Principal Technical Product Engineer (Cortex)

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!

This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.

Job Summary

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.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for the better. We are a company built on 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.

Your Career

As a Principal Technical Product Engineer for Cortex, you will operate as a senior technical leader and strategic advocate bridging customers, Product Management, and Engineering. You will act as a force multiplier, defining scalable solutions for complex technical challenges and identifying key patterns across our enterprise customer base. By translating intricate business needs into actionable product direction, you will directly influence Cortex's product strategy, technical roadmap, and cloud-native security operations. In this high-impact role, you will mentor teams, drive cross-functional alignment, and shape the future of our AI-driven security platforms.

Your Impact

Set technical strategy for cross-functional initiatives to drive innovation and scalable adoption of the Cortex platform. Act as a trusted technical advisor to executive leadership on Cortex architecture, deployment, and security strategy. Influence product strategy and roadmaps by translating customer challenges into clear, data-driven product requirements. Provide technical leadership and develop deep expertise in XSIAM, XDR, XSOAR, CNAPP, and AI Security. Drive cross-functional alignment across internal teams to solve high-visibility challenges and ensure customer success. Scale organizational knowledge by developing reusable architectures, playbooks, and technical enablement for field teams. Mentor technical professionals to raise the engineering bar and foster a culture of excellence. Track market and competitive intelligence to provide actionable insights on emerging capabilities to leadership.

Your Experience

10+ years of proven experience in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or technical product engineering. Extensive experience working with strategic enterprise customers and major cloud infrastructure providers. Strong background in SOAR, XSIAM, XDR, or CNAPP technologies. Demonstrated mastery of securing modern cloud platforms and application architectures. Exceptional professional presence and confidence advising audiences up to C-level executives. Proven ability to lead cross-functional programs and manage high-stakes projects in fast-paced environments. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with outstanding executive-level presentation abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

Deep affinity for emerging technology areas, including AI Security and Agentic AI. Demonstrated track record of creatively establishing scalable solutions for complex technical issues. Strong ability to mentor technical professionals and build a culture of engineering excellence. Proven ability to inspire and influence teams without formal authority.

The Team

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 the products and services that proactively address them. Our TPE team helps us do just that.

This team provides behind-the-scenes technical leadership for our products—serving as a source of authority for our systems engineers, staying ahead of the environment we sell in, and driving technical solutions based on our clients' feedback and needs. As threats and technology evolve, we stay ahead to accomplish our mission. As a Principal on this team, you will help chart that course.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers who dream big, take risks, and challenge the cybersecurity 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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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.

Qualifications

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 .

$159,000.00 - $255,000.00/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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com .

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? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.