Sr Technical Product Engineer (Cortex)

Location: Office - USA - TX

Remote Type: Yes

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

Job Summary
As a Senior Technical Product Engineer, you will be a strategic adviser to the business, providing detailed technical information and feedback to partners, customers, and internal teams. You will work across product teams to drive valuable insights back into Palo Alto Networks, helping to shape our world-class product offerings. This role requires a self-starter who is eager to learn, can work both independently and collaboratively, and can identify and address sales challenges with effective solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Legal, Sales, Product Management, and customers to drive innovation and ensure secure, scalable adoption of cloud-native security solutions.
• Lead complex, cross-functional projects that shape the product roadmap and align with field-driven priorities.
• Provide actionable feedback to Product Managers to influence development in areas such as cloud posture, workload protection, and identity management.
• Design and deliver automation content, playbooks, and integrations that address real-world SOC use cases and cloud security risks.
• Contribute to the evolution of Cortex product capabilities by enhancing visibility, risk prioritization, and policy enforcement across multi-cloud environments.
• Advocate for best practices in securing modern application architectures using automation, contextual risk insights, and scalable cloud-native controls.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience with one or more major cloud infrastructure providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) technology.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional programs in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of cloud platforms, modern application architectures, and cloud-native security operations use cases.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong presentation abilities.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tools like Prisma Cloud to detect and remediate cloud misconfigurations.
• Understanding of Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) principles with hands-on experience managing cloud entitlements.
• Experience in building Security Operations Center (SOC) workflows, incident response playbooks, and SIEM integrations.
• Proficiency in cloud-native programming, scripting, and automation.

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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

$134,000.00 - $215,500.00/yr

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes