Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Cloud Platform; Security​/Identity

Position: Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Cloud Platform (Security / Identity)
** 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*
* Cyber Ark LP @ Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead multiple teams building cloud platform services that secure machine identities at enterprise scale. You will drive the development of distributed systems that manage and protect identities across complex environments while providing technical and organizational leadership across a broader engineering organization.

You will play a key role in shaping engineering strategy, execution, and organizational growth, partnering across engineering, product, design, and leadership teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure platform capabilities that operate at the core of modern identity security.

What You'll Do

+ Lead and develop multiple teams of engineers building scalable backend and platform services across distributed systems

+ Drive execution across the full software development lifecycle, ensuring predictable delivery, operational excellence, and high-quality outcomes

+ Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering Leadership to align organizational priorities with platform strategy and business objectives

+ Establish technical direction and influence architectural decisions for services operating at enterprise scale

+ Mentor engineering managers and senior engineers, fostering leadership growth and organizational effectiveness

+ Build a culture of accountability, ownership, innovation, and strong engineering fundamentals

** Qualifications*
* + 10+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in engineering management leadership roles

+ Experience leading managers and/or multiple engineering teams in cloud-native environments

+ Strong background building scalable backend, platform, or infrastructure systems

+ Deep understanding of distributed systems, APIs, service-oriented architectures, and cloud platforms

+ Proven track record of leading organizations through ambiguity while delivering complex, high-impact initiatives

+ Experience influencing technical strategy and organizational direction across multiple teams

+ Strong communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills

Nice to Have

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Experience with security platforms, identity systems, or infrastructure security

+ Familiarity with certificate lifecycle management, PKI, or related domains

+ Exposure to protocols such as TLS, X.509, ACME, or similar technologies

+ Experience building platform, control plane, or cloud infrastructure services

+ Experience leading globally distributed engineering teams

Why This Role

+ Lead multiple teams building foundational platform services for machine identity at scale

+ Influence engineering strategy, architecture, and organizational direction

+ Solve complex challenges across distributed systems and security domains

+ Build and develop high-performing engineering leaders and teams

+ Work alongside experienced engineers and leaders in a fast-moving, collaborative environment

+ Drive…