Principal Product Engineer, Cortex & AI Security Remote

Palo Alto Networks; Greater London; Remote; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Technical Product Engineer within the Cortex organization. You will operate as a senior technical leader, bridging Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Professional Services.

You will define how complex problems are solved, shape Cortex product direction, and influence roadmap decisions while translating customer needs into actionable technical direction across cloud-native security platforms.

Qualifications

• Deep cybersecurity and cloud expertise required.
• Ability to set direction and influence product strategy.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy and vision for Cortex initiatives.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to executive leadership.
• Influence product strategy and roadmap decisions.
• Provide technical leadership across Cortex (XSIAM, XDR, CNAPP).
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Success.
• Scale organizational knowledge with reusable architectures and playbooks.
• Mentor technical professionals and elevate engineering excellence.
• Maintain market and competitive intelligence for leadership.

Tools

SOAR

XSIAM

XDR

CNAPP

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Technical Product Engineer within the Cortex organization. You will operate as a senior technical leader, bridging Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Professional Services.

You will define how complex problems are solved, shape Cortex product direction, and influence roadmap decisions while translating customer needs into actionable technical direction across cloud-native security platforms.