Technical Program Manager - Devops group (Cortex)

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

As a Senior Technical Program Manager at Palo Alto Networks, you will be a pivotal liaison between the DevOps engineering group and other key teams like software and product. You will drive high-quality, on-time releases within our fast-growing Cortex product suite. This role requires a blend of deep technical domain knowledge, strong analytical skills, and a passion for driving change in a dynamic, fast-paced environment to ensure successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Orchestrate end-to-end delivery of complex infrastructure and product capabilities by working closely with DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams.
• Serve as the primary integration point between DevOps and development, ensuring alignment on architecture, CI/CD processes, and production readiness.
• Collaborate with product management to translate requirements into technical execution plans, defining realistic timelines and tracking cross-team commitments.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical dependencies affecting infrastructure, deployment flows, monitoring, and scaling requirements.
• Drive and define change-management processes, including release planning, risk assessments, observability readiness, and post-launch validations.
• Coordinate sprint plans and milestones across DevOps and development organizations to ensure aligned delivery within broader program roadmaps.
• Provide clear and concise communication to senior engineering leadership on execution status, architectural risks, and operational concerns.
• Work directly with technical leads and architects to understand and manage deep technical topics like Kubernetes upgrades and multi-region deployments.

The Team
Engineering - The Engineering team at Palo Alto Networks is at the core of our innovation. You will be working on the products and services that protect our customers and their digital way of life. We are a team of disruptors, constantly challenging the status quo to build the next generation of cybersecurity. Your work will directly impact our mission, and you'll be at the forefront of solving the world's most challenging security problems in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems) or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of engineering or technical program management experience, with at least 4 years managing cross-functional infrastructure/DevOps delivery programs at scale.
• Deep, hands-on understanding of SaaS DevOps domains, including release orchestration, CI/CD, change-management, and production readiness standards.
• Strong familiarity with Agile methodologies, sprint planning, and managing large cross-team delivery cycles.
• Hands-on experience with project management and collaboration tools such as JIRA and Confluence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience presenting program status, architectural risks, and operational considerations to senior leadership (SVP/VP-level).

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.

Client-provided location(s): Tel Aviv, Israel

Job ID: Palo_Alto_Networks-JR-010418

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-12-10T20:01:33