Director of Digital Engineering - Web Platforms

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 318,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Director of Digital Engineering - Web Platforms to own the technical vision and scale our global digital presence.

You will lead a high-performing, distributed team of frontend and backend engineers, AEM developers, and platform architects, reporting to the Senior Director of Digital Experience and Engineering. You will modernize our web platforms, drive AI-powered workflows, and ensure top performance, security, and accessibility across worldwide domains.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale web platforms in a fast-paced B2B tech or enterprise environment and translating complex concepts for executives.
• Proficiency in AEM, HTL, Sling, RESTful APIs, and enterprise CMS architecture.
• Strong command of front-end fundamentals, accessibility standards (ADA/WCAG), and modern web technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technical roadmap for customer-facing web properties and direct enterprise backend integrations.
• Own AEM governance, HTL/Sling components, and multilingual deployment architectures.
• Lead ML/Generative AI and automated marketing workflows across the web ecosystem.

Skills

Leadership

Agile/Scrum

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical vision

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Software Engineering/Design

Tools

HTL (Sightly)

AEM Templates

AEM Components

Sling Models

RESTful APIs

Java

JCR

OSGi

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript (ES6+)

Job description

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!

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 Summary

We are seeking a highly strategic and technically grounded Director of Digital Engineering - Web Platforms to own the technical vision, development, and scalability of our global digital presence. Sitting within Marketing and reporting directly to the Senior Director of Digital Experience and Engineering, this executive will lead a high performing global organization of front end and back end engineers, platform architects, and AEM developers (including offshore hubs).

In this role, you will lead the technical evolution of our web platforms to ensure world class performance, security, and accessibility. You will serve as the primary driver in modernizing our end to end Marketing operations by leveraging AI powered workflows, advanced automation, and modern modular architectures to deliver hyper personalized experiences globally.

• Location - Santa Clara, California

Key Responsibilities

• Digital Engineering Strategy & Architecture: Define and execute the technical roadmap for all customer facing web properties. Direct the technical architecture across modern front end frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, HTL), headless stacks, and enterprise backend integrations via RESTful APIs.
• AEM & MarTech Platform Ownership: Oversee enterprise grade Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) implementation. Drive technical governance for reusable HTL/Sling components, Touch UI dialogs, OSGi services, and multi site, multi lingual deployment environments.
• AI & Workflow Automation: Executive owner for integrating Machine Learning (ML) models, Generative AI, and automated marketing workflows across the web ecosystem. Drive speed, real time personalization, dynamic UI generation, and operational efficiency across the enterprise.
• Performance & Reliability Engineering: Champion Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and code optimizations. Oversee Dispatcher caching, Core Web Vitals, and serverless/headless delivery to ensure 24/7 global operational stability and zero downtime deployments.
• Global Team Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and direct a global engineering organization—fostering a culture of accountability, code quality, and technical excellence across onshore and distributed teams.
• Agile Governance & SDLC: Own the software development lifecycle (SDLC) using Agile/Scrum methodologies. Drive CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and a "code first" approach to platform management and product delivery.
• Experience & Data Integration: Partner with UX and Product teams to transform Figma design systems into pixel perfect web experiences. Integrate web platforms with CDPs, analytics, tag management, and personalization tools (e.g., Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics, Demandbase) to connect unknown users to known leads.
• Cross Functional Alignment & Compliance: Partner with IT, Security, Product, and Content teams to translate business requirements into technical PRDs, while enforcing ADA/WCAG accessibility standards and global privacy compliance (GDPR, CCPA).

Qualifications

• Experience & Leadership: 15+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Web Development, or MarTech leadership within fast paced B2B Tech or enterprise environments, with a proven track record of managing global teams and translating complex technical concepts to executive stakeholders.
• Core AEM & Engineering: Expert level proficiency in HTL (Sightly), AEM Templates and Components, AEM Client Libraries (ClientLibs), Sling Models, and RESTful APIs integration. Expert in developing Workflows and OSGi Service components. Strong proficiency in Java, OSGi, Sling, and JCR (Java Content Repository).
• Front End & Web Standards: Solid experience in HTML5, CSS3 (SASS/LESS), Modern JavaScript (ES6+), and Responsive design frameworks, along with global accessibility compliance (ADA / WCAG 2.1 AA).
• MarTech Ecosystem Integration: Proven success connecting enterprise CMS platforms with CDPs, personalization tools (Adobe Target), analytics engines (Google/Adobe Analytics), Tag Management (Launch/GTM), and CRMs (Salesforce).
• AI & Workflow Automation: Practical experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into web applications and leveraging AI enhanced workflow systems (e.g., Workfront) to streamline content velocity.
• Agile, SRE & Data Governance: Strong background in Agile/Scrum delivery, Jira backlog management, CI/CD automated testing pipelines, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and global data privacy standards (GDPR, CCPA).
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Design, or a related technical field.
• Communication: Outstanding cross functional leadership skills with a proven track record of translating complex technical concepts into clear business strategies for executive stakeholders.
• Mindset: Growth oriented, highly collaborative, and thrives in a fast paced, high growth B2B Tech or Enterprise environment.

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.

$224,000.00 - $318,000.00/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 [e-mail].

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.