Palo Alto Networks

Sr. Professional Services Consultant, NGFW

Plano, Texas, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cybersecurity, Network SecurityIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Employment Type: Full-time
  • Salary: (Not provided in the text)
  • Description: The Professional Services Consultant is an integral part of our mission within our Professional Services team. As a Consultant, you will provide onsite and/or remote deployment and configuration expertise relating to Palo Alto Networks solutions. You will function as the products Subject Matter Expert and will interact directly with the customer's personnel and project teams providing leadership, technical direction, interpretation, and alternatives to our best practice deployment methodology. This is a highly technical, hands-on role and you will develop and maintain expertise level skill sets on our products and solutions deployed within the customer's environment.

Requirements

  • Solid foundation in networking and security technologies.
  • Experience with a competitor’s technology (can be an advantage).
  • Ability to function as the products Subject Matter Expert.
  • Strong technical skills and hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

  • Provide onsite and/or remote deployment and configuration expertise.
  • Function as the products Subject Matter Expert.
  • Interact directly with customer personnel and project teams.
  • Provide leadership, technical direction, interpretation, and alternatives to best practice deployment methodology.
  • Develop and maintain expertise level skill sets on Palo Alto Networks products and solutions.
  • Push the buttons, flip the levers, turn the knobs – hands-on technical work.
  • Help customers secure their digital environments.
  • Train customer staff.

Company Information

  • Our Mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
  • Our Vision: A world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before.
  • Our Values: Built on challenging and disrupting the way things are done, innovation, collaboration, execution, integrity, and inclusion.
  • About Palo Alto Networks: We take our mission seriously and believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. We offer ongoing learning and personalized support through FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account, mental and financial health resources, and personalized learning opportunities.

Skills

Networking
Security Technologies
Hands-on Technical Skills
Product Subject Matter Expertise
Deployment and Configuration
Customer Interaction
Leadership

Palo Alto Networks

Provides cybersecurity solutions and services

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks provides a variety of security solutions aimed at protecting organizations from cyber threats. Their products include firewalls, cloud security solutions, and advanced threat detection systems, which help secure both on-premises and cloud environments. The main components of their offerings are the Strata network security platform, Prisma cloud security suite, and Cortex AI-based security operations platform. These tools work together to manage identity and access, and to prevent modern web attacks. Unlike many competitors, Palo Alto Networks combines hardware, software, and subscription services, allowing clients to receive ongoing updates and support to stay protected against new threats. The company's goal is to ensure that businesses and government agencies can safeguard their digital assets and sensitive information effectively.

Santa Clara, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$63.2MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Cybersecurity, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

FLEXBenefits
Healthcare
Wellness
Development
Financial: Traditional & Roth 401(k) options
Time Off
Other Perks

Risks

Increased competition from companies like Skyflow in cloud security.
Former executive's move to Tenable may intensify competition in India and SAARC.
Rise of open-source security firms like Endor Labs challenges proprietary solutions.

Differentiation

Palo Alto Networks offers a comprehensive cloud-native application protection platform.
The company provides advanced AI-driven cybersecurity solutions like the Cortex platform.
Palo Alto Networks is a leader in Zero Trust architecture for cybersecurity.

Upsides

Growing demand for cloud-native security aligns with Palo Alto's Prisma Cloud offerings.
AI-driven cybersecurity solutions enhance threat detection, benefiting Palo Alto's Cortex platform.
Palo Alto recognized as a leader in SASE solutions, boosting market position.

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