Senior Technical Marketing Engineer (SASE)

Your CareerPalo Alto Networks is building a world-class product management organization and continues to look for top-notch technical marketing engineers to expand the team. As a Principal Technical Marketing Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, you will play a key role in providing detailed technical information to our partners, customers, and our employees.In this role, you will work with cutting edge technology, redefining the future of Cloud network security. The individual will be responsible for products that protect data, workloads, and infrastructure for some of the largest enterprise customers in the world. Help the customers journey to the Hybrid cloud by ensuring they have the best in class protection. Develop and execute the Palo Alto Networks plan for Software Firewalls, including outbound technical communication, product best practices, competitive reviews, POC demo environments, and automation, while working closely with internal stakeholders. Review PRDs and engineering specs and provide feedback. Document technical concepts to ensure our products are well understood and utilized to the greatest extent possible.You are a self-starter, keen to learn and experiment with new technologies. You work well independently and excel at identifying the potential sales needs of our clients and shaping the direction of the company’s products. You aren’t afraid of ambiguity - instead, you like the challenge of defining new products as they come to market.Your ImpactTechnical Marketing Strategy: Develop, continuously refine, and execute the technical marketing plan for critical accounts to drive engagement and salesContent Creation: Create, maintain, and deliver effective technical tools, whitepapers, demos, videos, and technical training for sales teams, customers, and partnersAutomation Leadership: Lead automation initiatives within and across cross-functional teams, striving to achieve technical and operational excellence throughout the release processCompetitive Analysis: Conduct competitive research and testing to identify key advantages of our product lines and effectively communicate them to sales, customers, and partnersTechnical Evangelism: Act as a key technical evangelist for Palo Alto Networks, speaking at seminars, conferences, customer briefings, and internal meetingsProduct Enhancement: Collaborate with engineering to identify product gaps based on competitive analysis and work with Product Management (PM) to drive enhancementsDomain Authority: Serve as the domain authority on Palo Alto Networks products, providing Systems Engineers with information on competitive questionsSales Support: Identify sales challenges arising from competitive situations and provide viable solutionsTechnical Documentation: Document technical concepts to ensure our products are well understood and utilized to their fullest potentialCompetitive Lab Setup: Set-up and maintain a competitive test lab, including test harness, competitive products, and automation environmentProduct Testing: Configure and test competitive products, evaluating their strengths in security efficacy and product featuresCustomer Focus: Maintain a passion for the customer journey, user experience, and usability with a knack for simplicity