Remote District Cybersecurity Systems Engineer

Palo Alto Networks; Toronto; On-site; CAD 252,000 - 346,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a District Systems Engineer to serve as a trusted pre‑sales technical advisor for our commercial sales teams. You will align security solutions with customer needs, architect complex environments, and demonstrate the value of our cybersecurity platform during deployments and PoC engagements.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure successful adoption, build strategic technical account plans, and travel up to 50% within the district while helping

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in pre‑sales/sales engineering or completion of the SC Academy.
• Understanding of data networking, security architectures, and modern cloud computing environments.
• Experience delivering cybersecurity solutions and influencing new business initiatives.
• Experience in selling, designing, implementing, or managing one or more of the following: Network Security, SASE, SaaS, CNAPP and/or SOC Transformation Technologies.
• Proficient in English; willingness to travel up to 50% within the district.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sales teams to meet targets by building strategic technical account plans.
• Design security architectures across network, security operations, and cloud domains.
• Drive customer adoption of the Palo Alto Networks security platform, delivering measurable value.
• Lead PoC engagements, technical workshops, and product demonstrations.
• Collaborate with Professional Services, Customer Success, and Partners to ensure successful deployments.

Skills

Pre-sales engineering

Data networking

Security architectures

Cloud computing

English fluency

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a District Systems Engineer to serve as a trusted pre‑sales technical advisor for our commercial sales teams. You will align security solutions with customer needs, architect complex environments, and demonstrate the value of our cybersecurity platform during deployments and PoC engagements.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure successful adoption, build strategic technical account plans, and travel up to 50% within the district while helping