Senior Engineering Manager (Custom Apps)

Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren't easy goals to accomplish - but we're not here for easy. We're here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we're looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We're changing the nature of work from benefits to learning, location to leadership, we've rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

Your Career
The IT team is looking for a seasoned engineering manager with previous team management experience, and a unique blend of technical leadership, people leadership, and business skill sets. The incumbent will collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Sales, Customer Support, and other cross-functional teams to deliver strategic organizational priorities. In addition to managing a team, the successful candidate will also be an active contributor in areas of product design, architecture and/or implementation. This role would be perfect for someone who enjoys a management role while also wanting to utilize their technical software engineering skills.
Your Impact

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  Manage, lead, mentor, and coach one or more engineering teams.
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  Be accountable for the engineering quality of the subject matter areas your teams are responsible for.
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  Work closely with product managers to refine business requirements in alignment with good design principles.
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  Work closely with team leads and architects to create good engineering designs that meet business requirements and align with good architectural practices.
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  Ability to translate technology into business value
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  Working in conjunction with management and colleagues, define, document, and demonstrate good software engineering practices.
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  Stay up-to-date on new technology changes and features to provide recommendations for process improvements and feature adoption
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  Facilitate project delivery from your teams, working in conjunction with product managers, business analysts, business partners, and system administrators.
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  Plan, drive and execute business critical custom apps and microservices Roadmap
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  Facilitate production support affecting the system areas your teams are responsible for.
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  Identify risks and prepare mitigation plans.

Your Experience

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  BE/B.tech technical degree or relevant tech qualification
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  15 + years experience in software development in at least one of the programming languages like JAVA/C#/go
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  5+ years of experience with Database Management Systems (MySQL, SQL server and PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Oracle Database)
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  Minimum 5+ years of team management experience
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  Demonstrated ability to lead engineers to deliver working software on time and with high quality.
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  Demonstrated understanding of good software engineering practices.
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  Excellent engineering skills on the platform(s) your teams work on.
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  Strong time management and prioritization skills.
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  Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills. Strong architectural skills on the platform(s) your teams work on is a strong advantage.
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  Good Expertise Good knowledge of Cloud Platforms like GCP/AWS
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  Knowledge of front end technologies like React and Angular is a plus.
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  Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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  Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience is required.

The Team
Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within Information Technology is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You'll join the brightest minds in technology, creating, building, and supporting tools and enabling our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks.
We're connected by one mission but driven by the impact of that mission and what it means to protect our way of life in the digital age. Join a dynamic and fast-paced team of people who feel excited by the prospect of a challenge and feel a thrill at resolving technical gaps that inhibit productivity.
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.
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.
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