Partner Solutions Architect - Cortex
Palo Alto Networks · São Paulo, Brazil · 8d ago
Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to 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 you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re 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!
This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.Job Summary
Your Impact
Develop pre-defined, partner-led offerings based on PANW next-gen security platforms, including but not limited to service descriptions, end-customer use cases, technology capabilities mapping, support models, delivery flows, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides.
Recommend advisory, implementation, and/or managed offers and best practices curated to the requirements provided by and/or interpreted from the partner, as well as based on subject matter expertise.
Assist Business Development with vetting of partner technical capabilities, both prior to offer development and ahead of offer launch.
Provide technical enablement and support for relevant partner personnel (ex., pre-sales support, delivery, operations, professional services, and/or consulting personas) as a trusted advisor through partner-specific webinars, workshops, and ongoing discussions, as well as product-specific on-demand and instructor-led training.
Create and influence technical documentation, including but not limited to offer development processes, technical offer collateral, internal systems flows, reference architectures, and learnings for future enhancements.
Facilitate and manage environments for labs, demos, partner training, and technology showcases, in support of partner offerings.
Maintain, Optimize, and Refine our partner offerings through their lifecycle with new capabilities while ensuring efficient and consistent consumption by partners and end-customers
Champion internal enhancements that benefit partner offers based on key learnings and partner feedback in collaboration with Business Development to ensure broader business goal alignment, including product innovations, new reference architecture models, process/systems optimization, and technical program benefits.
Collaborate with internal technical partners and support them as a subject matter expert on technical partner offers, including but not limited to Domain Consultants, Developer Relations, Product Management & Engineering, Professional Services, Customer Success, and other internal SMEs
Responsible for discussing and highlighting product alignment with partner requirements and differentiation.
Architect solutions that will help our partners strengthen and simplify their security posture.
Help our customers build and develop further their services around Cortex products.
Qualifications
Your Experience
Experience as a 5+ pre-sales System Engineer Manager
Industry knowledge of security product market trends and directional awareness of our roadmap and technology development efforts, knowledge of competitor offerings and products
Experience in selling, designing, implementing or managing one or more of the following solutions: Network Security, SASE, SaaS, CNAPP and/or SOC Transformation Technologies
Partnering with Customer Support functions to ensure the successful implementation and adoption of sold solutions
Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills
Quota-driven attitude, focused on being a trusted advisor to partners
Experience selling, demonstrating, installing and/or troubleshooting cloud security products. Working with both hardware and cloud-based security platforms will be beneficial.
Experience with Security Operations Center technologies such as SIEM, SOAR, XDR/EDR and related components with cloud security a plus.
Proven experience developing, managing, and/or supporting technical offers with SP, MSSP, and/or GSI partners.
Technical documentation experience preferred
Experience and understanding of cybersecurity and the latest market trends are encouraged, as is directional familiarity with and/or certification in Palo Alto Networks technologies.
Experience & good understanding of API’s, orchestration tools, scripting, etc. will be an added advantage.
Good understanding of Unix/Linux and Windows operating systems. Proficiency with G-Suite preferred.
Travel of at least 25% within the designated region and subject to travel policy
Preferred Skills
Experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in the context of enterprise security, including but not limited to:
Threat detection and prediction
Automated security response
Security analytics and reporting
AI-driven security tools and platforms
Bachelor of Science degree or higher and/or relevant industry certifications (e.g., CCSP, CCSK) preferred.
Our Commitment
We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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 required accommodations for all Persons with Disabilities.
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, disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
This job opening is part of a pipeline initiative designed to build interest of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) for employment opportunities at Palo Alto Networks. Therefore, only candidates who identify as Persons with Disabilities (PwD) will be considered for this position.
Please submit your resumé in English, as we are only able to consider applications received in this language.
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O Palo Alto Networks tem orgulho de ser um empregador que promove a igualdade de oportunidades e um ambiente de trabalho inclusivo.
Esta vaga de emprego faz parte de uma iniciativa de captação de talentos destinada a despertar o interesse de Pessoas com Deficiência (PcD) por oportunidades de emprego na Palo Alto Networks. Portanto, somente candidaturas de Pessoas com Deficiência (PcD) serão consideradas para esta vaga.
Pedimos, por gentileza, que a pessoa candidata envie o currículo em inglês, pois somente candidaturas submetidas nesse idioma poderão ser avaliadas.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.