Sr. Certification Manager (FedRAMP/DoD)

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! This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters. Job Summary Your Career As a Senior Certification Manager on the certifications team at Palo Alto Networks, you will play a critical role in driving the attainment and ongoing maintenance of certifications across our product portfolio. Certifications are essential to enabling our products to be sold into key global markets. In this role, you will own the technical execution of product certifications end-to-end, partnering closely with cross-functional teams while personally contributing core certification artifacts and content required for successful outcomes. Your Impact Own and execute certification strategies in close partnership with product management, sales, and engineering, ensuring outcomes align with company priorities, product direction, and compliance changes. Drive FedRAMP Moderate, High, and IL5 assessment activities in partnership with engineering, security, and external assessors. Apply NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and DoD SRG requirements to define clear, actionable expectations and deliverables for internal teams. Lead audit and Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) execution, including evidence coordination, remediation planning, and POAM lifecycle management. Author and maintain the System Security Plan (SSP) and supporting artifacts as systems and processes change. Apply a deep understanding of complex security and cloud architecture to evaluate control implementation, identify gaps, and drive remediation with engineering teams. Build deep technical fluency across the product portfolio to lead discussions with assessors, agencies, and PMO certification bodies. Manage certification execution with a program management mindset by owning project plans, timelines, dependencies, and risks, and by providing clear status to stakeholders and leadership. Qualifications Your Experience 5+ years of experience supporting or leading technology-focused FedRAMP risk assessments, Continuous Monitoring, and remediation efforts. Demonstrated ability to make risk-based decisions and interpret security controls in complex, real-world environments. Working knowledge of public cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, and/or Azure), including how cloud-native architectures and services implement and enforce security controls. Experience working effectively in distributed environments with multiple teams operating across different priorities and time zones. Proactive, curious, and transparent approach; assertive yet collaborative, comfortable taking ownership and driving work to completion with minimal supervision. Proven ownership of complex, cross-functional initiatives, including planning, execution, and stakeholder communication. Hands-on authorship and long-term maintenance of SSPs and supporting certification documentation. BS degree, equiva ... (truncated, view full listing at source)