Domain Consultant (Presales) - Network Security

Revolutionizing protection.

Define what’s next in cybersecurity.

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.

Job Summary

Your Career

As a domain consultant for network security transformation, you provide technical expertise and guidance in customers' network security and zero trust journey. You will be key in defining technical solutions that secure a customer’s key business imperatives. You evangelize our industry leadership in on-prem, cloud, and security services that establish Palo Alto Networks as a customer’s cybersecurity partner.

Your Impact

• Collaborate with sales teams to recommend and develop customer solutions within your assigned specialization.

• Present to customers as our expert at all levels in the customer hierarchy, from practitioner to senior leadership.

• Lead and support customer demonstrations that showcase our unique value proposition.

• Responsible for prospective customers and partners' Technical Validation projects based on best practices to ensure technical win in assigned opportunities.

• Architect solutions that will help our customers strengthen and simplify their security posture.

• Document high-level design and key use cases to ensure proper implementation and value realization of Palo Alto Networks solutions.

• Lead conversations about industry trends and emerging changes to the security landscape.

• Responsible for discussing and highlighting product alignment with customer requirements and differentiation.

• As the main technical point of contact for Network Security, you will assist and collaborate to respond effectively to RFIs/RFPs.

• Position Palo Alto Networks or Partner delivered services as appropriate to ensure proper implementation and value realization of Palo Alto Networks solutions.

• Discuss, with credibility, competitive offers in the marketplace and position ours as the best alternative.

• Distinguished by additional specialized knowledge in breadth and/or depth.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Experience in presales/sales engineering within Zero Trust, Networking, Network Security, SaaS Security or SSE/SASE.

• Experience with L2-L4 Networking (L2 Switching architectures including Spanning Tree, VLANs/trunking, IP routing including static routes, OSPF and BGP, route re-distribution, L4 Load-balancing).

• Outstanding customer communication and problem-solving skills.

• Experience in working with customers, demonstrating problem-solving skills and a can-do attitude.

• Solid understanding of NGFW, Network Security, SASE, SD-WAN, CASB, Proxy, DLP and BYOD Solutions.

• Advanced knowledge of On-Premise and Cloud-Delivered Network Security Technologies.

• This is a field sales position where travel requirements may be required to support in person customer meetings.

• Proficiency in Dutch and English language skills is required.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.