GCP Architect – IaC Automation, Terraform
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Principal Architect
Palo Alto Networks
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $239,000 - $278,500 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
CloudCyber Security
About the role
- Serve as a trusted executive advisor responsible for influencing our clients’ cybersecurity transformation strategies and driving them to successful security outcomes.
- Focus on enhancing the productivity of field sales teams by delivering business-relevant consulting engagements to strategic prospects and customers.
- Lead, direct, and advise cross-functional teams to orchestrate strategic, advisory-style client engagements that keep sales campaigns aligned with customer executive priorities.
- Influence and empower customers to embrace the Palo Alto Networks platform by delivering authoritative architectural roadmaps that create a bridge between the full breadth of Palo Alto Networks’ security solutions and solutions that address the client's business needs.
- Establish and maintain executive-level relationships (Manager, Director, VP, and CxO contacts) in strategic accounts with high growth potential.
- Transform client security strategies by driving conversations that advocate for Palo Alto Networks’ view of transformative Solution Architectures.
- Conduct high-impact consulting engagements, including architectural assessments, designs, and client workshops, setting and driving a strategic agenda with the customer and sales/engineering teams.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience as an end customer, a cybersecurity vendor or consultant is required.
- Education: BSCS, equivalent degree or experience is required.
- Extensive knowledge of core security architectures, history, and trends spanning network, endpoint, and hybrid environments.
- Solid fundamental background in principles and practices of networking and/or cloud computing.
- Must have knowledge of Security Operations, SIEM and endpoint.
- Additionally it is strongly preferred to have network security, SASE/Zero Trust, cloud security, identity management, and emerging topics related to cybersecurity and AI.
- Demonstrable experience in establishing credibility and strategic messaging with large enterprise executives (CISO and above).
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills, both internally and externally.
- A "Whatever it takes" attitude and motivation to overcome obstacles necessary to achieve desired outcomes and close deals.
- Robust problem finding and solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex problems with systematic approaches to quick resolution, even under duress.
- Superb organizational skills are required.
Benefits
- Employee benefits may be found here.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
cybersecuritysecurity architecturesnetwork securitycloud securitySASEZero Trustidentity managementSIEMendpoint securityconsulting engagements
Soft skills
communication skillspresentation skillsorganizational skillsproblem solvingstrategic messagingrelationship buildinginfluencing skillsleadershipadaptabilitymotivation
Certifications
BSCSequivalent degree or experience
