Principal Engineer Software
Core
Design, build, and maintain the Connectors Framework for Palo Alto Networks' Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) product to integrate enterprise and SaaS systems.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Connectors Framework)
Builds
Connector services, APIs, integration patterns, and microservices for the IGA platform.
Domain
Cybersecurity, Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Cloud Infrastructure
Required skills
Software and systems design, Microservices architecture, AWS production operations, AI-first development, SDD methodology, Integration patterns (sync/incremental jobs, retries, idempotency, backpressure, rate limits), Identity/IGA domain knowledge (user lifecycle, provisioning, SSO, SCIM, audit/compliance)
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
AWS, SAML, OIDC, SCIM
Responsibilities
Contribute to architecture and system design for connector services; Harden and scale the framework and related microservices; Work in an AI first environment and help drive AI adoption; Partner with product and engineering peers on technical trade-offs; Participate in code review, design discussion, and incident learning
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC