Domain Consultant - NGFW

Palo Alto Networks•Boston, MA

1d•Remote

About The Position

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks®, everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals, but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. 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’re changing the nature of work. Palo Alto Networks is evolving to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve together. Your Career As a domain consultant for network security transformation, you provide technical expertise and guidance in customers' network security and zero trust journey. You will be key in defining technical solutions that secure a customer’s key business imperatives. You evangelize our industry leadership in on-prem, cloud, and security services that establish Palo Alto Networks as a customer’s cybersecurity partner.

Requirements

6+ years experience in pre-sales/sales engineering within Zero Trust, Networking, Network Security, SaaS Security or SSE/SASE
Experience with L2-L4 Networking (L2 Switching architectures including Spanning Tree, VLANs/trunking, IP routing including static routes, OSPF and BGP, route re-distribution, L4 Load-balancing)
Outstanding customer communication and problem-solving skills
Experience in working with customers, demonstrating problem-solving skills and a can-do attitude
Solid understanding of NGFW, Network Security, SASE, SD-WAN, CASB, Proxy, DLP and BYOD Solutions
Advanced knowledge of On-Premise and Cloud-Delivered Network Security Technologies
Proficient in English

Nice To Haves

This is a field sales position where travel requirements may be required to support in person customer meetings, please discuss with the recruiter on the specifics for this position.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with sales teams to recommend and develop customer solutions within your assigned specialization.
Present to customers as our expert at all levels in the customer hierarchy, from practitioner to senior leadership.
Lead and support customer demonstrations that showcase our unique value proposition.
Responsible for prospective customers and partners' Technical Validation projects based on best practices to ensure technical win in assigned opportunities.
Architect solutions that will help our customers strengthen and simplify their security posture
Document high-level design and key use cases to ensure proper implementation and value realization of Palo Alto Networks solutions
Lead conversations about industry trends and emerging changes to the security landscape.
Responsible for discussing and highlighting product alignment with customer requirements and differentiation
As the main technical point of contact for Network Security, you will assist and collaborate to respond effectively to RFIs/RFPs.
Position Palo Alto Networks or Partner delivered services as appropriate to ensure proper implementation and value realization of Palo Alto Networks solutions
Discuss, with credibility, competitive offers in the marketplace and position ours as the best alternative
Distinguished by additional specialized knowledge in breadth and/or depth.