Senior Security Engineer, Palo Alto Networks
Enterprise AI Security
$129.2-209k
Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
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Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$129.2-209k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related STEM field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise security engineering, application security, cloud security, or security architecture
- Demonstrated technical expertise in AI/ML security risks, including prompt injection, model evasion, data poisoning, insecure model supply chains, and LLM application vulnerabilities
- Demonstrated experience implementing AI guardrails, including sensitive data and secrets detection, prompt-injection defenses, and tool-call policies, across AI assistants, coding agents, and internally built agents
- Proven experience building automated detection and remediation workflows
- Strong practical knowledge of core enterprise security domains: Identity & Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), endpoint security, and Data Protection/DLP
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming or scripting language (e.g., Python, Go) for developing automation, API integrations, and custom security tooling
- Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills, with a track record of enabling business and engineering teams to adopt new technologies safely
Desirable
- Relevant cloud or security certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Certified – Associate, CCSP, PCNSE)
What the job involves
- Lead the discovery, inventory, and visibility efforts for all AI usage across the enterprise, systematically tracking approved systems, third-party SaaS tools, open-source models, developer plugins, and shadow AI integrations
- Architect, build, and maintain automated remediation workflows and policy enforcement engines that mitigate AI risks without slowing engineering or business velocity
- Design and deploy threat mitigation controls against AI-specific vulnerabilities, such as direct and indirect prompt injection, jailbreaking, training data poisoning, and insecure output handling
- Partner with the Enterprise Data Protection team to design context-aware data loss prevention (DLP) controls, preventing unauthorized data ingestion or leakage into AI model pipelines
- Conduct assessments of AI applications, agents, integrations (including MCP servers and tool connectors), and third-party AI products
- Research and implement emerging AI security frameworks and tooling (e.g., OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, MITRE ATLAS, NIST AI RMF)
- Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, and application security teams to review, document, and harden model hosting environments, AI workloads, and API gateways
Our take
With cyber threats evolving at lightening speed, businesses need robust solutions to protect their data and infrastructure. And the global cybersecurity market is projected to grow significantly, driven by increasing cyberattacks and the adoption of digital transformation initiatives. Because of this, companies are seeking security platforms that can address these challenges efficiently.
That's where Palo Alto Networks steps in, a frontrunner in the cybersecurity arena. It offers a suite of AI-powered security solutions designed to safeguard enterprises across various sectors. Its platforms, such as Cortex XSIAM and Prisma AIRS, integrate advanced threat detection, zero trust architecture, and real-time response capabilities so organizations are ready to manage and mitigate risks.
Its leadership is evident too, with impressive growth and strategic partnerships. In 2025, the company surpassed $1.5B in sales through the Google Cloud Marketplace, highlighting the demand for its innovative security solutions. Additionally, a collaboration with AT&T aims to enhance cybersecurity offerings, further solidifying its market position.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
119% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2022
$34m
SERIES A
May 2022
$11m
SEED
Total funding: $45m
Company benefits
- Healthcare: We value your health and provide options so you can choose what best supports your lifestyle and personal health goals. Various nationwide plans — including Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, VSP, and more — are available to you and your family. Our providers offer the flexibility you want and the coverage you need
- Wellness: With a large on-site gym and daily, instructor-led exercise classes at HQ in Santa Clara, Palo Alto Networks actively supports employee fitness. Our juice bar, Gym & Juice, features fresh juice blends, a quick and nutritious option pre- or post-workout. And our ongoing wellness speaker series highlights the latest trends in health and wellness
- Development: Professional development is serious business at Palo Alto Networks, where the Talent Development team offers 25+ courses to help employees boost their careers and develop leadership capability
- Financial: Most roles are eligible for equity grants, and we now offer new hires a quarterly vesting schedule right away. We want you to be fairly compensated and rewarded as soon as you make an impact – on our team, that happens immediately! And because we consider every employee a stakeholder in our long-term success, we offer an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a 24-month lookback. From life insurance to health savings accounts, we provide ways to help you protect and grow your wealth. Palo Alto Networks offers both traditional and Roth 401(k) options, along with a company match of 50% to a max annual amount of $1,000
- Time Off: In addition to paid corporate holidays, Flexible Time Off programs empower our employees to balance their work schedules with personal time off. We offer 12 weeks of full pay for medical leave and 6 weeks of full pay for parental leave. As a company with strong ties to the military and veterans, we also offer 26 weeks of full pay for military leave
- Perks: Our corporate discount program provides employees with significant discounts on merchandise, travel and entertainment. We offer many on-site perks at headquarters, including cafeterias, fuel service, dry cleaning service, EV charging stations, and a company store. We also provide complimentary drinks, fresh fruit, and snacks in break rooms across our campus to help everyone power through the day. Life at Palo Alto Network
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Leadership
Nikesh Arora
(CEO & Chairman)Previously the President and COO at SoftBank, CBO at Google, and CMO at T-Mobile.
Nir Zuk
(Founder & CTO)Previously CTO at NetScreen Technologies, which was acquired by Juniper Neworks in 2004. They also co-founded OneSecure where they served as CTO and was the Principal Engineer at Check Point Software Technologies.
Lee Klarich
(CPO)Initially joined Palo Alto in 2006 as the EVP of Product Management and became CPO in 2018. Prior to this, they were the Director of Product Management at Juniper Networks and a Product Line Manager at NetScreen Technologies.
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