Professional Services Consultant Palo Alto Networks
Denver, CO

Job Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren't easy goals to accomplish - but we're not here for easy. We're here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we're looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Your Career

As a Senior Professional Services Consultant, you'll get into the details of our platform. You will push the buttons, flip the levers, turn the knobs. You do not shy away from difficult challenges as it relates to cybersecurity, implementations, and integrations. You are the technical authority and will interact directly with our customers to help them secure their digital environments. The customers are counting on you to perform this work and train their staff. And while experience on the company's platform is desired, even more, important is having a solid foundation in networking and security technologies.

In fact, extensive experience with a competitor is to your advantage. Many of the opportunities involve a client migrating to our platform for the first time, so understanding the nuances of that technology will enable you to be a better Palo Alto Networks consultant. And don't worry, we will send you to our Professional Services Academy to prepare you for the role, so you are experienced with our suite of services and products before you first meet the customer.

Your Impact

* Migrate customers from legacy firewall technologies to Palo Alto Networks platforms
* Build custom security policies and application signatures, configured for our client's needs
* Progress and uphold expertise in deploying advanced Palo Alto Networks features and functionality
* Provide after hours and weekend on-call support from time to time based on our customer needs
* Troubleshooting of issues in complex computing environments
* Maintain the Company's solution and provide mentorship on best practices
* Ensure client needs are met and deliverables produced on time according as defined in the Statement of Work
* Customer facing travel can be heavy (50-60%) at times, but not always, depending on your projects

Your Experience

* BS in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent education/training/experience
* Minimum of 7+ years' experience with network, security solutions, and associated technologies in large environments
* Experience with troubleshooting skills related to networking, routing, IP protocols, NAT, IPSec VPNs
* Experience with installation, configuration, and operation of high-end firewall appliances, ideally with Palo Alto Networks products
* Possess more than one of the following industry certifications is a plus: CISSP, CEH, JNCIE-SEC, CCIE-SEC, PCNSE
* Effectively handle multiple projects and work calmly under pressure
* Excellent writing, strong verbal skills, and the ability to communicate with senior leaders, technical peers, and non-technical partners is required
* Ability to work with the customer's security and network teams to build collaboration between the business units responsible for administering the different pieces of Palo Alto's solutions
* Exposure to cloud-based architectures and offerings is desirable
* Experience in a SOC environment and scripting skills are a plus

The Team

Our professional services team is essential to our success and mission. As part of this team, you enable customer success by providing support to clients after they have purchased our products. Our dedication to our customers doesn't stop once they sign - it just evolves. Our professional services team provides behind-the-scenes support to meet our customer's needs. As threats and technology evolve, we stay in step to accomplish our mission. You'll be involved in implementing new products, transitioning from old products to new, and will fix integrations and critical issues as they are raised - in fact, you'll seek them out to ensure our clients are safely supported. We fix and identify technical problems, with a pointed focus of providing the best customer support in the industry.

We're a fast-growing, immensely successful organization because of our people and products (built and supported by our people). We work the frontlines against cyberthreats and attacks, protecting everyday transactions in the digital environment. It means we're good at scaling quickly to new threats, get fulfillment from resolving new problems, and think about things just plain differently.

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. To learn more about our dedication to inclusion and innovation, visit our Life at Palo Alto Networks page and our diversity website.

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, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

Additionally, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.