Inside Domain Consultant

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Remote Inside Domain Consultant supporting Palo Alto Networks’ identity-security business. Driving technical presales, product demonstrations, RFIs/RFPs, and customer proof-of-concepts for commercial accounts.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical pre-sales support for Palo Alto Networks - Idira product solutions
  • Proactively seek new sales opportunities by developing technical relationships within prospective accounts and current customers
  • Present the technical value proposition to customers and partners
  • Respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs
  • Conduct and ensure successful customer proof-of-concepts (POCs)
  • Document client feature requests and issues in the CRM system
  • Support company and partner seminars and industry trade shows
  • Convey customer requirements to Product Management teams
  • Develop technical knowledge of Palo Alto Networks - Idira and associated technologies
  • Mentor other system engineers when appropriate
  • Create training content for the SE organization when appropriate
  • Serve as the primary technical resource for the commercial sales force and drive the technology evaluation stage of the sales process
  • Identify technical issues and design optimal solutions for complex customer infrastructure and datacenter environments globally

Requirements:

  • 3+ years Software Presales or equivalent customer-facing position
  • Computer Science Degree or equivalent experience required
  • Experience with Windows/Active Directory administration and operations
  • Knowledge of UNIX/Linux
  • Strong presentation skills and ability to build and present high-quality product demonstrations to technical and executive audiences
  • Superior communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to build relationships at multiple levels and work cross-organizationally toward solutions
  • Leadership and consensus-building skills
  • Understanding of security concepts and development of security roles meeting functional, technical, and regulatory requirements
  • Prior Palo Alto Networks - Idira software solutions experience preferred, or relevant enterprise applications, security management, systems management, identity management, and/or policy management experience preferred, especially IAM and SIEM
  • Operational experience with LDAP directories and LDAP authentication methods
  • Enterprise application authentication experience is a plus, including .NET, Java, or CLI
  • Scripting knowledge in Python, Bash, or PowerShell is a plus
  • Security-related certifications such as Security+, CEH, or CISSP are a plus
  • Familiarity with SaaS solutions is a plus
  • No immigration sponsorship available for this position

Benefits:

  • Restricted stock units
  • Bonus
  • Employee benefits (details referenced in posting)
  • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities