Principal Technical Marketing Engineer, AI-Driven Malware

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Technical Marketing Engineer for the CDSS team. You will drive the technical marketing strategy for Advanced WildFire, champion AI-driven malware prevention, and lead large-scale demos and lab environments. You will shape go-to-market and influence the product roadmap with senior leadership and engineering.

This role blends deep engineering innovation with market adoption, guiding strategic content and partner enablement across global teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in network security in a technical, customer-facing role.
• 5+ years in principal/lead role in malware analysis or threat intel.
• Hands-on with AI-assisted demos and tooling for TME enablement.
• Deep malware prevention knowledge including sandboxing and ML.
• Strong understanding of modern threat vectors and evasion tactics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the global technical marketing strategy for Advanced WildFire.
• Translate telemetry into product requirements and close technology gaps.
• Evangelize AI-driven malware prevention through executive briefings and conferences.
• Oversee architect-level collateral, demos, and solution guides.
• Influence product direction with deep technical feedback for roadmap.

Skills

Malware analysis

Threat intelligence

AI-driven automation

Python scripting

Lab environments

Threat prevention

Public speaking

Tools

Sandboxing

Ixia / BreakingPoint

ML/AI in security tooling

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Technical Marketing Engineer for the CDSS team. You will drive the technical marketing strategy for Advanced WildFire, champion AI-driven malware prevention, and lead large-scale demos and lab environments. You will shape go-to-market and influence the product roadmap with senior leadership and engineering.

This role blends deep engineering innovation with market adoption, guiding strategic content and partner enablement across global teams.