Channel Systems Engineer 2 - 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

As a Palo Alto Networks GSI Systems Engineer for the Americas, you will be responsible for helping to drive go-to-market (GTM) development and outcomes with Palo Alto Networks’ most strategic and impactful GSI partners (e.g. Infosys, Cognizant).

Your Impact

• As a member of our Global Palo Alto Networks GSI team, our SE will develop a localized technical partner plan that sets the table for how we will interlock our global and regional partner plan priorities and partner enablement objectives
• You will align with the Palo Alto Network regional Alliance Business Managers, SE’s and Account Sales teams to drive partner awareness and enablement around joint solution offerings, sales plays and GTM campaigns where technical evangelism is required
• The SE will be part of the wider Palo Alto Networks SE community, providing support and access to deep technical training and enablement programs
• This role will encompass a wide range of activities including, establishing technical relationships, building partner awareness, preference and competency for Palo Alto Networks across technical partner personas
• In this role, you will help drive  Palo Alto Networks Next Generation security platform & technology solutions adoption, deliver ad-hoc training, replicate best practices and demonstrate Palo Alto Networks products to partner technical personas and augment technical account team leads as and when it will help us establish a beach-head win for the Alliance
• In this role, you will deliver and promote enablement pathways to the partner that will ultimately enable them to establish Palo Alto Networks product, sales and implementation competencies
• You will also be expected to coordinate within the regional Channel SE organization, our Partner Program and Enablement Teams to resource specific regional partner meetings or activities, where local resources are required
• The ideal candidate will have prior experience of working across security domains, including network infrastructure, end point and cloud, within a large, strategic partner community

Your Experience

• Must have experience working with (or for) Infosys or Cognizant.
• BS CS or equivalent or equivalent military experience required and 8+ years of experience as an SE, Channel SE or solutions architecture
• Experience selling, demonstrating, installing and troubleshooting network infrastructure security products
• Self-motivated, able to work alone and maintain focus but also work as part of a team
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills, both internally and externally
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to analyze complex problems and use a systematic approach to gain quick resolution, often under time demands
• Ability to understand business outcomes and lead technical discussions
• Superb organizational skills
• "Whatever it takes" attitude and motivation
• Experience of service based offering development, potentially as part of a Global Systems Integrator (SI/GSI), Managed Security Service partner (MSSP) or Consulting firm
• Experience working with Channel partners and understanding of a channel centric go to market approach
• Experience from companies in the enterprise networking security industry

The Team

Our Palo Alto Networks Systems Integrator GTM Partner team is a  group of hand-selected individuals that are focused on driving our technical relationship across GSIs. This focused and experienced team works directly with the GSIs, as well as internally and externally key stakeholders and constituents to operationalize and achieve our desired business plan outcomes.  This role will be critical to ensuring we execute on time and on plan.

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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $198,000/yr to $273,000/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here. 

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.