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About the role

  • District Systems Engineer advising commercial customers on Palo Alto Networks cybersecurity architectures. Leading technical sales engagements, demonstrations, and solution adoption across Calgary and Vancouver.

Responsibilities

  • Provide pre-sales technical support to commercial sales teams
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers
  • Understand customer security challenges and conduct technical discovery
  • Architect security solutions across network security, security operations, and cloud security
  • Position, demonstrate, and design Palo Alto Networks security architectures
  • Drive customer adoption of the Palo Alto Networks security platform
  • Lead proof-of-concept engagements, technical workshops, and product demonstrations
  • Partner with Professional Services, Customer Success, Specialist, Customer Support, and Channel Partner teams
  • Communicate complex security concepts to technical and executive stakeholders
  • Orchestrate supporting resources to drive customer success
  • Promote end-to-end Palo Alto Networks and partner professional services
  • Monitor industry trends, competitive landscapes, and emerging security threats
  • Contribute to professional development, the District Systems Engineer community, and industry events
  • Develop expertise across SOC, Cloud, Networking, NetSec, NGFW, SASE, and Unit 42 consulting services
  • Design and architect large, complex environments
  • Build and maintain customer relationships and demonstrate consulting skills
  • Develop business acumen toward CTO/CIO/CISO-level leadership
  • Travel up to 50% within the assigned district
  • Mentor inside Systems Engineers

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in pre-sales/sales engineering and/or completion of the SC Academy
  • Understanding of data networking, security architectures, and modern cloud computing environments
  • Experience delivering cybersecurity solutions that solve technical challenges and influence new business initiatives preferred
  • Ability to influence and gain buy-in from key stakeholders; prior pre-sales experience ideal
  • Experience creating and delivering technical presentations, workshops, or technical validation engagements
  • Experience selling, designing, implementing, or managing Network Security, SASE, SaaS, CNAPP and/or SOC Transformation Technologies
  • Experience partnering with Customer Support functions for successful implementation and adoption
  • Experience in complex sales with long sales processes, multiple buying centers, and multi-product solutions preferred
  • Proficient in English
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% within the assigned district
  • Field sales position; travel may be required for in-person customer meetings
  • Must not require immigration sponsorship; the company will not sponsor work visas for this position

Benefits

  • Restricted stock units may be included
  • Bonus may be included
  • Employee benefits are available (specific benefits not listed)
  • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$181,600 - $249,700 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

CloudCyber Security

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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