Global Solutions Architects - SASE

Job Summary

Global Solutions Architect – SASE

Palo Alto Networks is united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. Employees are encouraged to contribute ideas, collaborate closely, and do meaningful work alongside passionate colleagues.

This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.

Job Description

This position supports customers globally. Work from your home office and be near an airport for required travel.

The Global Solution Architect (GSA) for SASE is part of the GCS Center of Excellence and provides a mix of customer-facing architecture and design activities as well as internal solution development and knowledge management.

The GSA is a SASE expert with a strong understanding of network security. The GSA knows how to make the best use of cloud techniques to optimize the implementation and operation of SASE platforms. The GSA drives the design of new solutions and optimizes the solution by leading the initial execution of projects.

The GSA is responsible for managing knowledge and intellectual property across the worldwide community of SASE consultants and partners. The GSA also leads efforts to educate the SASE community.

This is a highly technical role. The GSA will be required to develop and maintain expertise on SASE platforms and the relevant tools that can be used to optimize the deployment and operation of the platforms.

The position requires strong leadership skills; the GSA will have to rally the SASE community to agree on tools and techniques and develop SASE assets.

The position requires strong communication skills; the GSA will have to articulate a clear vision to customers, consultants, account managers, and partners.

Your Impact

• Own and drive enhancements, optimization, and automation to the deployment methodologies used by CS and PS organizations
• Identify target customers and market opportunities where automation can be used to optimize the deployment and operation of Palo Alto Networks SASE products
• Manage intellectual property by educating stakeholders on the availability of assets and enlisting the support of contributors. Oversee the development of automation assets and lead the enablement of the PS and CS organizations and partners. Monitor utilization and effectiveness of intellectual property.
• Develop SASE training and training materials for PS, CS, and partners
• Conduct training sessions for internal teams and clients to enhance their understanding of SASE and related technologies
• Engage with customers in the delivery of new services and strategic engagements with a focus on service validation and the development and capture of intellectual property
• Partner with Service Sales in understanding customer requirements and transforming them into offerings
• Help position the right offerings and present the onboarding and scale methodology to customers
• Develop new SASE offerings to better align with market needs and simplify the positioning of the right services to customers
• Refine services for efficient consumption by the PS, CS organizations, and partners. Ensure successful completion of projects and share lessons learned
• Collaborate on recommended architectures with Consulting Engineers, Developers, and other internal SMEs
• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering teams on new products and features to ensure PS and CS technical readiness

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Architect-level experience designing, deploying, and configuring SASE technology
• 10+ years of remote user access technologies
• Tunneling protocols such as SSL/TLS, IPSec, GRE
• Authentication methodologies, including 2FA, RADIUS, LDAP, AD
• IP routing: BGP, Static, Network Address Translation
• Certificate management
• Next-Generation Firewall capabilities, configuration, and deployment
• Experience deploying and configuring IoT and DLP solutions
• Experience with wireless and wire security, including 802.1x, captive portal, and other security-related tasks, both with architecture and implementation
• Ability to work within small creative teams as well as cross-functional teams
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal
• Strong presentation skills both internally and externally
• Ambitious attitude
• Leadership skills, being able to generate enthusiasm and commitment
• Ability to effectively multi-task on internal initiatives and customer projects
• Ability to lead a team on internal investment projects and customer projects
• Ability to deliver complex solutions in customer environments individually or as a team leader
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent education, training, experience, or equivalent military experience

Please note that this position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, and applicants requiring work visa sponsorship will not be considered.