Technical Product Engineer (Cortex)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 22, 2026. Palo Alto Networks scores B on the Alion truth index.
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
The Team
Cortex Platform - Cortex is the industry's only open and integrated, AI-based, continuous security platform. Cortex is a significant evolution of the Application Framework designed to simplify security operations and considerably improve outcomes. Deployed on a global, scalable public cloud platform, Cortex allows security operations teams to speed the analysis of massive data sets.
Job Summary
Join a world-class product management organization as a Technical Product Engineer, playing a pivotal role in delivering deep technical expertise to partners, customers, and internal teams. You will act as a strategic advisor, driving valuable insights and feedback from the field directly into our product development cycle. By experimenting with new technologies and addressing complex sales challenges, you will ensure our solutions remain at the forefront of the industry. Work cross-functionally to shape the future of our continuous security platform and accelerate time-to-value for enterprise SOCs.
Key Responsibilities
- Work cross-functionally with sales, product management, and customer teams to support innovation and execution.
- Coordinate and lead multi-departmental projects to drive alignment and deliver impactful business outcomes.
- Partner with Product Managers to provide feedback based on customer needs, field insights, and product gaps.
- Drive cloud-native security innovation for the modern SOC by identifying and enabling high-value use cases.
- Design and deliver technical content for cloud security platforms, including integrations, guides, and automation.
- Create high-quality enablement materials to help customers and partners adopt, integrate, and scale security solutions.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience with endpoint platforms, including forensics, EDR/SIEM, and incident response systems.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native security principles.
- Experience building SOC workflows, supporting incident response, and integrating security tools into enterprise environments.
- Experience with automation, AI tools, scripting, and integrating security technologies in cloud and on-prem environments.
- Proven ability to collaborate across functions and execute effectively in complex, fast-paced enterprise settings.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to engage both technical and executive stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with the broader security operations landscape, including SIEM, XDR, SOAR, and ASM workflows.
- Familiarity with securing cloud workloads using contextual risk signals and automated enforcement.
- Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, and modern application architectures.
- Technically curious and highly motivated to master product details and establish best practices.
- Strong organizational skills, work ethic, and a high degree of professional integrity.
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 [email protected].
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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.