, Security, and Customer Support to define roadmaps, manage technical tradeoffs, and align release predictability with enterprise business goals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
