Principal Vulnerability Management Engineer

Role Overview

Join Palo Alto Networks as a Principal Vulnerability Management Engineer. You will manage vulnerabilities across infrastructure and applications, improve security processes, and serve as the main point of contact for product and system vulnerability management. You’ll partner with product engineering and DevOps teams to build secure features and prioritize vulnerability remediation.

Key Missions / Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for product and system vulnerability management.
• Oversee security improvements to current vulnerability management processes.
• Serve as a bridge between security, development, and operations to integrate security best practices into the development lifecycle.
• Handle, prioritize, and drive resolution of security vulnerabilities across multiple products.
• Ensure vulnerability handling and remediation align with corporate standards and compliance requirements.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in DevSecOps, Vulnerability Management, or Product Security Engineering.
• Experience working with corporate compliance functions.
• Experience triaging vulnerabilities and providing security remediation recommendations.
• Ability to help engineering teams focus on high-value security issues and avoid non-security toil.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to coordinate across multiple teams.
• Experience establishing vulnerability management processes for data-driven decisions.

Nice-to-Have

• Familiarity with FedRAMP processes and procedures.