Palo Alto Networks
Technical Sales Manager Systems Engineer SDWAN
Palo Alto Networks, Santa Clara, California, us, 95053
Job Description
Your Career
As a Technical Sales Manager (TSM) for SD-WAN, you will work with your sales partners to establish strong relationships with customers, helping them in the detection and prevention of advanced cyber attacks and breaches, and advising on which applications to deploy from the Palo Alto Networks platform. Our TSM’s bring a deep technical understanding of cybersecurity products, integrations and critical cyber threats facing our customers’ environments. You will build trust with our customers and teams, and build environments where our customers feel (and are) secure. Based on learnings from your customer base, you will provide valuable feedback and input to our product management teams on new feature requests and product improvements.
Your Impact
Establish yourself as a trusted advisor on Palo Alto Networks' SD-WAN products and capabilities, to prospects and customers, working with your Account Managers and the local partners within your territory
Architect and propose validated solutions which address the identified SD-WAN and security problems in each individual environment
Identify and document specific problems with prospective and current customers which can be solved through the deployment of integrated solutions
Ensure ongoing customer happiness, support and adoption
Pursue 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 through resolution
Qualifications:Qualifications
Your Experience
5+ years of relevant technical pre-sales systems engineering work experience within the networking field
Highly advanced experience with SD-WAN architectures/providers, as well as BGP routing
Additional preferred technical capabilities may include a mix of the following -
WAN technologies - MPLS, MetroE, Leased Lines, Broadband
Tunneling protocols - SSL/TLS, IPSec, GRE, DMVPN
IP Routing - BGP, OSPF, Static, Network Address Translation
Virtualization technologies - ESX, KVM, Xen, Microsoft preferred
Network security capabilities - IPS/IDS, Zone-Based Firewalls
Ability to travel up to 50% as needed
Additional Information
The Team
SASE technologies have taken center stage and Palo Alto Networks has made significant investments in best-in-class capabilities to serve our customers’ needs and win against the competition. We’ve received validation from customers and analysts that our approach is visionary and compelling.
Compensation Disclosure
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be between $198000 - $273000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found
here .
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes
Our Commitment
We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Your Career
As a Technical Sales Manager (TSM) for SD-WAN, you will work with your sales partners to establish strong relationships with customers, helping them in the detection and prevention of advanced cyber attacks and breaches, and advising on which applications to deploy from the Palo Alto Networks platform. Our TSM’s bring a deep technical understanding of cybersecurity products, integrations and critical cyber threats facing our customers’ environments. You will build trust with our customers and teams, and build environments where our customers feel (and are) secure. Based on learnings from your customer base, you will provide valuable feedback and input to our product management teams on new feature requests and product improvements.
Your Impact
Establish yourself as a trusted advisor on Palo Alto Networks' SD-WAN products and capabilities, to prospects and customers, working with your Account Managers and the local partners within your territory
Architect and propose validated solutions which address the identified SD-WAN and security problems in each individual environment
Identify and document specific problems with prospective and current customers which can be solved through the deployment of integrated solutions
Ensure ongoing customer happiness, support and adoption
Pursue 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 through resolution
Qualifications:Qualifications
Your Experience
5+ years of relevant technical pre-sales systems engineering work experience within the networking field
Highly advanced experience with SD-WAN architectures/providers, as well as BGP routing
Additional preferred technical capabilities may include a mix of the following -
WAN technologies - MPLS, MetroE, Leased Lines, Broadband
Tunneling protocols - SSL/TLS, IPSec, GRE, DMVPN
IP Routing - BGP, OSPF, Static, Network Address Translation
Virtualization technologies - ESX, KVM, Xen, Microsoft preferred
Network security capabilities - IPS/IDS, Zone-Based Firewalls
Ability to travel up to 50% as needed
Additional Information
The Team
SASE technologies have taken center stage and Palo Alto Networks has made significant investments in best-in-class capabilities to serve our customers’ needs and win against the competition. We’ve received validation from customers and analysts that our approach is visionary and compelling.
Compensation Disclosure
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be between $198000 - $273000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found
here .
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes
Our Commitment
We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.