Remote Pre-Sales Engineer: Enterprise Browser & SASE

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a senior pre‑sales engineer in Chicago to join our Enterprise Browser and SASE platform team.

You will partner with Sales Specialists to engage customers, translate security requirements into practical architectures for hybrid environments, and establish trusted advisor relationships. You will deliver presentations, PoCs, and RFP responses, collaborate across geographies, and stay current on NGFW, SASE, SD-WAN, CASB and cloud security.

Qualifications

• 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, VLANs, trunking, IP routing incl. static, OSPF & BGP, route redistribution, 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
• This is a field sales position where travel requirements (50% possible) may be required to support in person customer meetings, please discuss with the recruiter on the specifics for this position.

Responsibilities

• Establish yourself as a trusted advisor to prospects and customers working with Sales Specialists and the local partners
• Identify and document specific problems with prospective and current customers which can be solved through the deployment of integrated solutions
• Architect and propose validated solutions which address the identified problems in each individual environment
• Delivering presentations/demonstrations to prospective and current clients, PoC (Proof of Concept), RFP/RFI response
• Ensure ongoing customer happiness, support, and adoption
• Continuous self-improvement and learning to maintain technical leadership of applicable technologies (data center, SDN, public cloud, security, networking, etc.)
• Understand and effectively differentiate against our top competitors
• Act as the customer advocate for any issues that require technical assistance and follow up with the customer until the issue is resolved

Skills

6+ years exp in pre-sales

Networking (L2-L4)

Customer communication

Customer-focused

Network security tech

On-Prem/Cloud security

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a senior pre‑sales engineer in Chicago to join our Enterprise Browser and SASE platform team.

You will partner with Sales Specialists to engage customers, translate security requirements into practical architectures for hybrid environments, and establish trusted advisor relationships. You will deliver presentations, PoCs, and RFP responses, collaborate across geographies, and stay current on NGFW, SASE, SD-WAN, CASB and cloud security.