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Director, IT Platform Engineering Fulltime
Join us at Palo Alto Networks as our Director of Platform Engineering, leading our Salesforce platform strategy. Shape the future of cybersecurity with your visionary leadership, innovation, and expertise. Empower our global teams in defending against cyber threats. Thrive in a dynamic environment where challenges drive us to excel and evolve together. Apply now to be part of our mission to safeguard our digital world.
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Our MissionAt 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.Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We’re changing the nature of 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 SummaryWe are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Director of Platform Engineering to lead our Salesforce platform strategy and execution. The successful candidate will be responsible for the scale, reliability and sustainability of running our wall-to-wall Salesforce platform to enable our channel, sales, and service businesses. This is a strategic leadership role that requires a clear vision, exceptional strategic architecture skills, and a strong track record in development, delivery, and quality engineering.Key Responsibilities:• Provide strategic leadership and direction for the Salesforce platform, ensuring alignment with the company’s overall business goals and objectives.• Develop and maintain a clear vision and roadmap for the Salesforce platform, incorporating feedback from stakeholders across the organization.• Own the SFDC platform engineering Center of Excellence (CoE) to drive standardized tools and best practices to ensure scale, quality assurance, seamless integration of Salesforce solutions with other systems and processes.• Responsible for data migration and quality to enable new product introductions and SKU upgrades for all customers.• Lead and mentor a team of system engineers to run the SFDC platform for environment delivery, continuous integration and deployment, and release deployments• Partner with SFDC and other strategic vendors to plan out the platform roadmap to scale our GTM systems to the future demands of a $20B business and beyond• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, sales, marketing, customer support, and finance, to define and prioritize business requirements.• Ensure the effective integration of the Salesforce platform with other enterprise systems and data sources.• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, adopting best practices in agile software development, DevOps, and quality assurance.• Foster a culture of innovation and excellence within the engineering team, encouraging knowledge sharing and professional growth.• Stay abreast of the latest Salesforce features, technologies, and industry trends to inform strategic decisions and maintain competitive advantage.• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.• Minimum of 8 years of experience in platform engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing large-scale Salesforce and GTM implementations.• Proven track record of delivering complex, high-quality Salesforce solutions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, design patterns, and best practices.• Expertise in Salesforce administration tools and technologies• Experience with Salesforce integration patterns and platforms such as SnapLogic or other middleware solutions.• Excellent strategic planning, project management, and organizational skills.• Exceptional leadership abilities with a focus on team building, coaching, and talent development.• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.• Salesforce certifications are highly desirable.The TeamWorking at a high-tech cybersecurity company within Information Technology is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You’ll join the brightest minds in technology, creating, building, and supporting tools and enabling our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks.We’re connected 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 of people who feel excited by the prospect of a challenge and feel a thrill at resolving technical gaps that inhibit productivity.The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $180,200 – $291,500/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here .Our CommitmentWe’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. Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work 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. 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.Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
