CyberArk (US HQ) · Indianapolis
Data & AI
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
At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.
We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included. As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported.
You will be a key member of the JAPAC Industry Solutions team, working with a senior group of cybersecurity and AI practitioners, focused on proactive technical business development across the Asia-Pacific and Japan region. The primary focus is to lead technical engagements with mature AI adopters around Artificial Intelligence - helping them adopt Secure AI by Design strategies.
As a Industry Principal - AI, you will be a primary technical authority on securing agentic systems and large-scale model ecosystems across JAPAC. Your core focus is to work with a curated set of high value customers across verticals to accelerate AI Security, be an industry authority on emerging AI trends and innovations and drive influence with industry bodies and communities.
Lead Technical Engagement: Drive outcomes with the region's most mature AI adopters, helping them integrate robust security principles into their advanced AI deployments..
Advance Secure AI by Design: Collaborate with enterprise engineering and security leaders to design secure frameworks for autonomous AI agents, tool integration, and model supply chains.
Drive Portfolio Pull-Through: Translate customer business outcomes into clear technical requirements, designing industry-leading AI security architectures and strategies aligned with the Palo Alto Networks platform strategy.
Establish Industry Presence: Represent the team at major regional forums and cybersecurity communities, presenting technical perspectives on agentic attack surfaces and autonomous model protection.
Provide Field Feedback: Serve as a direct bridge between early adopter customer requirements and global engineering teams to influence future platform features and innovation.
Qualifications
Your Experience:
Deep Technical Expertise: A minimum of 15 years of experience in data science and machine learning, with a recent dedicated focus on large language models and agentic frameworks.
Industry Focus: Deep AI-relevant experience in either one of the following: banking, insurance, fintech or digital native enterprises
Expertise in AI Systems: Proven understanding of and hands-on experience with agentic AI architectures and implementations.
Enterprise Leadership: Demonstrated success in a senior technical role such as Principal Technologist, AI Architect, or a key technical business development position interfacing directly with CIOs, CISOs, and Chief Data Officers.
Platform Architecture Skills: Strong track record of analyzing complex corporate tech stacks and orchestrating technical teams to design and validate comprehensive platform solutions.
Executive Presence: Exceptional capability to articulate complex technical risks regarding autonomous systems into clear business impact, operational roadmaps, and executive narratives.
Education: Bachelor’s or Masters degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
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.
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