Senior Principal Quality Lead (Idira)

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place. Who We Are In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us! We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes. Job Summary Your Career: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated architect to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading quality activities across groups' solution-level features, ensuring the highest standards of quality are met. This role requires a proactive individual with excellent leadership and communication skills, capable of driving quality initiatives and fostering a quality-focused mindset within the organization. Your Impact Oversee and manage quality activities for cross-group solution-level features, ensuring alignment with overall quality goals. Define E2E scenarios for cross group projects and push for testable designs. Ensure E2E scenarios are covered by manual and automation by collaborating with the correct personas in the groups and the central QA. Serve as the primary point of contact for quality-related matters concerning the unit or the cross-group feature. Work closely with the different personas in the groups to promote quality mindset, best practices, tools and product knowledge to improve the overall quality. Identify gaps that require a centralized solution and work with the centralized QA, PMO org and other solution quality leads to promote a holistic solution, enablement or processes. Qualifications Your Experience Proven experience of at least 5 years in a quality leadership role, preferably within a complex, multi-departmental environment. Strong understanding of quality assurance methodologies, tools, and processes. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and drive change. Strong technical understanding in cloud based large scale SaaS products, continuous CI tools, testing and monitoring tools. Preferred Qualifications Ability to mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. 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. Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.