
Systems Engineer, Level 2
Palo Alto Networks
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Illinois • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $160,000 - $220,000 per year
About the role
- Lead the design and development of service offerings and packaged solutions leveraging Palo Alto Networks’ Network Security portfolio (NGFW, Prisma SASE, SD-WAN)
- Define end-to-end solution architectures, including deployment models, integration patterns, and operational frameworks
- Build scalable, repeatable service blueprints for internal teams, partners, and customers
- Drive offer lifecycle from ideation through launch, including validation, pricing alignment, and GTM readiness
- Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to influence roadmap based on field and customer requirements
- Partner with GTM teams to enable sales, including creation of solution collateral, reference architectures, and value messaging
- Work closely with strategic partners (SPs, MSPs, Telcos) to co-develop and operationalize joint service offerings
- Provide technical leadership in customer and partner engagements related to offer positioning and adoption
- Establish best practices for SD-WAN and SASE deployments, including multi-cloud, hybrid, and branch transformation use cases
- Ensure offerings align with industry trends such as Zero Trust, AI-driven security, and autonomous operations
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in network security, solutions architecture, or related technical roles
- Deep expertise in: Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), SASE architectures (SSE, CASB, ZTNA), SD-WAN technologies and deployment models
- Proven experience in building service offerings, managed services, or packaged solutions
- Strong understanding of enterprise networking (routing, switching, VPNs, segmentation, cloud networking)
- Experience working with service providers, MSPs, or large enterprise environments
- Ability to translate technical capabilities into business value and consumable offers
- Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and business audiences
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
Benefits
- Compensation may include restricted stock units and a bonus
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW)SASE architecturesSD-WAN technologiesenterprise networkingroutingswitchingVPNssegmentationcloud networkingmulti-cloud environments
Soft Skills
strong communicationstakeholder managementinfluence cross-functional teamstechnical leadershipcollaborationbusiness value translationoffer lifecycle managementbest practices establishmentcustomer engagementpartner engagement