Solution Engineer (Identity, Central)

Palo Alto Networks; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

On-site gym and wellness

Professional development (25+ courses)

Equity grants

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Corporate discounts

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks seeks a Domain Consultant to support Identity Security initiatives across the Central U.S. region, focusing on Workforce Identity & Access Management and Identity Governance & Administration.

You will partner with sales teams and customers to help organizations improve authentication, access, and governance across enterprise environments. In this role, you will alternate between technical demonstrations, design discussions, and workshops, collaborating with Account Executives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field; CISSP or equivalent experience preferred.
• Hands-on experience with IAM/IGA, authentication, and access governance.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with customer-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Support Identity Security initiatives across the Central U.S. region.
• Partner with sales teams and customers to design identity architectures.
• Deliver product demonstrations and technical walkthroughs.
• Assist in workshops, evaluations, and POC engagements.
• Troubleshoot identity integration questions with cloud and directory services.
• Travel up to 30% as needed.

Skills

Team collaboration

Strong communication

Customer facing

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or MIS

CISSP certification or equivalent experience

Tools

Postman

REST APIs

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

• Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Domain Consultant to support our Identity Security initiatives across the Central U.S. region, with a focus on Workforce Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
• In this role, you will partner with sales teams and customers to help organizations improve how they authenticate users, manage access, and govern identity across enterprise environments
• You will work with both technical and business stakeholders to understand identity challenges, demonstrate Palo Alto Networks solutions, and support the design of practical identity architectures
• Partner with Account Executives and Sales Specialists to support customer engagements throughout the sales process
• Deliver product demonstrations and technical walkthroughs for prospective customers
• Assist in technical workshops, evaluations, and proof-of-concept engagements
• Help customers understand identity concepts such as authentication, access management, and identity governance
• Work with customers to explore integration options with directories, SaaS applications, and enterprise infrastructure
• Troubleshoot technical questions that arise during evaluations or demonstrations
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and business audiences
• Collaborate with teammates to share knowledge, improve demos, and strengthen the broader SE organization

Benefits

• Healthcare: We value your health and provide options so you can choose what best supports your lifestyle and personal health goals. Various nationwide plans — including Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, VSP, and more — are available to you and your family. Our providers offer the flexibility you want and the coverage you need
• Wellness: With a large on-site gym and daily, instructor-led exercise classes at HQ in Santa Clara, Palo Alto Networks actively supports employee fitness. Our juice bar, Gym & Juice, features fresh juice blends, a quick and nutritious option pre- or post-workout. And our ongoing wellness speaker series highlights the latest trends in health and wellness
• Development: Professional development is serious business at Palo Alto Networks, where the Talent Development team offers 25+ courses to help employees boost their careers and develop leadership capability
• Financial: Most roles are eligible for equity grants, and we now offer new hires a quarterly vesting schedule right away. We want you to be fairly compensated and rewarded as soon as you make an impact – on our team, that happens immediately! And because we consider every employee a stakeholder in our long-term success, we offer an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a 24-month lookback. From life insurance to health savings accounts, we provide ways to help you protect and grow your wealth. Palo Alto Networks offers both traditional and Roth 401(k) options, along with a company match of 50% to a max annual amount of $1,000
• Time Off: In addition to paid corporate holidays, Flexible Time Off programs empower our employees to balance their work schedules with personal time off. We offer 12 weeks of full pay for medical leave and 6 weeks of full pay for parental leave. As a company with strong ties to the military and veterans, we also offer 26 weeks of full pay for military leave
• Perks: Our corporate discount program provides employees with significant discounts on merchandise, travel and entertainment. We offer many on-site perks at headquarters, including cafeterias, fuel service, dry cleaning service, EV charging stations, and a company store. We also provide complimentary drinks, fresh fruit, and snacks in break rooms across our campus to help everyone power through the day.

Life at Palo Alto Network

This role is ideal for curious technologists who enjoy learning by building and experimenting with systems, and who are excited to apply that curiosity in real customer environmentsYou are comfortable troubleshooting configurations and figuring out why something works the way it doesYou enjoy sharing what you learn with teammates and customersWe are looking for engineers who enjoy learning by building, experimenting, and digging into systemsYou like experimenting with new tools and technologies to understand how they behave in real environmentsYou enjoy exploring how systems work by testing integrations, APIs, and authentication flowsThe best candidates are naturally curious technologists who enjoy tinkering with systems and learning through hands‑on experimentationAbility to troubleshoot integrations involving APIs, authentication flows, or directory servicesExposure to major cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)Understanding of enterprise environments that include directories, SaaS applications, and cloud infrastructureFamiliarity with identity concepts such as SAML, OAuth, OIDC, MFA, federation, directory services, and identity lifecycle managementExposure to identity platforms such as CyberArk, SailPoint, Saviynt, Okta, Ping, or Microsoft Entra IDExperience working with Identity & Access Management (IAM), Identity Governance (IGA), or related security technologiesFamiliarity with REST APIs and tools such as Postman or similarComfortable working with command-line tools and basic scripting when troubleshooting integrations or testing APIsAbility to explain technical topics clearly to both technical and business audiencesCollaborative mindset with a willingness to share knowledge and support teammatesComfortable presenting and leading discussions with engineers and IT stakeholdersAble to connect technology capabilities to real customer challengesAbility to travel up to 30%Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, CISSP or equivalent experience