Systems Engineer Specialist, Cortex - Johannesburg, South Africa - Palo Alto Networks

Description

Your Career

As a Systems Engineer Specialist for Cortex, an Autonomous Security Platform, you will be the expert for our modern SOC solution within our offerings with a focus on enterprise accounts and our key MDR partners.

Your portfolio includes Cortex XDR (Extended Detection and Response platform across endpoints, network and cloud), Cortex XSOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, Response & Threat Intel Management), Cortex Xpanse (Attack Surface Management) and Cortex XSIAM (AI-driven platform for the modern SOC).

You are the "go to" person for customer interactions that exceed standard Systems Engineering support requirements. Your role is one of technical mentorship – working with Account Managers to build integrated solutions for our client's unique environments. With your colleagues, you will displace competing technologies, and build market share within your targeted list of major accounts in your focus region, and most importantly, help your client through the journey for a safer world, as our product integrates to build secure digital transactions. This position is not limited to a physical Palo Alto Networks office location, but instead covers a particular market for our sales prospects.

Your Impact

• Present to customers as our expert at all levels in the customer hierarchy from technician to manager
• Lead Proof of Concept (PoC) projects for prospective customers and partners
• Help our key MDR partners build and develop further their services around Cortex solutions
• Architect solutions which will help our customers strengthen and simplify their security posture
• Lead conversations about industry trends and emerging changes to the security landscape that every customer needs to be aware of and planning to deal with
• Discuss, with credibility, competitive offers in the marketplace and positions ours as the best one
• Lead and support customer demonstrations that showcase our unique value proposition
• Respond effectively to RFIs/RFPs while serving as the main technical point of contact
• Responsible for a solution sales-based quota and successful deployments of Cortex products
• Collaborate with field & channel sales teams to recommend and develop customer solutions

Your Experience

• Experience working within endpoint-, SIEM-, SOAR- or SOC environments
• Preferably client-facing experience in a pre-sales/sales engineering role
• Experience working with enterprise customers, demonstrating positive can do attitude with a client-centric approach and problem solving skills
• Scripting experience is a plus - Python preferred
• Willingness to travel in the focus region
• Strong presentation skills

The Team

As part of our Systems Engineering team, you'll support the sales team with technical expertise and guidance when establishing trust with key clients. You won't find someone at Palo Alto Networks that isn't committed to your success – with everyone pitching in to assist when it comes to solutions selling, learning, and development. As a member of our systems engineer team, you are driven by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredible complex cyberthreats.

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.

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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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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