Palo Alto Networks

Engineering Manager - Cloud Platform (Security / Identity)

Palo Alto Networks$165K — $267K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in software engineering; 2+ years in engineering management
  • Experience with scalable backend and platform systems in cloud
  • Familiarity with distributed systems, APIs, and service-oriented architecture
  • Ability to lead teams through uncertainty and deliver impactful solutions
  • Strong communication skills and experience in cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering team in developing scalable backend and platform services
  • Drive execution through full development lifecycle for high-quality outcomes
  • Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering leaders on technical delivery
  • Guide architectural decisions for high-scale services
  • Mentor engineers with coaching and career development
  • Foster culture of ownership and strong engineering practices
  • Work with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable system delivery
  • Identify and mitigate blockers to maintain team focus

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead development of foundational security platform services
  • Solve complex challenges in distributed systems and security
  • Influence architectural direction in a high-impact role
  • Collaborative work environment with experienced engineers
Full Job Description
Job Summary

CyberArk LP @ Palo Alto Networks is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a high-impact team building cloud platform services that secure machine identities at enterprise scale. You will drive the development of distributed systems that manage and protect identities across complex environments, while guiding a team of engineers to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure platform capabilities.

You will play a key role in shaping both technical direction and execution; partnering across engineering, product, and design to build systems that operate at the core of modern identity security.

What You'll Do
  • Lead a team of engineers building scalable backend and platform services across distributed systems
  • Drive execution across the full development lifecycle, delivering high-quality, predictable outcomes, leverage AI for efficiency with current team
  • Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering Leadership to align technical delivery with platform strategy
  • Guide system design and architectural decisions for services operating at scale
  • Mentor and develop engineers through coaching, feedback, and career growth support
  • Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and strong engineering fundamentals
  • Work cross-functionally with platform, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver reliable systems
  • Identify and remove blockers to maintain team velocity and execution focus


Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience with 2+ years in an engineering management role
  • Strong background building scalable backend or platform systems in cloud environments
  • Experience with distributed systems, APIs, and service-oriented architecture
  • Proven ability to lead teams through ambiguity and deliver high-impact systems
  • Strong communication skills and cross-functional collaboration experience


Nice to Have
  • Experience with security platforms, identity systems, or infrastructure security
  • Familiarity with certificate lifecycle management, PKI, or related domains.
  • Exposure to protocols such as TLS, x509, ACME, or similar
  • Experience working on platform or control plane systems


Why This Role
  • Lead a team building foundational platform services for machine identity at scale
  • Solve complex challenges across distributed systems and security domains
  • Influence architecture and platform direction in a high-impact environment
  • Work alongside experienced engineers in a fast-moving, collaborative team


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.

$165,000.00 - $267,500.00/yr

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is an American multinational cybersecurity company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Its core products are a platform that includes advanced firewalls and cloud-based offerings that extend those firewalls to cover other aspects of security. The company serves over 70,000 organizations in over 150 countries, including 85 of the Fortune 100. It is home to the Unit 42 threat research team and hosts the Ignite cybersecurity conference.
Learn more about Palo Alto Networks
Size
11,870 employees
Market Cap
$42.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$368.2 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+25.7%
Revenue
$3.7 billion
NASDAQ

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