Remote Principal Technical Product Engineer - Cortex

Palo Alto Networks; 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 and strategic customer advocate bridging Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Professional Services.

In this remote role, you will shape technical direction across geographies, working with enterprise customers and partners. You will define scalable solutions, mentor teams, influence Cortex product strategy and roadmaps, and

Qualifications

• Proven ability to inspire and influence teams, colleagues, and executives.
• Deep cybersecurity and cloud technical expertise with the ability to set direction.
• Extensive experience leading cross-functional programs in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with senior stakeholders.
• Experience working with strategic enterprise customers and major cloud providers.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy and vision for cross-functional initiatives, partnering with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, and customers to drive innovation and ensure secure, scalable adoption of the Cortex platform.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor and primary technical voice to executive leadership, leading complex technical engagements involving Cortex architecture, deployment, integrations, scalability, and security strategy.
• Influence product strategy and roadmap decisions by translating customer problems into clear requirements and validating assumptions with data.
• Provide technical leadership across Cortex, developing deep expertise in XSIAM, XDR, CNAPP, and related technologies.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, Professional Services, Support, and Marketing.
• Scale organizational knowledge by developing reusable architectures, playbooks, and enablement for teams and partners.
• Mentor and elevate technical professionals, raising the overall technical bar.
• Maintain market intelligence to provide actionable insights to leadership and Product Management.

Job description

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

In this remote role, you will shape technical direction across geographies, working with enterprise customers and partners. You will define scalable solutions, mentor teams, influence Cortex product strategy and roadmaps, and