Palo Alto Networks · 5 days ago
Principal Technical Marketing Engineer (SASE)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$159K/yr - $255K/yr
8+ years expPalo Alto Networks is a leading cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting digital lifestyles. They are seeking a Principal Technical Marketing Engineer to develop and execute technical marketing strategies, create impactful content, and drive product enhancements in the realm of SASE and network security.
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Responsibilities
Develop, continuously refine, and execute the technical marketing plan for critical accounts to drive engagement and sales
Create, maintain, and deliver effective technical tools, whitepapers, demos, videos, and technical training for sales teams, customers, and partners
Lead automation initiatives within and across cross-functional teams, striving to achieve technical and operational excellence throughout the release process
Conduct competitive research and testing to identify key advantages of our product lines and effectively communicate them to sales, customers, and partners
Act as a key technical evangelist for Palo Alto Networks, speaking at seminars, conferences, customer briefings, and internal meetings
Collaborate with engineering to identify product gaps based on competitive analysis and work with Product Management (PM) to drive enhancements
Serve as the domain authority on Palo Alto Networks products, providing Systems Engineers with information on competitive questions
Identify sales challenges arising from competitive situations and provide viable solutions
Document technical concepts to ensure our products are well understood and utilized to their fullest potential
Set-up and maintain a competitive test lab, including test harness, competitive products, and automation environment
Configure and test competitive products, evaluating their strengths in security efficacy and product features
Maintain a passion for the customer journey, user experience, and usability with a knack for simplicity
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience as a Technical Marketing Engineer in the network/cybersecurity field or as a DevOps/Solution Architect, preferably for networking or SD-WAN
Networking, Routing, Switching, Automation experience working with APIs, AI tools, Virtualization, Cloud Infrastructure knowledge: GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI is a big plus
Prior experience with networking is a must
Ability to deliver high-quality work in an agile, fast-paced environment
Proven track record of creating products from concept to market success
Strong focus on end-user experience and data visualization tools and technologies
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong presentation skills, and trade show experience. Capable of communicating at both business and technical levels with internal teams, customers, partners, and executives
Strong customer advocacy skills with experience in handling difficult customer situations
Fast learner with strong initiative and a sense of ownership, committed to getting things done
Experience with automation tools - Ansible, Terraform
Experience in writing and editing technical documentation and operational procedures
Knowledge in building and maintaining POC and Demo environments
Excellent communication, collaboration and presentation skills
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
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