Senior Partner Engineer/Architect - Palo Alto Networks

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! 

Your Career

We are looking for a motivated, intelligent, hardworking and creative candidate to join the Palo Alto Networks Technology Partnerships Team (TPT) to focus on the STRATA (NGFW and CDSS) product family.

The ideal candidate will be 80% hands-on technical/20% business. They are technology strategists.  They are technically astute, possessing an architectural mindset. They stay current and informed on technology trends, they thrive by driving the art of the possible discussions, and focus on the value-add of technical integrations.  They can ideate differentiated solutions ahead of the market.

Your Impact

• Technology Value Proposition and Feasibility Analysis
  • Identify and prioritize key partners that solve key product challenges as defined by product management
  • Evaluate the feasibility of integration based on partner API information, technical architecture and our product roadmap
  • Analyze and develop technical value propositions with key partners that help solve customer needs and are aligned with the product strategy and partnership thesis
  • Pressure test value propositions with field/partner SE teams and key lighthouse customers
• Joint Solution Creation
  • Collaborate and advise product management (PM), product marketing management (PMM) and technical marketing engineer (TME) in creating the technical joint value proposition for customers 
  • Create technology blueprint/architecture with partner(s) that demonstrates the value proposition
  • Advise PM/PMM/TME team on the key joint solution features that will drive adoption of the integration
  • Lead collaborations with the partner’s team to drive and build unique solution offerings, leveraging the technical strengths & capabilities of STRATA
  • Lead and support efforts defining solution architectures, design & implementation guides, and technical enablement plans that demonstrate STRATA and the partner’s joint value proposition
  • Interpreting partner requirements and translating them for internal constituents - align with Product Management to drive enhancements to STRATA products to support partner use cases
  • Support PM/PMM/TME teams as they create the correct demo and other technical collateral, integration guides, joint solution briefs, blog content, webinar content, etc. 
• Partner and Sales enablement
  • Ensure partners have access to trial licenses and work with PM/TME teams to provide the  same
  • Work with PMM and TME teams in creating material that will help partner field teams and route to market understand the technical value proposition and the implementation steps
  • Drive the GTM strategy of the offerings, at the partner and the customer
  • Work closely with TPT Business Development, as well as peers at the partner to craft & execute the business plan for offer/s developed
  • Build POVs to showcase solutions, regular cadence of relationship-building, responsible for “partner peering” exercises to enable stronger partnerships and Participate on webinars and presentations
  • You will build and educate the partner’s teams on the STRATA platform value proposition to drive growth of our outcome-based solutions
  • Work in highly collaborative environments to team with Account Managers, Sales Engineers, Marketing, and Channel Partners in the region to drive revenue and growth
  • Help to exceed customer expectations by identifying impactful use cases that enable people to transform their businesses with STRATA products

Your Experience

• Ability to understand the different tech partnerships and their value proposition in the STRATA product technology stack
• Network and Security background preferably have experience with NGFW (SW/HW,MGT) and CDSS along with an understanding of AI, OT, IoT, Mobility (4G/5G), HW HSM’s, CDSS subscriptions and Quantum architectures and deployments
• Conduct technology workshops with customer CTO/CIO teams and handle in depth technology questions on the joint value proposition
• Clearly communicating architectures and technical concepts to non-technical teams
• Solid understanding of APIs, logs, JSON and other interface formats and get hands on with coding and scripting if required
• Your Softer Experience
  • High energy, organized and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Must be responsive with great follow-thru on all communication
  • Self starter and can work independently - we are a distributed global team so you need to work independently, know when you need help and speak up
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills - you will represent Palo Alto Networks with dozens of vendors/customers and partners in the cybersecurity space
  • Manage and lead cross organization programs
  • Experience at a cybersecurity vendor, consultancy, reseller, GSI, etc. preferred
  • Fluent English (both written and spoken)
• Extra-Points Skills
  • Experience in working with existing Technology Partners like, Siemens, Nokia, etc.
  • Experience with AI LLM’s and reference architectures 
  • Knowledge of NOC and SOC processes and operating models
  • Pragmatic understanding of what ML/AI can do and the applicability to use cases
  • Ability to defend a technology investment/architecture and convince partners, customers, PM and PMM on the technical value proposition

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 $148,200/yr to $239,600/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? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

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.