Senior Product Manager, PAN-OS Security Platform

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Sr. Product Manager to lead the product security strategy for PAN-OS, powering our next‑gen firewalls across physical, virtual, and cloud forms.

This hands‑on role shapes platform security, integrating secure design principles into the core architecture and lifecycle. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in a technical role with deep cryptography, threat modeling, Linux security, and risk management, plus strong cross‑functional leadership to align engineers, security

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a highly technical role such as software development, product security, release management, or systems engineering.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/CE/EE or equivalent practical experience.
• Core security concepts: threat modeling, encryption standards, IAM, RBAC.
• Secure-by-Design and SDL practices with application security tooling.
• Linux security hardening: SELinux, Secure Boot, IMA.

Responsibilities

• Own the Platform Security Roadmap for the PAN-OS platform across all deployment form factors.
• Mitigate emerging AI threats by defining defense strategies and roadmaps.
• Embed secure-by-design principles across engineering and security teams throughout the lifecycle.
• Balance security with usability to avoid overly burdensome controls for users.

Skills

Threat modeling

Encryption standards

IAM / RBAC

Secure development

Linux security

AI frontier models

Vulnerability management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/CE/EE

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Sr. Product Manager to lead the product security strategy for PAN-OS, powering our next‑gen firewalls across physical, virtual, and cloud forms.

This hands‑on role shapes platform security, integrating secure design principles into the core architecture and lifecycle. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in a technical role with deep cryptography, threat modeling, Linux security, and risk management, plus strong cross‑functional leadership to align engineers, security