Palo Alto Networks
Sr. Product Manager – PAN-OS Lifecycle & Platform Reliability (hybrid)
$153K–$248K
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · No · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in a technical domain, including Software Development, Release Management, Systems Engineering, or Technical Product Management.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
About the job
Leads PAN-OS lifecycle, upgrade automation, and platform reliability strategy across firewall hardware, virtual appliances, and cloud-delivered products.
What you'll do
- Own the lifecycle roadmap, including release cadence, upgrade pathways, version adoption, end-of-life timelines, and fleet health metrics.
- Partner with engineering and platform teams to automate patching and rollouts and reduce upgrade-related defects and downtime.
- Provide self-service operational tools and telemetry, and coordinate technical decisions across engineering, customer success, operations, and customers.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience in a technical domain such as Software Development, Release Management, Systems Engineering, or Technical Product Management.
- Experience managing large-scale network appliances, enterprise infrastructure, or complex distributed software deployment and upgrade cycles.
- Foundational understanding of enterprise networking, routing, switching, and firewall architecture.
- Ability to work on-site at the Santa Clara, CA headquarters 3 days per week; demonstrated cross-functional communication and roadmap influence.
Nice to have
- Product management experience in enterprise infrastructure, operating systems, or cybersecurity.
- Familiarity with PAN-OS, Panorama, firewall virtualization, fleet telemetry, observability, or automated CI/CD release pipelines.
Pay
$153,000.00 - $247,500.00/yr (base salary)
Tools
PAN-OS, Panorama, Strata Cloud Manager, VM-Series, CN-Series, CI/CD
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