Manager, Software Engineering (Cortex Cloud)

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 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 Description

Your Career

We are seeking a highly motivated Engineering Manager to lead and grow development teams working on Prisma Cloud and Cortex Cloud, Palo Alto Networks’ leading platforms for cloud security and security operations. This leader will be responsible for delivering highly scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native services, collaborating with global teams, and mentoring engineers to deliver next-generation cybersecurity solutions.

Your Impact

Leadership & People Management

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers in Bangalore.

Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and high performance.

Drive hiring, onboarding, and career development of engineers.

Technical Delivery

Own end-to-end delivery of critical components in Prisma Cloud and Cortex Cloud.

Work with architects and product managers to design scalable and secure solutions.

Ensure best practices in cloud-native development, CI / CD, and site reliability.

Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, technical guidance, and architectural decisions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with global engineering teams in the U.S., Israel, and other locations.

Collaborate with product management, UX, and customer support to align delivery with customer needs.

Communicate progress, risks, and technical tradeoffs to stakeholders.

Innovation & Scale

Champion modern development practices in microservices, containers, Kubernetes, and distributed systems.

Ensure security and compliance are embedded into the development lifecycle

Continuously optimize performance, cost efficiency, and scalability of cloud services.

Qualifications

Your Experience

Education : Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field.

Experience :

10+ years of software development experience, with at least 3+ years in engineering management.

Proven track record of building and scaling SaaS / cloud services (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Strong Knowledge in Kubernetes, containers, and cloud-native development.

Strong background in distributed systems, APIs, data pipelines, or security platforms.

Previous experience in cybersecurity, observability, or large-scale multi-tenant platforms is a plus.

Leadership Skills :

Ability to recruit, build, and retain top engineering talent.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across global teams.

Results-oriented mindset with a passion for delivering impact.

Ability to connect day-to-day engineering execution with long-term business goals, make tradeoffs, and prioritize what delivers the most impact.

Skill in guiding teams through organizational, technical, or product shifts while keeping morale and focus high.

Comfort with incomplete information, making timely calls, and course-correcting when needed — critical in fast-moving cloud security environments.

Additional Information

The Team

Cortex Bangalore team is currently managing two security platforms

Prisma Cloud

Cortex Cloud

We are responsible for managing work for both security platforms which will include working on

customers feature requests

technical debt to enhance the stability and performance of the security platforms

customer issues and escalations

Stability of production environment (AWS, GCP)

Ongoing releases and patches in production

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple : we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

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