Systems Engineer (Presales)
Core
Domain consultant providing technical expertise and guidance for customers' network security and zero trust journey, defining technical solutions to secure business imperatives.
Role type
Senior IC presales systems engineer (network security)
Builds
Customer-specific network security and zero trust solutions
Domain
Cybersecurity, Network Security, Zero Trust
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
L2-L4 networking (switching, routing, load-balancing), NGFW, SASE, SD-WAN, CASB, Proxy, DLP, BYOD solutions, on-premise and cloud-delivered network security technologies, RFI/RFP response, competitive positioning
Preferred skills
Palo Alto Networks Academy Program graduate, experience in pre-sales/sales engineering within Zero Trust or SSE/SASE
Technologies
NGFW, SASE, SD-WAN, CASB, Proxy, DLP, BYOD, Spanning Tree, VLANs, OSPF, BGP
Responsibilities
Collaborate with sales teams to recommend and develop customer solutions, present to customers at all levels, lead and support customer demonstrations, lead Technical Validation projects, architect solutions to strengthen security posture, document high-level design and use cases, lead conversations about industry trends, respond to RFIs/RFPs, discuss competitive offers
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
