Manager SW Engineering (Directory Services)

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 seeking an experienced, people oriented Engineering Manager to lead our high-performing Identity Directory Service and User Management engineering team. In this role, you will balance technical leadership, people development, and operational execution to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient SaaS cloud services. Working in close partnership with Product Management, Security Architects, and cross-functional engineering leaders, you will foster a culture of continuous delivery, technical excellence, and innovation. You will empower a team of talented engineers, remove roadblocks, and ensure our systems satisfy demanding global scale, high throughput, and Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs). Your Impact Execution & Product Delivery: Drive agile engineering practices to deliver high-quality, production-ready features on schedule while maintaining a strong balance between feature delivery, platform health, and technical debt. Technical & Architectural Oversight: Partner with domain experts to guide architectural decisions, review designs, leveraging no-code, low-code, and AI-based solutions. Operational Excellence: Maintain high standards for service reliability, production health, automated testing (CI/CD), and incident response. People Leadership & Growth: Mentor, coach, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers; conduct 1:1s, support career development, and foster an inclusive, high-trust engineering culture. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align team goals with Product Managers, Security Architects, and global stakeholders to translate business strategy into clear technical execution plans. Your Experience & Qualifications Leadership Experience: 5+ years of direct people management experience leading software engineering teams in cloud SaaS or microservices environments. Technical Background: 8+ years of prior hands-on software development experience using .NET / C# (or Java/Go/Python) with strong foundational knowledge of modern cloud architecture (AWS). Education/Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience / IDF elite technology unit alumni. Core Competencies: Proven track record of building, hiring, and retaining strong engineering talent. Demonstrated capability in driving agile execution, managing timelines, and handling complex technical dependencies. Deep commitment to engineering quality, system reliability, security-by-design, and continuous improvement. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with fluent written and spoken English. Qualifications Experience leading teams focused on Identity & Access Management (IAM), Directory Services, SSO, or Zero Trust cybersecurity platforms. Hands-on familiarity with AWS cloud services, Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK or Terraform), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). Experience managing engineering teams operating under strict security, compliance, and multi-region SaaS requirements. 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 . 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.