Senior Manager, Offensive Security (InfoSec)

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.

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.

We’re changing the nature of work. Palo Alto Networks is evolving to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we 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. 

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks Information Security team is looking for a Senior Manager to lead the Offensive Security teams. Offensive Security’s mission is to leverage adversarial knowledge and skills to improve security posture. A set of specialized teams pursue this mission across two scopes; the Palo Alto Networks enterprise and the Palo Alto Networks product ecosystem. Adversarial operations against the enterprise are conducted by members of the Red Team. On the other hand, the penetration testing team members focus on assessments against all products and services within the Palo Alto Networks portfolio.

As a Senior Manager, you’ll look for strategic opportunities to evolve the offensive security services as well as the teams. Interpersonal communication will be key to your success in aligning the teams’ work with the constituent/stakeholder needs. Securing our products and business against known and anticipated threats is a mission critical outcome for the company. Your intention must be to effectively persuade, convince or influence all relevant stakeholders to achieve this desired outcome. On the other hand, to technically accomplish the set strategy, you’ll need to empower and maintain a high morale across your teams. Preserving the inclusive culture must be the crux of your organizational development strategy. 

Your Impact

The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment where energy, drive, and a collaborative approach are crucial to success. In this role, you will:

• Red Team
  • Oversight of day-to-day operations for the red team
  • Continuously mature red team processes, and drive new innovations
  • Guide the team through the design and execution of red team scenarios to highlight gaps impacting enterprise security posture and readiness
  • Assist with security investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective measures as required
  • Resource and budget management
• Product Penetration Testing
  • Envision and execute the strategy for ongoing product security assurance through penetration testing
  • Engage with the product engineering and management teams to track and plan for the penetration testing needs across the product portfolio
  • Supervise the scoping, scheduling, and execution of third-party penetration testing assessments and manage the 3rd party partners
  • Ensure timely remediation of issues discovered during assessments
  • Resource and budget management  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Minimum 2 years security leadership with experience building long-term career development plans for team members at all levels
• Expert level experience in red team, network penetration testing or product security roles
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles of network and endpoint security, current threat and attack trends, and have a working knowledge of security principles such as defense in depth
• Strong technical leader capable of planning and executing to meet core objectives
• Demonstrated experience in planning and execution complex red team operations
• Strong communication skills, both spoken and written
• Strong familiarity with technologies commonly seen in Enterprises (i.e. AD, Cloud, VMs etc)
• Previous management and project leadership experience required
• Ability to establish priorities, work independently and proceed with objectives
• Must be well organized and able to leverage best practices, able to thrive in fast-paced environment, and, most importantly, have the ability to approach problems with an innovative, can-do attitude
• Public speaking and demonstrated thought leadership in the security space
• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university - or equivalent training, education, and experience in offensive security, computer systems, IT, etc. or equivalent military experience required

Additional Information

The Team

Think about it, security for an information security company. Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within the Information Security team is a once in a lifetime opportunity. You’ll be joined with the brightest minds in technology, our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks. We’re joined 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 that feels excitement at the prospect of a challenge and feels a thrill at resolving security gaps that inhibit our privacy.

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.

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer, the starting salary (includes on-target earnings = base + on target incentives for sales roles) is expected to be between $172,800/yr to $279,500/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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