Sr Principal​/Principal Technical Product Engineer - Data Security; Cortex

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.

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!

This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.

As a Principal/Sr Principal Technical Product Engineer within the Cortex organization, you will operate at the highest individual-contributor level, serving as a senior technical leader and strategic customer advocate bridging strategic customers, Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Professional Services.

You are a force multiplier. You don't just solve hard problems for our most technically complex customers—you define how they should be solved by identifying patterns across the customer base, mentoring others to raise the bar, and directly influencing Cortex product strategy, technical direction, and roadmap decisions. You operate beyond individual customer engagements, translating complex technical and business challenges into actionable direction that shapes the future of our cloud-native and security operations platforms.

As a Senior Principal, Technical Product Engineer (TPE) specializing in Data Security, you will serve as the primary technical authority for our Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and Data Detection & Response (DDR) capabilities. In this role, you will bridge product management, field engineering, and customers to showcase how Palo Alto Networks discovers, contextually analyzes, and protects sensitive data assets across complex multi-cloud and AI environments.

• Lead technical strategy, architecture validation, and solution design centered on DSPM capabilities across the Palo Alto Networks platform.
• Serve as the global Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Data Security, guiding internal sales, partners, and enterprise customers on shadow data discovery, data movement tracking, and data loss prevention.
• Build high-quality technical content, architectural blueprints, proof-of-concept environments, and step-by-step integration guides.
• Bridge the gap between Data Security and the modern SOC by developing playbooks for Data Detection and Response (DDR), SIEM/SOAR integrations, and automated incident response.
• Partner directly with Product Management to advocate for customer requirements, influence product roadmaps, and refine market positioning against competitors.
• Design security architectures that protect data feeding into modern AI/ML pipelines (e.g., AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI/Foundry, Google Vertex AI).

• Extensive experience leading cross-functional programs in fast-paced environments, managing multiple high-stakes projects and strategic enterprise customers simultaneously.
• Exceptional…