Senior Technical Marketing Engineer

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.

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.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is building a world-class product management organization and continues to look for top-notch technical marketing engineers to expand the team. As a Technical Marketing Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, you will play a key role in providing detailed technical information to our partners, customers, and our employees.

In this role, you will work with cutting edge technology, redefining the future of network security. The individual will help develop and run performance tests, manage betas for new products, consult with customers on complex deployments, develop and deliver technical training for Systems Engineers and document technical concepts to educate our employees and customer base.

You are a self-starter, keen to learn and experiment with new technologies. You work well independently and excel at identifying the potential sales needs of our clients and shaping the direction of the company’s products. You aren’t afraid of ambiguity - instead, you like the challenge of defining new products as they come to market.

Your Impact

• Build out and manage lab environments and demo systems to replicate customer environments and real-world simulations.
• Help customers, channel partners, and system engineers with product related questions and hands-on technical training
• Develop technical content including tech notes, publications, solution guides, white papers, and webinars
• Continues monitoring the performance of new releases after they are available
• Drive success of customer trials by assisting beta customers with understanding and configuring new product capabilities
• Work closely with Product Management on product feedback for future improvements
• Review PRDs and engineering specs and provide feedback
• Develop and deliver high-reaching positioning strategies and answer specific questions relative to the product area

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Marketing Engineer/Technical Product Manager, in a product or industry focusing on cyber security, SASE, SDN or network security
• Prior experience delivering technical product training, producing technical collaterals, and presenting to customers 
• Prefer cybersecurity experience with products such as Next-Gen Firewalls, Virtual and containerized firewalls, Network Access control and SASE solutions
• Strong desire to experiment with new technologies
• Strong experience with Network/Security Automation, product integration
• Experience with Python, Terraform, Ansible and Rest APIs preferred
• Strong knowledge of Public cloud network/security offerings in AWS, Azure and GCP
• Knowledge of virtualization platforms such as VMware ESXi and container platforms such as Kubernetes
• Knowledge in building and maintaining POC & Demo environments
• BS/MS degree or relevant experience or equivalent military experience required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong presentation skills and trade show experience
• Self-starter with excellent project organization skills, ability to drive complex projects with high levels of detail and hit deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Strong customer advocacy skills and experience, ability to work in difficult customer situations
• Excellent people skills, team mentality

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

You will be part of a growing, passionate, and dynamic team with an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects — centered on what we believe is one of the most significant mission statements in the world. We also strive to be the most people-centric company ever! That means we’re constantly working to make your experience amazing, and you are part of the team breaking boundaries of what the workplace can be!

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  .

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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The compensation offered for this position will depend on

qualifications

, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $130,200/yr to $210,550/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found  here . 

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