Director, IT Platform Engineering

Skip to main content Saved Jobs (0) Job Alerts EN Deutsch (German) English (English) 日本語 (Japanese) Search Jobs Keywords Location Search Jobs Close Button Security Awareness! Read more to learn about how we're keeping job seekers safe. Palo Alto Networks is on a mission to keep the digital world safe, and this extends to job seekers as well. Please be mindful of a current bad actor practice of recruiters impersonating us. If you receive an email from someone who does not have a @paloaltonetworks.com email address, please do not respond or engage. Job Details Revolutionizing protection. Define what’s next in cybersecurity. Director, IT Platform Engineering Bengaluru, Karnataka, India IT Ref ID: JR-018718 Apply Save Job Current Employees, apply here Our MissionAt 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 AreIn 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 SummaryOur engineering team is at the core of our products, directly contributing to preventing cyberattacks. We constantly innovate and challenge industry standards to solve complex, novel problems. We seek motivated individuals who thrive in ambiguity, welcome technical challenges, and are driven to secure the digital environments facing everyday lives.Lead and scale a world-class Platform Engineering organization, driving global technology, security, and infrastructure initiatives. As a highly motivated, hands-on leader who leads by example, you will deliver scalable, secure infrastructure through PaaS architectures, Infrastructure as Code, and predictive monitoring. You will champion a "Customer 0" mindset, ensuring all internal software engineering, security, and infrastructure products are thoroughly validated, secure, and production-ready. Cultivate a results-oriented culture focused on converting visionary engineering concepts into robust production environments while actively mentoring and developing technical talent.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide hands-on technical leadership, driving engineering execution and leading by example across global teams.Hire, mentor, and retain a high-performing, diverse team of platform and infrastructure software engineers.Build and scale a secure platform across cloud, compute, storage, and networking layers.Act as "Customer 0" and the first customer for internal tools, ensuring the team validates, hardens, and directly influences the roadmap for all security and infrastructure products.Partner with Product teams to deliver exceptional platform engineering outcomes and seamless software engineering tool integration.Implement comprehensive service monitoring across all compute, storage, networking, and application layers...