Principal Network Security Architect – Layer 7 Innovation

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking innovative engineers to design and develop security features for our next‑generation firewalls. As a key member of the Layer 7 Security group, you will take ownership of focus areas, applying your programming skills to solve real‑world security problems.

You will collaborate with product management, quality assurance, and field support across the entire software development cycle, and bring new ideas to the security discipline.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience with leadership roles.
• Strong proficiency in C and C++ on Unix-based platforms.
• Solid understanding of development methodologies and agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Innovate, design, and develop security features for next‑gen firewalls (Layer 7).
• Develop specifications, assess requirements, and support development and debugging.
• Suggest improvements to the development process and communicate goals clearly.
• Mentor and coach new team members and identify performance bottlenecks.

Skills

C & C++

Unix-based platforms

Leadership experience

Agile practices

Version control

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s / PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

TLS

Web proxies

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking innovative engineers to design and develop security features for our next‑generation firewalls. As a key member of the Layer 7 Security group, you will take ownership of focus areas, applying your programming skills to solve real‑world security problems.

You will collaborate with product management, quality assurance, and field support across the entire software development cycle, and bring new ideas to the security discipline.