Sr. Technical Product Engineer; Cortex-Cloud

Company Description

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 FLEX Benefits 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!

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.

• 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.

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.

The Team

Product Management – To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is and how to anticipate the changes we’re facing. For the fastest-growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks and…