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Palo Alto Networks

Builds cybersecurity tools for organizations

Identity Security Domain Consultant

Pre-Sales Solution EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTokyo, JapanNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of experience in presales, solutions consulting, systems engineering, technical consulting, or a similar customer-facing technical role within cybersecurity or enterprise technology.
  • Strong understanding of identity security, identity and access management, privileged access management, authentication, or related security technologies.
  • Experience working with enterprise identity environments, including Active Directory, LDAP, and authentication technologies.
  • Experience engaging directly with customers through technical discovery, solution design, product demonstrations, workshops, and proof-of-concepts.
  • Ability to understand customer business and technical requirements and translate them into effective security solutions.
  • Presentation and communication skills sufficient to explain complex technical concepts clearly to technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers, helping them understand identity security challenges and potential solutions.
  • Lead technical presales activities throughout the sales cycle, from discovery and technical qualification through evaluation and solution validation.
  • Partner with Account Executives and other sales stakeholders to develop and execute technical strategies for customer opportunities.
  • Deliver technical presentations, demonstrations, and workshops to technical and executive audiences.
  • Lead and support customer proof-of-concepts, ensuring technical requirements are clearly defined and addressed.
  • Understand customer environments, business requirements, and technical challenges, and translate them into appropriate identity security solutions.
  • Respond to technical and functional requirements in RFIs, RFPs, and other customer engagements.
  • Address technical questions, objections, and escalations throughout the evaluation process.
  • Build relationships with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders to support successful customer outcomes.
  • Share customer feedback and technical requirements with relevant product and engineering teams.
  • Stay current on developments in identity security, cybersecurity, authentication, privileged access, and related technologies.
  • Represent Palo Alto Networks and Idira at customer meetings, partner engagements, industry events, and technical seminars.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with Windows and UNIX/Linux environments.
  • Understanding of enterprise applications, APIs, scripting or programming concepts, and cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
  • Experience working with cybersecurity solutions, particularly identity security, IAM, PAM, or access management.
  • Relevant cybersecurity or cloud certifications such as CISSP, SANS, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

About the Company

Palo Alto Networks

Builds cybersecurity tools for organizations

Palo Alto Networks builds cybersecurity hardware and software for businesses and public institutions, protecting their networks, cloud workloads and digital identities. Its portfolio combines network firewalls with tools that detect attacks, investigate security alerts and manage access to sensitive systems. Security teams use these products across offices, data centers and cloud environments, with shared data and automated workflows connecting the company's platforms. It earns revenue from appliance sales and software licenses, plus subscriptions and support contracts that keep protections and services active over time. Palo Alto Networks began operations in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Santa Clara, CA
Founded
2005

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