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Palo Alto Networks

Builds cybersecurity tools for organizations

Domain Consultant - Cloud

Pre-Sales Solution EngineeringUpdated on Nov 10
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • Six or more years of technical sales or equivalent experience is highly preferred.
  • Hands-on experience using infrastructure-as-code software tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager, or Google Cloud Deployment Manager, and continuous integration and continuous delivery tools such as integrated development environments, GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, or CircleCI.
  • Experience with Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Cloud configuration and administration of security features and services, including identity and access management, networking, firewalls, and encryption.
  • Deep experience in one or more cloud security areas, such as shift-left security, cloud security posture management, cloud workload protection, Kubernetes security posture management, cloud infrastructure entitlement management, data security posture management, or AI security posture management.
  • Background in the security domain or cloud security is highly preferred.
  • Understanding of container and container orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
  • Proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with account teams to recommend and develop customer solutions within the assigned specialization area.
  • Present to customers as the subject-matter expert at all levels of the customer organization, from practitioners to senior leadership.
  • Serve as the main technical point of contact for Cloud Security and assist with responding effectively to requests for information and requests for proposals.
  • Lead and support customer demonstrations that showcase the value proposition.
  • Scope and lead proof-of-value projects for prospective customers and partners, using best practices to secure technical wins in assigned opportunities.
  • Drive high technical-validation and proof-of-value win rates within the assigned specialization area.
  • Discuss and highlight product alignment with customer requirements and product differentiation.
  • Architect solutions that strengthen and simplify customers’ security posture.
  • Accelerate technical validation of proposed solutions within the specialization area.
  • Document high-level designs and key use cases to support proper implementation and value realization of company solutions.
  • Help customers build and further develop services around Prisma Cloud.
  • Lead conversations about industry trends and emerging changes to the security landscape.
  • Discuss competitive offerings credibly and position the company’s offering as the best alternative.
  • Position company- or partner-delivered services as appropriate to ensure proper implementation and value realization of company solutions.
  • Initiate projects to improve individual team performance.
  • Implement organizational policies and help others adopt them.
  • Communicate customer feedback to Product Management, Technical Marketing, competitor intelligence, and research and development to define requirements and deliver product features.

Desired Qualifications

  • Six or more years of technical sales or equivalent experience is highly preferred.
  • A background in the security domain or cloud security is highly preferred.

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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