Sr Principal / Architect Engineer Software (Cortex XSIAM)

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

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Principal Architect to join the XSIAM engineering group in a highly cross-functional, product-facing role. This position sits at the intersection of engineering, product management, customer success, and product architecture, helping shape scalable and innovative solutions across the XSIAM product.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong product thinking, enabling them to translate business and customer needs into clear architectural direction and execution strategies. This role requires close collaboration with engineering teams, product managers, and strategic customers to drive platform capabilities, integrations, scalability, and long-term architectural vision.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and technical strategy for XSIAM platform capabilities and integrations.

• Define best practices, technical standards, and scalable design patterns across the organization.

• Work closely with customers, field teams, and support organizations to understand real-world use cases and pain points.

• Evaluate tradeoffs between scalability, performance, security, operational complexity, and delivery timelines.

• Support strategic customer engagements and complex deployment scenarios.

• Mentor engineers and technical leaders on architecture, system design, and product-oriented engineering thinking.

• Act as the bridge between engineering, product, and site reliability (SRE) to ensure that architectural designs translate into operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on Software Engineering experience, with 2+ years in a Principal or Architect role leading multi-team technical strategies.

• Proven experience building SaaS products alongside deep knowledge of message brokers and infrastructure.

• Experience architecting systems that handle multi-region, large workloads with extreme throughput requirements.

• Expert-level knowledge of cloud-native ecosystems (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration at scale (Kubernetes).

• Proficiency in Golang and Python, with a deep understanding of low-level performance tuning and concurrency models.

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or leadership experience in elite military technology units.

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  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.