Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, Palo Alto Networks
Cortex
Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
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Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Role
Who you are
- Be a self-starter who is eager to learn and experiment with new technologies, be able to work independently and as a teammate, identify sales challenges and address solutions as needed
- Ability to inspire and align teams across functions, paired with strong execution and delivery skills
- 2+ years of experience in security operations, threat detection, incident response, or detection engineering roles
- Solid understanding of SIEM, log analytics, data normalization, and detection lifecycle management (rule creation, tuning, suppression, enrichment)
- Hands-on experience with XSIAM or similar platforms (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel, etc.) is a strong plus
- Strong technical writing and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Skilled in scripting or automation (Python, JavaScript, etc.) for detection development or incident investigation tasks
- Experience managing multiple projects or programs in dynamic, fast-paced environments with cross-functional visibility
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), especially as it relates to telemetry ingestion, detection engineering, or automated response — a significant advantage
- Experience with CNAPP solutions (e.g., Prisma Cloud, Wiz, Orca) and integrating cloud posture, workload protection, or entitlement data into SecOps workflows — an advantage
- Bonus: Exposure to infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, or cloud-native services and their intersection with SecOps
What the job involves
- As a Senior Technical Product Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, you will play a key role in providing detailed technical information to our partners, customers, and our employees
- As a Sr. TPE, you will play a key role in providing detailed technical information to our partners, customers, and our internal employees
- You will be a strategic adviser to the business, driving valuable insight, guidance and feedback back into Palo Alto Networks
- You will work across product teams to deliver this feedback
- Drive innovation within the modern Security Operations Center (SOC) by developing content and capabilities aligned with Cortex and detection-focused workflows
- Collaborate with legal, sales, product, and customer-facing teams to translate security operations needs into actionable product improvements
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional initiatives across product management, engineering, and field teams for high-impact security use cases. Build high-quality content for the Cortex Marketplace including detection rules, parsers, dashboards, and other SOC-enabling artifacts
- Provide structured product feedback to influence roadmap decisions based on real-world SecOps challenges and opportunities
- Create detailed documentation and usage guides tailored for analysts, detection engineers, and security practitioners
- Promote operational excellence by designing scalable detection and response workflows grounded in industry best practices and threat-informed defense
Salary benchmarks
Our take
With cyber threats evolving at lightening speed, businesses need robust solutions to protect their data and infrastructure. And the global cybersecurity market is projected to grow significantly, driven by increasing cyberattacks and the adoption of digital transformation initiatives. Because of this, companies are seeking security platforms that can address these challenges efficiently.
That's where Palo Alto Networks steps in, a frontrunner in the cybersecurity arena. It offers a suite of AI-powered security solutions designed to safeguard enterprises across various sectors. Its platforms, such as Cortex XSIAM and Prisma AIRS, integrate advanced threat detection, zero trust architecture, and real-time response capabilities so organizations are ready to manage and mitigate risks.
Its leadership is evident too, with impressive growth and strategic partnerships. Recently the company surpassed $1.5M in sales through the Google Cloud Marketplace, highlighting the demand for its innovative security solutions. Additionally, a collaboration with AT&T aims to enhance cybersecurity offerings, further solidifying its position in the market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2022
$34m
SERIES A
May 2022
$11m
SEED
Total funding: $45m
Company benefits
- Healthcare: We value your health and provide options so you can choose what best supports your lifestyle and personal health goals. Various nationwide plans — including Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, VSP, and more — are available to you and your family. Our providers offer the flexibility you want and the coverage you need
- Wellness: With a large on-site gym and daily, instructor-led exercise classes at HQ in Santa Clara, Palo Alto Networks actively supports employee fitness. Our juice bar, Gym & Juice, features fresh juice blends, a quick and nutritious option pre- or post-workout. And our ongoing wellness speaker series highlights the latest trends in health and wellness
- Development: Professional development is serious business at Palo Alto Networks, where the Talent Development team offers 25+ courses to help employees boost their careers and develop leadership capability
- Financial: Most roles are eligible for equity grants, and we now offer new hires a quarterly vesting schedule right away. We want you to be fairly compensated and rewarded as soon as you make an impact – on our team, that happens immediately! And because we consider every employee a stakeholder in our long-term success, we offer an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a 24-month lookback. From life insurance to health savings accounts, we provide ways to help you protect and grow your wealth. Palo Alto Networks offers both traditional and Roth 401(k) options, along with a company match of 50% to a max annual amount of $1,000
- Time Off: In addition to paid corporate holidays, Flexible Time Off programs empower our employees to balance their work schedules with personal time off. We offer 12 weeks of full pay for medical leave and 6 weeks of full pay for parental leave. As a company with strong ties to the military and veterans, we also offer 26 weeks of full pay for military leave
- Perks: Our corporate discount program provides employees with significant discounts on merchandise, travel and entertainment. We offer many on-site perks at headquarters, including cafeterias, fuel service, dry cleaning service, EV charging stations, and a company store. We also provide complimentary drinks, fresh fruit, and snacks in break rooms across our campus to help everyone power through the day. Life at Palo Alto Network
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Leadership
Nikesh Arora
(CEO & Chairman)Previously the President and COO at SoftBank, CBO at Google, and CMO at T-Mobile.
Nir Zuk
(Founder & CTO)Previously CTO at NetScreen Technologies, which was acquired by Juniper Neworks in 2004. They also co-founded OneSecure where they served as CTO and was the Principal Engineer at Check Point Software Technologies.
Lee Klarich
(CPO)Initially joined Palo Alto in 2006 as the EVP of Product Management and became CPO in 2018. Prior to this, they were the Director of Product Management at Juniper Networks and a Product Line Manager at NetScreen Technologies.
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