Manager, Engineering - SDWAN Datapath (NetSec)

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.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks's SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) group is looking for a seasoned and accomplished leader to design, develop, and deliver next-generation technologies within our SDWAN team.

You will be part of a world-class software engineering team that works on various ground-breaking technologies in the SD-WAN area. You will work with a multi-functional team of engineers solving interesting problems in the SDWAN area. We want passionate leaders who love to code and build great products. Engineers who bring new ideas in all facets of software development.

We are looking for leaders who take ownership of their areas of focus and who are driven to solve problems at every level. Collaboration and teamwork are at the foundation of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate at a high level and work well with others towards achieving a common goal. 

Your Impact

• Build and lead a high-performing engineering team
• Responsible for Prisma SD-WAN Control-plane & Datapath implementation on HW & SW platforms and related system architecture solutions
• Develop highly scalable & high performance datapath architecture for HW/SW platforms & SD-WAN features
• Handle large/complex projects that might require multiple teams’ collaboration to deliver them
• Champion engineering excellence, establish business metrics and drive continuous operational improvements
• Continuously grow your skillset to induce increased innovation & product initiatives within the team
• Maintain and cultivate high quality in terms of engineering practices, code quality, and work/foster a culture of engineering excellence, and execution agility
• Provide technical guidance and direction to the engineering team members
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide updates on project progress, risks, and roadblocks
• Set clear expectations, goals, and performance metrics for team members
• Oversee project planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring that projects are completed on time and with high quality

Your Experience 

• 10+ years of hands-on experience building distributed, resilient, performant and scalable web applications in "C" & related technologies
• 2+ years of experience in managing a team is must
• Strong technical knowledge in computer architecture, Systems engineering, Datapath & Networking protocols space
• Understanding & strong working experience in TCP/IP Networking, Routing, IPSEC, SSL etc protocols
• Working experience in SD-WAN technologies is added plus
• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate a team
• Effective people management, including performance evaluation and career development
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Proven experience in product development and product lifecycle management
• Experience in High Availability
• Experience in DPDK packet processing and performance tuning is desired
• Experience/understanding of Virtualization concepts, such as ESXi, KVM, Hyper-V
• Experience with one or more cloud infrastructure & services is a plus  - AWS, GCP, Azure - is added plus
• Can-do attitude and ability to take initiative and drive open issues to completion

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

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. 

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  [email protected].

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.

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