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Want flexibility and variety? Indicate your target areas of work and your availability, and we will match you with opportunities
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Sometimes it makes sense both ways to 'try before you buy.' We will match you up with opportunities that allow you to get to know a company and the people before committing to a full time role
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Get matched with full time job opportunities via our job board and proprietary roles that we are recruiting for

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Recent Jobs

Managing Director Americas Head of Information Security
BNP Paribas
State
New Jersey
Remote Elig.
On-site
Seniority
Executive
Domain
Cross-domain/ leadership
Salary ($K)
290.00
-
Not disclosed
350
Chief Information Security Officer
Trupanion
State
Washington
Remote Elig.
Hybrid
Seniority
Executive
Domain
Cross-domain/ leadership
Salary ($K)
200.00
-
Not disclosed
250
Deputy CISO
New Relic
State
Oregon
Remote Elig.
Hybrid
Seniority
Executive
Domain
Cross-domain/ leadership
Salary ($K)
202.00
-
Not disclosed
252
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On-site
State
California
Remote Elig.
On-site
Not disclosed
Seniority
Experienced
Domain
Product
Salary ($K)
126
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205
Not disclosed
126

Company Description

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.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

  • Design, build, and maintain the end to end experience for running our network vulnerability scanner - This includes building both the software that runs within customers’ networks and the user experience for interacting with that software from within the XSIAM platform
  • Research and utilize leading open source network scanning solutions
  • Analyze existing solutions, identify barriers to scaling, recommend changes, then implement
  • Take part in architecture strategy sessions - design solutions that accommodate the requirements of the various groups across Cortex
  • Collaborate with teams to solve problems, reduce technical debt, and evolve development practices
  • Drive technical best practices and evangelize new technologies within the engineering org
  • Collaborate with other engineers and ensure that your team delivers high-quality output
  • Take ownership of projects, drive them to completion, and support them in production

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience as a professional software engineer writing full stack software
  • Experienced and opinionated about API design and distributed backend systems
  • Able to switch between research, design, prototype, and implementation
  • Experience using cloud managed services (ideally in GCP)
  • Proficient in Python and one of Rust, Golang, or C
  • Working knowledge of at least one of the major cloud platforms (eg GCP, AWS, or Azure)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Angular
  • Cybersecurity knowledge demonstrated with base level certifications (eg OSCP, GPEN, or Pentest+) or willingness to obtain
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and vulnerability methodologies
  • Familiarity with current penetration and security assessment tools such as Metasploit, Nmap, Burp Suite, Wireshark, etc.
  • Experience contributing to open source software
  • Proficient knowledge of common networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, DHCP, ARP, FTP, etc - Basic knowledge in other less common protocols such as ICS/SCADA or database protocols
  • Familiarity with common open source security software such as Nuclei, OpenVAS, and Nmap
  • Proficient knowledge in network architectures - understands subnetting and routing and how VLANs work and affect network scanning
  • Proficiency in Linux and Windows operating systems
  • Demonstrates a basic understanding of how a variety of exploits work and shows skills in enumerating and selecting the correct exploit for a given system
  • Familiarity with packaging, deploying, and supporting on-prem / private cloud software

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we’re facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks, and the products and services that proactively address them. Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. They are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. These engineers aren’t shy about creating products to solve problems no one has tackled before. They define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $126000 - $204500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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 [HR link].

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.

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On-site
State
California
Remote Elig.
On-site
Not disclosed
Seniority
Experienced
Domain
Product
Salary ($K)
126
-
205
Not disclosed
126

Company Description

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.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

  • Design and develop highly scalable, high-volume, low-latency microservices in cloud based multi-tenant delivering high-availability and performance
  • Actively participate in developing next-generation full stack solutions while investigating alternative technologies
  • Consistently writes production-ready code that is easily testable, easily understood by other developers and accounts for edge cases and errors
  • Responsible for abiding to production-readiness checklist
  • Approaches code design and implementation with a security lens and actively looks for vulnerabilities both in the code and when providing code reviews
  • Take ownership and collaborate with cross-functional product management, development and quality assurance teams in a fast paced environment
  • Work with Devops and Technical Support teams to investigate and resolve critical customer defects

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in building enterprise applications required
  • Full stack engineer who can learn and adapt to new programming languages and technologies as-needed
  • Excellent programming skills in any server side programming language
  • Strong proficiency in Golang programming language
  • Deep understanding of JavaScript(ES6) and Node.js internals including building public node (npm) modules
  • Strong fundamentals in object oriented design and development using common design patterns is a must. Experience with or familiarity of Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration is a plus
  • Deep understanding of safe coding practices with knowledge of common approaches to avoiding code vulnerabilities (security issues, type-safe code, sql injections, XSS etc.) is a must
  • Experience in designing/building scalable REST APIs
  • Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL technologies such as Mysql, Redis

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $126000/YR - $204500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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  [email protected]

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?: Yes

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On-site
State
California
Remote Elig.
On-site
Not disclosed
Seniority
Experienced
Domain
Product
Salary ($K)
126
-
205
Not disclosed
126

Company Description

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.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

  • Innovate and elevate by designing, developing, testing, deploying, and enhancing software that sets new standards
  • Write code that doesn't just work but delivers high-quality results with meticulous attention to detail
  • Be a trailblazer in solution design, working side by side with leads and architects to create game-changing architectures
  • Shape the future by interviewing, mentoring, and coaching the next generation of engineering talent

Required Qualifications

  • Strong 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
  • Must have 5 years+ years exp with Java to build fault-tolerant distributed systems.
  • Solid hands-on experience designing and building scalable solutions that leverage relational and NoSQL databases
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience working with distributed event streaming platforms & message broker services(Google Pubsub/ Kafka/ RabbitM)
  • Experience with Kubernetes or similar container management tooling
  • Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent military experience required
  • Must be in the SF Bay area to be onsite

Preferred Qualifications

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The Team

Drawing on the near real-time data collected through PAN-OS device telemetry, our industry-leading next-generation insights product (AIOps for NGFW) gives large cybersecurity operators a force multiplier that provides visibility into the health of their next-generation-firewall (NGFW) devices. It enables early detection of issues at various levels of the stack via advanced time-series forecasting and anomaly detection using novel deep-learning techniques. Our mission is to leverage advanced AI and machine learning technologies to build intelligent solutions that empower support engineers to solve customer cases more efficiently. By creating AI-driven pipelines, we streamline the troubleshooting process, providing faster, more accurate insights from complex data patterns. Our team thrives on innovation, collaboration, and a passion for using data science to drive real-world impact, helping organizations stay secure in an ever-evolving digital landscape. Join us to shape the future of cybersecurity support with AI-powered solutions.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $126000/YR - $204500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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 [email protected].

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?: Yes

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Managing Director Americas Head of Information Security
BNP Paribas
State
New Jersey
Remote Elig.
On-site
Seniority
Executive
Domain
Cross-domain/ leadership
Salary ($K)
290.00
-
Not disclosed
350
Chief Information Security Officer
Trupanion
State
Washington
Remote Elig.
Hybrid
Seniority
Executive
Domain
Cross-domain/ leadership
Salary ($K)
200.00
-
Not disclosed
250
Deputy CISO
New Relic
State
Oregon
Remote Elig.
Hybrid
Seniority
Executive
Domain
Cross-domain/ leadership
Salary ($K)
202.00
-
Not disclosed
252