Director of Software Engineering

Who you are

• This role is ideal for someone with expertise in Kubernetes, container orchestration, multi-cloud resource orchestration and distributed systems
• 15+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with at least 5 years leading large, distributed engineering organizations
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or OCI) and cloud-native technologies
• Experience with Helm, Terraform, Kustomize, ArgoCD, or Flux
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment What the job involves
• We are seeking a Leader in Engineering who will lead the design, development, and delivery of core services of the Prisma Access platform
• The team you will join is responsible for architecting, scaling, and optimizing our multi-cloud environments (Terraform, CFT etc as well as Kubernetes-based environments) to build and maintain a high-availability, resilient infrastructure
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of cloud infrastructure engineers
• Drive a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Establish best practices for container orchestration, CI/CD, and cloud automation
• Work cross-functionally with development, DevOps, and security teams to streamline deployments and optimize system reliability
• Architect, implement, monitor and scale multi-cloud deployments, Kubernetes clusters for mission-critical applications
• Oversee the design and automation of multi-cloud and containerized workloads, ensuring reliability and efficiency
• Define and enforce Kubernetes security, networking, and governance best practices. Improve monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for Kubernetes-based workloads
• Evaluate and integrate service mesh technologies like Istio where necessary
• Optimize performance, cost, and availability in cloud-native environments (AWS, GCP, OCI)
• Develop and manage dynamic orchestration for multiple cloud resources in AWS, GCP, OCI etc
• Ensure compliance with SLAs, SLOs, and SRE best practices for uptime and performance
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and capacity planning efforts Benefits
• Healthcare: We value your health and provide options so you can choose what best supports your lifestyle and personal health goals. Various nationwide plans — including Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, VSP, and more — are available to you and your family. Our providers offer the flexibility you want and the coverage you need
• Wellness: With a large on-site gym and daily, instructor-led exercise classes at HQ in Santa Clara, Palo Alto Networks actively supports employee fitness. Our juice bar, Gym & Juice, features fresh juice blends, a quick and nutritious option pre- or post-workout. And our ongoing wellness speaker series highlights the latest trends in health and wellness
• Development: Professional development is serious business at Palo Alto Networks, where the Talent Development team offers 25+ courses to help employees boost their careers and develop leadership capability
• Financial: Most roles are eligible for equity grants, and we now offer new hires a quarterly vesting schedule right away. We want you to be fairly compensated and rewarded as soon as you make an impact – on our team, that happens immediately! And because we consider every employee a stakeholder in our long-term success, we offer an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a 24-month lookback. From life insurance to health savings accounts, we provide ways to help you protect and grow your wealth. Palo Alto Networks offers both traditional and Roth 401(k) options, along with a company match of 50% to a max annual amount of $1,000
• Time Off: In addition to paid corporate holidays, Flexible Time Off programs empower our employees to balance their work schedules with personal time off. We offer 12 weeks of full pay for medical leave and 6 weeks of full pay for parental leave. As a company with strong ties to the military and veterans, we also offer 26 weeks of full pay for military leave
• Perks: Our corporate discount program provides employees with significant discounts on merchandise, travel and entertainment. We offer many on-site perks at headquarters, including cafeterias, fuel service, dry cleaning service, EV charging stations, and a company store. We also provide complimentary drinks, fresh fruit, and snacks in break rooms across our campus to help everyone power through the day. Life at Palo Alto Network