Principal Engineer, Software Security

🕒 March 28

🏄 California, Colorado, +3 more states – Remote

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💵 $147k - $237.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Palo Alto Networks

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10,000+ employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $1M Seed Round - Morta Security on 2013-02

Cybersecurity • Enterprise

Palo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity company that provides AI-driven platforms, products, and services to protect networks, cloud workloads, endpoints, and applications. Its portfolio includes next-generation firewalls, SASE and Prisma Cloud (CNAPP) offerings, the Cortex security operations suite (XDR, XSOAR, XSIAM), and Unit 42 threat intelligence and incident response services. Palo Alto Networks helps enterprises secure AI deployments, automate SOC workflows, and prevent, detect, and respond to sophisticated threats across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and work with other engineering teams to operate security tools and programs across the organization, including access control & workflows, vulnerability management, and detection/response systems. • Collaborate with other engineers and with the business to identify the highest priority needs of the organization, and maintain a roadmap to address those needs. • Actively participate in design reviews, threat modeling, and incident analysis. • Help teams make high-quality security decisions, especially in ambiguous situations. • Set the bar for security, ownership, and quality across engineering.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years in security or infra-focused engineering roles with meaningful security ownership. • The ability to independently own projects from inception to delivery. • A systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive. • Empathy for the problems faced by developers, and a passion for building tools and systems that address those problems. • Built vulnerability management systems that actually drive risk down. • Led security incident response efforts and postmortem improvements. • Strong interest in how things work. • Curiosity and persistence is key to building the understanding needed to apply. • A flexible, collaborative working style.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Paid time off • Professional development opportunities • Bonuses • Restricted stock units