Domain Consultant 2 - Network Security

About the role

Palo Alto Networks is hiring a Domain Consultant 2 for network security transformation. As the main technical point of contact for Network Security, you give customers technical expertise and guidance on their network security and zero trust journey, define technical solutions that protect their key business imperatives, and act as an expert at all levels of the customer hierarchy. The role is a field sales position; travel may be required to support in-person customer meetings.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales teams to recommend and develop customer solutions within your assigned specialization.
• Present to customers as the expert, from practitioner to senior leadership, and lead and support customer demonstrations.
• Own prospective customers' and partners' technical validation projects so that technical wins are secured.
• Architect solutions that strengthen and simplify customers' security posture, and document high-level designs and key use cases.
• Lead conversations on industry trends, product alignment with customer requirements, and competitive positioning.
• Assist in responding to RFIs and RFPs, and position Palo Alto Networks or partner-delivered services as appropriate.

Required profile

• 6+ years of pre-sales or sales engineering experience in Zero Trust, networking, network security, SaaS security or SSE/SASE.
• Experience working with customers, with strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in English.
• Additional specialized knowledge in breadth and/or depth.

Required skills

• L2-L4 networking: L2 switching (Spanning Tree, VLANs/trunking), IP routing (static routes, OSPF, BGP, route redistribution), L4 load balancing.
• Solid understanding of NGFW, SASE, SD-WAN, CASB, Proxy, DLP and BYOD solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of on-premise and cloud-delivered network security technologies.