Senior Certification Manager

Palo Alto Networks • Washington, DC

3h • $170,000 - $200,000 • Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Certification Manager on the certifications team at Palo Alto Networks, you will play a critical role in driving the attainment and ongoing maintenance of certifications across our product portfolio. Certifications are essential to enabling our products to be sold into key global markets. In this role, you will own the technical execution of product certifications end-to-end, partnering closely with cross-functional teams while personally contributing core certification artifacts and content required for successful outcomes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience supporting or leading technology-focused FedRAMP risk assessments, Continuous Monitoring, and remediation efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to make risk-based decisions and interpret security controls in complex, real-world environments.
• Working knowledge of public cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, and/or Azure), including how cloud-native architectures and services implement and enforce security controls.
• MS degree.
• CISA, CRISC, CISSP, or other similar security certifications.
• Experience working effectively in distributed environments with multiple teams operating across different priorities and time zones.
• Proactive, curious, and transparent approach; assertive yet collaborative, comfortable taking ownership and driving work to completion with minimal supervision.
• Proven ownership of complex, cross-functional initiatives, including planning, execution, and stakeholder communication.
• Hands-on authorship and long-term maintenance of SSPs and supporting certification documentation.
• BS degree, equivalent technical degree, or equivalent military experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute certification strategies in close partnership with product management, sales, and engineering, ensuring outcomes align with company priorities, product direction, and compliance changes.
• Drive FedRAMP Moderate, High, and IL5 assessment activities in partnership with engineering, security, and external assessors.
• Apply NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and DoD SRG requirements to define clear, actionable expectations and deliverables for internal teams.
• Lead audit and Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) execution, including evidence coordination, remediation planning, and POAM lifecycle management.
• Author and maintain the System Security Plan (SSP) and supporting artifacts as systems and processes change.
• Apply a deep understanding of complex security and cloud architecture to evaluate control implementation, identify gaps, and drive remediation with engineering teams.
• Build deep technical fluency across the product portfolio to lead discussions with assessors, agencies, and PMO certification bodies.
• Manage certification execution with a program management mindset by owning project plans, timelines, dependencies, and risks, and by providing clear status to stakeholders and leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees