Principal Software Engineer - AI-First IGA Platform Lead

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Needham Heights (MA); In loco; USD 147.000 - 238.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer Software to lead the technical evolution of our Identity Governance & Administration platform.

This senior, hands-on role drives architecture, security, and observability while mentoring engineers to raise the team’s engineering standards. You will shape cross-functional designs, balance product requirements with robust security constraints, and deliver high-impact features with a focus on scalable, secure software development.

Competenze

• Full-Stack Technical Expertise: 10+ years with MEAN stack and modernizing legacy frameworks.
• Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure: cloud engineering with a focus on AWS ecosystems.
• Systems-Level Thinking: reason across APIs, identity, observability; explicit trade-offs.
• AI Tooling & Output Verification: prompt/context engineering; peer‑review for correctness and security.
• Security-First Mindset: secure web development incl. OWASP, Zero Trust, Least Privilege.
• Collaborative Leadership: facilitate cross‑team design, mentor engineers, drive consensus.
• Operational Excellence: highly observable and performant systems with testing/monitoring.
• Security & Identity Specialization: IAM, PAM, IGA; secrets management.
• Design Systems at Scale: cross‑product component governance, unified design language.
• Modern DevOps Practices: observability tools, feature flags, progressive delivery.
• Performance & Scalability: load/stress testing with tools like JMeter.
• Data Privacy & Compliance: privacy-by-design for GDPR/CCPA/SOC2.
• Advanced Frontend Tooling: TypeScript, RxJS; Jest/Playwright/Cypress.
• Excellent written, verbal, cross‑functional communication skills.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule in the Newton, MA area.

Mansioni

• Lead End-to-End initiatives across Identity Governance & Administration (IGA).
• Lead AI-first engineering practices and evaluate AI-generated code for security.
• Execute with autonomy, translate business problems into technical solutions.
• Define and govern engineering standards for testability and observability.
• Architect complex systems balancing product needs with security constraints.
• Mentor and uplift teams through design reviews and architecture discussions.
• Drive strategic alignment with product partners through lightweight RFCs.

Conoscenze

MEAN stack

AWS architectures

Systems thinking

AI tooling

Security-first

Leadership

Observability

DevOps

Frontend tooling

Performance testing

Data privacy

Communication

Hybrid/Newton MA

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer Software to lead the technical evolution of our Identity Governance & Administration platform.

This senior, hands-on role drives architecture, security, and observability while mentoring engineers to raise the team’s engineering standards. You will shape cross-functional designs, balance product requirements with robust security constraints, and deliver high-impact features with a focus on scalable, secure software development.