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.
Who We Are
We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.
As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!
At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.
Job Description
Your Career
The SASE Architect is an individual contributor who will be a part of SASE Solutions Assurance team.
This individual and team will partner closely with the Technical Solutions, Product, Engineering, Professional Services, and Customer Success teams to ensure that the SASE solutions that Palo Alto Networks is delivering to its customers are architecturally sound and supportable. This position requires a collaborative, creative, highly technical, and business-savvy individual who can architect complex solutions that meet the needs of our most demanding customers.
Your Impact
- Increase customer satisfaction by working with Technical sellers to architect supportable solutions while increasing SASE revenue and exceeding corporate goals
- Produce and improve Prisma Access best-practice and design guidelines documentation that promote standardization with a goal of Time-to-Value (TTV) deployment improvements for our customers
- Advise the technical sales teams on the positioning of designs that are aligned with best practices
- Execute , and recommend iterative updates to the process for working with cross-organizational stakeholders to improve solutions that deviate from standardized designs
- Engage with stakeholders, including Product Management, Engineering, Professional Services, and Customer Success to review SASE solutions
- Maintain bi-directional trusted advisor relationships with cross-organizational stakeholders
- Translate complex technical findings into clear documentation and material, and communicate those findings and lessons learned effectively to diverse audiences, including internal team members and project stakeholders
Qualifications
Your Experience
- In-depth knowledge of SASE
- Demonstrable experience in cloud-delivered security
- Significant experience of working as a Systems Engineer or Architect within a highly technical environment or vendor
- Experience selling, demonstrating, installing, and troubleshooting network infrastructure security products and services
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally through influence
- Self-motivated
- Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills, both internally and externally
- Strong problem-finding and solving skills, ability to analyze complex multivariate problems, and ability to use creativity and a systematic approach to gain quick resolution, even under duress
- "Whatever it takes" attitude and motivation to do whatever is necessary to assist in closing a deal
Additional Information
The Team
Our team is at the core of our products and customers, and is connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity.
We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.
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 [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.
