Sr Professional Services Consultant

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

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

The Senior Professional Services Consultant/Engineer will primarily focus on the design and delivery of Next-Generation solutions for our customers. This individual will serve as an integral member of the Network Security Professional Services India & SAARC team, which is composed of highly specialized engineers responsible for the design and implementation of Next-Generation technologies. The role entails contributing to and occasionally leading engagements centered on these technologies at Palo Alto Networks customer sites. This highly technical, hands-on position requires the capability to manage, design and deploy intricate projects.

You will contribute to customer engagements, assisting in the design and deployment of our security solutions. You will act as a technical contributor, providing input and guidance around complex systems to secure the customers environment. You will engage directly with our customers and partner with their technical teams. You are highly skilled and continuously learn. You enjoy solving complex problems and consistently look for innovative solutions.

Your Impact

• Build custom security policies and application signatures for unique client environments
• Consult and guide customers on security standard best practices methodologies and act as trusted advisor for clients on behalf of Palo Alto Networks
• Analyze logs and events from the solution and supply threat analysis reports, providing input and direction as applicable
• Work proactively with our Technical Assistance Center to troubleshoot and diagnose cases as escalations arise
• Maintain the implemented solution and provide mentorship on code upgrades, changes to the platform, and new technology developments
• Work with sales account team to help formulate a technical strategy to address customer business needs
• Support direct manager in managing business needs through weekly reports and Quarterly Business Reviews
• Engage with the account team to allow them to clearly understand the customer business & technical requirements as you learn through active engagement with the client

Responsibilities:

• Travel (25-50%) is required for customer meetings and onsite deployments of customer engagements
• Conduct research on new features and technologies to optimize value delivery to customers
• Meet with customer teams to design and thoroughly document the complete project
• Provide knowledge transfer of next-generation technologies to customers and other Palo Alto Networks Technical Teams for long-term engagements
• Ensure the successful completion of large-scale customer projects
  
  

Qualifications

• A 4-Year Engineering Degree / BS in Computer Science, MIS, business, or equivalent education/training/experience is required
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Proficiency in document creation is necessary
• A minimum of 7 years of experience with firewall and IDS/IPS solutions in large environments is required
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the installation, configuration, and operation of Palo Alto Networks products is necessary
• Extensive knowledge of various security threats is mandatory
• A strong understanding of Internet protocols and applications is required
• Demonstrated project leadership skills and the ability to conduct design meetings are essential
• The ability to leverage a variety of tools to complete migrations (e.g., scripts, Excel, third-party tools) is necessary
• Candidates should possess a minimum of 10 years of industry experience
• Candidates should hold the latest industry-leading cybersecurity certifications
  
  

The Team

Our professional services team is critical to our success and mission. As part of this team, you enable customer success by providing support to clients post-sale. Our dedication to our customers doesn't stop once they sign – it evolves.

As threats and technology evolve, we stay in step to accomplish our mission. You'll be involved in implementing new products, transitioning from old products to new, and will fix integrations and critical issues as they are raised. But you won't wait for them to be raised, you'll seek them out, too. We fix and identify technical problems, with a pointed focus of providing the best customer support in the industry.

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.