Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks were united by a shared missionto protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here everyone has a voice and every idea counts. If youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are youre in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption Collaboration Execution Integrity and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest we invite you to join us!

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Technical Marketing Engineer in Device Security to play a pivotal role in delivering deep technical expertise and strategic insight to our partners customers and internal this role you will work at the forefront of innovation shaping the future of cybersecurity by bridging cutting-edge technology with real-world market needs.

You will collaborate closely with product teams to align product capabilities with market demand while also developing and delivering advanced technical training for Systems Engineers and field teams. A proven self-starter you thrive in dynamic environments embrace ambiguity and are energized by the opportunity to define and refine new products as they enter the market. You combine technical excellence with business acumentranslating customer challenges into product innovation and empowering teams to succeed through knowledge and enablement.

Your Impact

• Partner with Sales Marketing and Product teams to develop competitive positioning strategies articulate technical differentiators and deliver compelling narratives for IoT and OT security solutions.
• Lead on-site workshops and technical design sessions to guide enterprise customers through complex deployment architectures accelerating implementation timelines and improving configuration best practices.
• Proactively identify and resolve deployment challenges collaborating cross-functionally with Product Management Engineering and Support to influence roadmap priorities and drive impactful feature enhancements.
• Deliver high-touch post-sales engagement to drive product adoption maximize customer satisfaction and secure renewalsensuring long-term customer success and advocacy.
• Expand and manage customer soak sites to validate product robustness accelerate product maturity and increase coverage across strategic accounts and key industry segments.
• Collect analyze and synthesize customer and field feedback to translate real-world insights into actionable recommendationsenhancing usability and reducing support tickets.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor and subject matter expert (SME) building strong relationships with customers partners and internal teams to support proofs of concept (PoCs) trials and sales enablement initiatives.
• Develop and deliver advanced technical training and enablement content for Systems Engineers Channel Partners and Field Teams to strengthen technical acumen and ensure market alignment.
• Act as the voice of the customer (VoC) during product testing and evaluation ensuring new features align with evolving market and security requirements across IoT OT and IIoT environments.
• Conduct ongoing market and competitive analysis to monitor IoT threat trends assess opportunity size and provide data-driven insights that shape product strategy and innovation.

Qualifications

• 10 years of hands-on experience in IoT OT IIoT IoMT and network security with deep expertise in network traffic analysis threat detection and security architecture design.
• Comprehensive understanding of passive IoT security solutions including device discovery behavioral analysis and anomaly detection across diverse industrial and healthcare environments.
• Strong wired and wireless network architecture skills with the ability to interpret complex customer network designs data flows and segmentation strategies to ensure secure and efficient deployments.
• Extensive experience with passive network data collection solutions including SPAN RSPAN ERSPAN and network taps such as Gigamon for scalable visibility and traffic monitoring.
• Proficient in networking topologies and IoT/OT/IIoT/IoMT communication protocols including Modbus DNP3 BACnet MQTT and OPC UA with a strong grasp of network security implications.
• Hands-on expertise with Network Access Control (NAC) and Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) solutions in complex distributed environments ensuring secure access and policy enforcement.
• BS/MS in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent military or professional experience

Our Commitment

Were trailblazers that dream big take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.

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