Senior AI-Driven Design Systems Architect (Security)

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an experienced designer/developer to lead an AI-first design system initiative. You will modernize architecture, align Figma tokens with production code, and own Storybook components for scalable delivery.

You will train others, establish guardrails for AI-assisted prototyping, and drive governance across design assets. Strong architecture, storytelling, and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years designing and scaling enterprise design systems.
• Active AI-native workflow with AI coding tools in daily use.
• Ownership of components in Storybook and production code in React/TS.
• Strong architectural judgment balancing purity and pragmatism.
• Portfolio with end-to-end case studies showing AI-assisted execution.
• Experience coaching design peers through tooling adoption.

Responsibilities

• AI-First design system execution and scaling across components.
• Figma-to-code parity and Storybook ownership for assets.
• Lead training and guardrails for design-to-code workflows.
• Make high-craft architectural decisions to minimize handoff friction.
• Automate documentation across Figma, Storybook, and tooling.
• Contribute to platform features grounded in user personas and tech limits.

Skills

Years of experience

AI-native workflow

Storybook ownership

Bold system architecture

System governance

Mentorship

Tools

React

TypeScript

CSS/HTML

Storybook

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an experienced designer/developer to lead an AI-first design system initiative. You will modernize architecture, align Figma tokens with production code, and own Storybook components for scalable delivery.

You will train others, establish guardrails for AI-assisted prototyping, and drive governance across design assets. Strong architecture, storytelling, and cross-functional collaboration are essential.