Lead technical research and development of threat detection capabilities for Palo Alto Networks’ Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP) program.
Compensation
$172,100.00 - $278,300.00/yr
Responsibilities
Shape ATP detection strategy by identifying important vulnerability, exploit, and attack technique areas
Drive innovative detection ideas from concept to production, delivering measurable improvements in coverage, quality, speed, or scalability
Improve rapid response capability for zero-days, high-impact CVEs, and emerging attack vectors
Raise the quality and consistency of IPS protections by defining detection approaches, validation expectations, and technical review standards
Expand the team’s ability to deliver protections at scale through practical automation, detection pipeline improvements, and AI-assisted research workflows
Requirements
BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
Lead engineering strategy for AI-enabled solutions across the Software Delivery Lifecycle, driving enterprise standards, automation, and developer productivity.
Responsibilities
Develops the engineering approach for the entire program/portfolio solution and works with Architecture, to develop/analyze/deliver the implementation of technical enablers
Leads the planning, definition, and design of the complex features which span multiple teams and explore solution alternatives
Creates ideas on designing complex technology and solution development approaches
Leads the technical oversight for teams in solution development including design reviews and code within own domain
Defines the technology tool stack for the solution within range of internally approved and supported technologies
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field
Nice to have: Advanced degree in a technical discipline
Nice to have: Senior engineering experience in developer tooling
SDET Architect
10+ years in QA/Test Automation and Test Architecture
Security testing methodologies and secure SDLC
Designing enterprise-scale test automation frameworks
Compliance-driven testing (EU CRA, NIST, ISO 27001, IEC 62443, OWASP)
Architecture experience across cloud, SaaS, virtualization, containers, APIs, and firmware ecosystems
CI/CD and DevSecOps expertise
Experience with AI-assisted testing and test generation
Strong understanding of requirement-to-test-to-evidence traceability
Excellent technical leadership and stakeholder management skills
Ability to create architecture blueprints, standards, and governance processes