Director of Digital Engineering - Web Platforms

About Us

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. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. Our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when needed, to support real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and precision-driven outcomes.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly strategic and technically grounded Director of Digital Engineering - Web Platforms to own the technical vision, development, and scalability of our global digital presence. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Digital Experience and Engineering, this executive will lead a high-performing global organization of front-end and back-end engineers, platform architects, and AEM developers (including offshore hubs). You will drive the technical evolution of our web platforms to ensure world-class performance, security, and accessibility while modernizing end-to-end Marketing operations through AI-powered workflows, advanced automation, and modular architectures.

Location: Santa Clara, California

Responsibilities

• Digital Engineering Strategy & Architecture: Define and execute the technical roadmap for all customer-facing web properties. Direct the technical architecture across modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, HTL), headless stacks, and enterprise backend integrations via RESTful APIs.
• AEM & MarTech Platform Ownership: Oversee enterprise-grade Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) implementation. Drive technical governance for reusable HTL/Sling components, Touch UI dialogs, OSGi services, and multi-site, multi-lingual deployment environments.
• AI & Workflow Automation: Serve as the executive owner for integrating Machine Learning (ML) models, Generative AI, and automated marketing workflows across the web ecosystem. Drive speed, real-time personalization, dynamic UI generation, and operational efficiency.
• Performance & Reliability Engineering: Champion Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and code optimizations. Oversee Dispatcher caching, Core Web Vitals, and serverless/headless delivery to ensure 24/7 global operational stability and zero downtime deployments.
• Global Team Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and direct a global engineering organization—fostering a culture of accountability, code quality, and technical excellence across onshore and distributed teams.
• Agile Governance & SDLC: Own the software development lifecycle (SDLC) using Agile/Scrum methodologies. Drive CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and a "code first" approach to platform management and product delivery.
• Experience & Data Integration: Partner with UX and Product teams to transform Figma design systems into pixel-perfect web experiences. Integrate web platforms with CDPs, analytics, tag management, and personalization tools (e.g., Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics, Demandbase) to connect unknown users to known leads.
• Cross-Functional Alignment & Compliance: Partner with IT, Security, Product, and Content teams to translate business requirements into technical PRDs, while enforcing ADA/WCAG accessibility standards and global privacy compliance (GDPR, CCPA).

Requirements

• Experience & Leadership: 15+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Web Development, or MarTech leadership within fast-paced B2B Tech or enterprise environments. Proven track record of managing global teams and translating complex technical concepts to executive stakeholders.
• Core AEM & Engineering: Expert-level proficiency in HTL (Sightly), AEM Templates and Components, AEM Client Libraries (ClientLibs), Sling Models, and RESTful APIs integration. Expert in developing Workflows and OSGi Service components. Strong proficiency in Java, OSGi, Sling, and JCR (Java Content Repository).
• Front-End & Web Standards: Solid experience in HTML5, CSS3 (SASS/LESS), Modern JavaScript (ES6+), and responsive design frameworks, along with global accessibility compliance (ADA/WCAG 2.1 AA).
• MarTech Ecosystem Integration: Proven success connecting enterprise CMS platforms with CDPs, personalization tools (Adobe Target), analytics engines (Google/Adobe Analytics), Tag Management (Launch/GTM), and CRMs (Salesforce).
• AI & Workflow Automation: Practical experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into web applications and leveraging AI-enhanced workflow systems (e.g., Workfront) to streamline content velocity.
• Agile, SRE & Data Governance: Strong background in Agile/Scrum delivery, Jira backlog management, CI/CD automated testing pipelines, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and global data privacy standards (GDPR, CCPA).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Design, or a related technical field.
• Outstanding cross-functional leadership skills with a proven track record of translating complex technical concepts into clear business strategies for executive stakeholders.
• Growth-oriented, highly collaborative, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth B2B Tech or Enterprise environment.

Pay

The starting base salary for this position is expected to be in the range of $224,000.00 - $318,000.00 per year. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.

Benefits

A description of our employee benefits may be found here.