- Establish trusted-advisor relationships with prospects and customers alongside Sales Specialists and local partners
- Identify and document customer problems addressable through integrated solutions
- Architect and propose validated solutions for individual customer environments
- Deliver presentations, demonstrations, Proofs of Concept, and RFP/RFI responses
- Ensure ongoing customer happiness, support, and adoption
- Maintain technical leadership through continuous learning in data center, SDN, public cloud, security, networking, and related technologies
- Understand and differentiate Palo Alto Networks solutions against top competitors
- Advocate for customers requiring technical assistance and follow up until issues are resolved
- Provide sales teams with training and technical support
- Provide product management feedback on feature requests and product improvements
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
- Experience with L2 switching architectures, including Spanning Tree and VLANs/trunking
- Experience with IP routing, including static routes, OSPF and BGP, and route re-distribution
- Experience with L4 load-balancing
- Outstanding customer communication and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with customers and 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
- Ability to travel, potentially 50%, to support in-person customer meetings
- Must not require immigration sponsorship; the company will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in pre-sales engineering with a focus on Zero Trust, Networking, and Network Security, while effectively communicating and solving customer problems. Proficient in architecting integrated solutions and providing technical leadership in both on-premise and cloud environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Pre-Sales Engineering Experience
- Zero Trust Security Expertise
- L2-L4 Networking Knowledge
- Customer Communication Skills
- Network Security Technologies Understanding
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- L2-L4 Networking
- IP Routing
- L4 Load-Balancing
- Spanning Tree
- VLANs/Trunking
- OSPF
- BGP
- NGFW
- SASE
- SD-WAN
Soft Skills
- Outstanding Customer Communication
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Can-Do Attitude
Industry Keywords
- Sales Engineering
- Zero Trust
- Networking
- Network Security
- SaaS Security
- SSE
- SASE
Tools & Technologies
- Data Center Technologies
- Public Cloud Solutions
- Network Security Solutions
- CASB
- Proxy
- DLP
- BYOD Solutions