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Who We Are
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This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives excellent outcomes.
Job Summary
Job Summary
As a Principal Engineer in our Identity Security division, you will be the ultimate technical authority and go-to expert for our core Single Sign-On (SSO) and Federation capabilities. You will own the architectural integrity, security posture, and scalability of our SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect (OIDC) implementations. In this role, you will balance deep technical execution with organizational leadership—driving best practices across microservices, mentoring engineering teams, representing our identity expertise externally, and pioneering the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to advance our identity security capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Write clean, highly secure, and performance-optimized code for critical authentication paths and b

📌 Principal Software Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 Palo Alto Networks
📍 Hyderabad