Sr. Professional Services Consultant II

Company Description

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.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. 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.

Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We’re changing the nature of work from benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

Job Description

You will provide guidance and technical support to clients deploying our security integrations in 4G/5G Networks. You’ll act as the technical partner, providing strategic guidance around complex systems to secure a digital environment. Interacting directly with the client, you’ll partner closely with client personnel to guide and suggest integrations to better serve their success. Your thorough understanding of our product integrations contributes to the development of new principles and concepts – providing detailed analysis around what’s working, what’s not, and what could be better. 

• Build custom security policies and application signatures for unique client environments in Mobile 4G/5G

• Service enablement utilizing Cloud-based Containers and Kubernetes (tools, automation, build-pipeline, container security, deployment) 

• Drive NFV management and network orchestration (MANO) utilization for 5G Network Services

• Consult and guide customers on security standard best practices methodologies and act as trusted advisor for clients on behalf of Palo Alto Networks

• Work proactively with our Technical Assistance Center to troubleshoot and diagnose cases during project implementations

• Work with sales account teams to help formulate a technical strategy to address customer business needs

• Provide feedback to account teams to allow them to clearly understand the customer business & technical requirements as a result of project implementations.

Qualifications

• Experience with 3GPP based Mobile 3G, 4G and 5G Networks

• Experience with Kubernetes and Container-based platforms 

• Experience supporting Service Providers for 4G/5G radio hardware, xHaul and 4G/5G packet cores and its services

• Experience working with Public and Private Cloud

• Background supporting Microservices Applications and REST Web services

• Previous experience working with Cybersecurity/SaaS delivering enterprise software  solutions highly desired

• Understanding of Container Security in CNI based kubernetes network

• Experience with IDS/IPS solutions and technologies

• Experience with security solutions in large environments

• Strong understanding of different security threats, internet protocols, and applications

• Strong TCP/IP networking skills

• Can effectively handle many different tasks at a time

• Background in internetworking, LAN, and WAN technologies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confirmed ability to communicate to senior leaders and technical peers

• Project leadership experience; ability to drive organizations and resources to complete required tasks in service of end goals

Additional Information

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, 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.

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer, the starting salary (includes on-target earnings = base + on target incentives for sales roles) is expected to be between $114,200/yr to $164,100/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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