Our Mission

　　At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

　　Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

　　Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

　　Our Approach to Work

　　We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

　　Your Career

　　As a Pre-Sales Systems Engineer, you are an important member of our technical sales team, identifying complex security challenges in your customers’ networks and driving solutions with our market-leading security products and services.

　　You are the technical sales representative of the company and focus on customer satisfaction with all that you do. You and your sales partner own the customer relationship and your goal is to help them detect and prevent advanced cyberattacks and breaches while safely enabling applications by deploying the full Palo Alto Networks platform so that they can confidently pursue network, cloud, and mobile technology initiatives.

　　Your Impact

　　Understand and effectively present our security platform and solutions

　　Work closely with Enterprise customers in South India

　　Create and deliver compelling demonstrations of Palo Alto Networks products and solutions

　　Educate customers and partners on the modern network security landscape

　　Identify and qualify new opportunities and support technical pre-sales activities to opportunity closure

　　Expand the Palo Alto Networks install base within existing accounts

　　Enable and leverage channel partners and work successfully in a channel-driven sales model

　　Create evaluation test plans with customers and lead the evaluation process to a successful conclusion

　　Differentiate from industry technologies and solution

　　Assist customers through the support escalation process

　　Continuous self-improvement and learning to maintain current technical knowledge and participate in technical communities of interest

　　Identify problems in customer environments - effectively engages customers at the technical field and technical management levels

　　Effective in customer-facing engagement, in writing, presentation, and creative problem-solving skills

　　Your Experience

　　BSCS or equivalent or equivalent military experience required and 8+ years of experience as a Pre-Sales Systems Engineer or Solution Consultant or Sales Engineer or Systems Integrator

　　Pre-sales experience handling Enterprise customers in South India

　　Demonstrable experience with systems installation, configuration, and administration of routers/switches, UNIX/Linux and Windows-based systems (prior Active Directory/LDAP experience desirable)

　　Experience emphasizing L2-L4 Networking (L2 Switching architectures including Spanning Tree, IP routing including OSPF and BGP, L4 Load-balancing)

　　Industry knowledge of security and network product and technology trends

　　Experience selling, demonstrating, installing and/or solving network infrastructure security products

　　Extensive domestic travel within the territory is often required, and international travel may be required as necessary

　　Experience selling network infrastructure based security appliances including, but not limited to - Firewalls, SSL/IPSec VPNs, Security Proxies and Caches

　　Practical experience working with routing and switching products that will be installed adjacent to our appliances

　　Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal

　　Strong analytical skills, ability to analyze complex multivariate problems and use a systematic approach to gain quick resolution

　　The Team

　　As part of our Systems Engineering team, you’ll support the sales team with technical expertise and guidance when establishing trust with key clients. You won’t find someone at Palo Alto Networks that isn’t committed to your success – with everyone pitching in to assist when it comes to solutions selling, learning, and development. As a member of our systems engineering team, you are motivated by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredible complex cyberthreats.

　　Our Commitment

　　We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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 [email protected] .

　　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.

　　Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs

　　Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country.

　　Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:

　　The job requires accessing a company worksite

　　The job requires in-person customer contact and the customer has implemented such requirements

　　You choose to access a Palo Alto Networks worksite

　　If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this particular position based on your location or job requirements, please inquire with the recruiter.