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Salary $145,200 a year job type full-time
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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 beforeThese aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easyWe’re here for betterWe 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 workWe’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 networksAnd 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
This position supports our customers globallyWork from your home office and be near an airport for required travel.
Your career
The professional services global solutions architect (gsa) for public cloud and container provides a mix of customer-facing architecture and design activities as well as internal solution development and knowledge management.
The gsa is a public cloud and container expert with a strong understanding of network securityGsa has expert knowledge of container technologies, corresponding integration, implementation and operation techniques that optimize prisma platformsThe gsa drives the design of new solutions and optimizes the solution by leading the initial execution of projects.
The gsa is responsible for managing our knowledge and intellectual property across the worldwide community of public cloud and container consultants and partnersThe gsa also leads efforts to educate the prisma community in new public cloud and container technologies.
This is a highly technical roleThe gsa will be required to develop and maintain expertise on prisma platforms and the relevant tools that can be used to optimize the deployment and operation of the platforms.
The position requires strong leadership skills; the gsa will have to rally the prisma community to agree on tools and techniques and develop public cloud and container assets.
The position requires strong communication skills; the gsa will have to articulate a clear vision to customers, consultants, account managers, and partners.
Your impact
Identify target customers and market opportunities where automation can be used to optimize the deployment and operation of palo alto networks prisma products in on-premise, and public cloud models
Working with the product-line gsas, develop automation services with clear and documented value propositions- effectively communicate our value propositions to services sales, account management, and customers
Provide technical support during pre-sales by demonstrating our ability to excel in the delivery of security automation projects
Engage with customers in the delivery of new services and strategic engagements with a focus on service validation and the development and capture of intellectual property
Refine our services for efficient consumption by the ps organization and partners- ensure successful completion of projects and share lessons learned
Manage our intellectual property by educating stakeholders on the availability of assets and enlisting the support of contributors- oversee the development of automation assets and lead the enablement of the ps organization and partnersMonitor utilization and effectiveness of our intellectual property
Collaborate on recommended architectures with consulting engineers, developer relations, and other internal smes
Collaborate with product management and engineering teams on new products and features to ensure ps technical readiness
Portion of your time will be spent delivering customer projects- you’ll do this in support of two goals- first, this will enable you to measure the fitness of our public cloud and container assets and solutions- second, it will provide you with the opportunity to train our consultants
Qualifications
Your experience
Bs in computer science or equivalent education/training/experience
4+ years of working experience on data infrastructure platforms
Tunneling protocols such as ssl/tls, ipsec, gre
Next-generation firewall capabilities, configuration, and deployment
Experience deploying and configuring next-generation firewall technologies, preferably container environments
Ability to work within small creative teams as well as cross-functional teams
Strong communication (written and verbal)
Strong presentation skills both internally and externally
Ambitious attitude
Leadership skills, being able to generate enthusiasm and commitment
Ability to effectively multi-task on internal initiatives and customer projects
Ability to lead a team on internal investment projects and customer projects
Ability to deliver complex solutions in customer environments individually or as a team leader
Solid development skills in helm, and python are a plus
Solid knowledge of microservices architecture
Must have experience/knowledge with development in public cloud like gcp/aws/azure
Deep knowledge of kubernetes
Experience in calico and service mesh is a plus
Experience with ci/cd workflows and cloud native best practices
Knowledge in ansible / terraform is a big plus
Travel (30-40%) to palo alto networks offices for workshops with the possibility of travel to customer sites to deploy palo alto network solutions as outlined by the statement of work
Additional information
Our commitment
We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quoIt’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 disabilityIf 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 employerWe 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.
Additionally, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disabilityIf you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.
All your information will be kept confidential according to eeo guidelines.
Salary disclosure required by sb19-085 for positions located in the state of colorado: if hired in colorado, this position starts at a salary of $145,200/yrSales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salaryRestricted stock units and bonus pay may also be offered as part of this compensation package, as well as benefits that include: flexible paid time off, employee stock purchase program, medical, dental, vision, 401k, life, and disability insuranceAdditional information about benefits may be found here.
