Senior Manager IT Systems Engineering

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

This role as a Sr. Manager Identity and Access Management calls for a strong, proactive leader that can autonomously drive projects, manage customer relationships, and recruit and enable best in class IAM Engineers who can also automate governance and Security. You'll be responsible for managing development teams that provides Authentication and Authorization services across corporate IT & end customers of Palo Alto Networks.

Your Impact

• Lead and Innovate to deliver results and value for the team and customers
• Manage teams of Identity and Access Management Experts on building Role Based Access Control Modules
• Implement an Agile/SCRUM development process and educate team members in effectively working in an Agile development environment
• Attract, develop, and grow engineers to create self-organizing, empowered, and motivated teams
• Aggressively hire top talent developers
• Manage Internal Customer Relationships, including setting priority, agreeing upon deliveries, negotiating scope, and managing timelines
• Provide leadership to the development team, setting direction, removing barriers to success, and monitoring progress and quality
• Manage teams to measure and track metrics related Access Control & Policies and implement governance framework
• Partner with FP&A to manage the budget v/s actuals process and track departmental spendPa
• Partner with other IT Leaders for deliveries that require integration touchpoints to other enterprise applications

Your Experience 

• Minimum of experience: 7-8 years work experience in Engineering management, leadership, planning and analysis in a technology-driven organization
• Minimum degree required: Bachelors
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or relevant work experience or equivalent military experience required
• Excellent executive presence, ability to drive adoption and credibility with senior leadership
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with ability to effectively communicate ideas and influence all levels of the organization
• People focused leaders with proven ability to build creative, collaborative teams, develop people and link performance to overall business objectives
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results in global, matrixed environments comprised of internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to attract and retain brilliant idea generators
• Understanding of Salesforce and its products, particularly Sales & Service Cloud
• Experience and understanding of IAM, Access Policies & SOC
• Focus Areas: Sales transformation, Service transformation, Marketing transformation
• Force platform based innovation and development, Change management and training, Leadership and mentoring

The Team

Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within Information Technology is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You’ll join the brightest minds in technology, creating, building, and supporting tools and enabling our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks.

We’re connected by one mission but driven by the impact of that mission and what it means to protect our way of life in the digital age. Join a dynamic and fast-paced team of people who feel excited by the prospect of a challenge and feel a thrill at resolving technical gaps that inhibit productivity.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $167000/YR - $271500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.