Palo Alto Networks
Senior Product Manager (Decryption, Cryptography)
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · No · Manager · Full-time · Posted Mar 10, 2026
- Experience
- 5–7 years; experience as a Product Manager, Technical Marketing Manager, or engineering lead in software development, release, or quality assurance.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Immigration sponsorship: Yes
About the job
Leads product strategy and roadmap for PAN-OS encrypted traffic inspection, decryption, post-quantum cryptography, and certificate management across Palo Alto Networks’ security portfolio.
What you'll do
- Define PAN-OS product vision, roadmap, and technical requirements; lead roadmap execution and stakeholder communication.
- Manage decryption, post-quantum cryptography, and certificate-management features, using market research and performance metrics to guide improvements.
- Partner with sales, marketing, engineering, customer success, and field teams on go-to-market, sales enablement, adoption, and upgrades.
What they ask for
- 5–7 years of experience as a Product Manager, Technical Marketing Manager, or engineering lead in software development, release, or quality assurance.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of networking RFCs, frameworks, architectures, and hands-on operational experience in device and appliance management.
- Deep networking expertise, including OSI Layers 2–7, TLS, HTTP, QUIC, routing protocols, and L2 switching; experience with advanced cryptographic algorithms.
Nice to have
- Experience with routing, switching, load balancers, or security/firewall technologies, particularly PAN-OS NGFW firewalls.
- Experience with scalable platforms and ASIC or FPGA implementations; Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
Tools
PAN-OS, Jira, Confluence, TLS, HTTP, QUIC, ASIC, FPGA
AI focus
The role supports security features including Generative AI; no specific AI product-development responsibilities are stated.
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