Palo Alto Networks
Director of Technical Marketing Engineering
$230K–$315K
Santa Clara, United States of America · No · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; alternatives: Technical Marketing Engineer for network/cybersecurity or DevOps/Solution Architect.
- Visa sponsorship
- Immigration sponsorship: Yes
About the job
Leads technical marketing engineering for cloud and multi-cloud security, translating product capabilities into technical content, demonstrations, competitive insights, and field enablement.
What you'll do
- Create and deliver technical marketing plans, tools, whitepapers, demos, videos, and training for sales, customers, and partners.
- Lead competitive research and testing, identify product gaps, and collaborate with engineering and product management on enhancements.
- Build and maintain labs and demos, enable field teams, and represent the company in customer briefings, seminars, and conferences.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience as a Technical Marketing Engineer in networking/cybersecurity or as a DevOps/Solution Architect; networking or security products preferred.
- Experience and domain knowledge with multi-cloud deployments.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity solutions such as NGFW, Layer 7 visibility, SSL decryption, and Zerotrust Architecture.
- Strong networking fundamentals, including routing protocols, BGP, static routing, NAT/PAT, IPsec, GRE, load balancing, switching, DNS, and traffic steering.
Nice to have
- Experience with scripting languages such as python, CFT, and Terraform is highly desired.
- Experience with multi-cloud security architectures spanning AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, or private cloud environments.
Pay
$229,500.00 - $315,000.00/yr (USD, base salary)
Tools
NGFW, BGP, NAT/PAT, IPsec, GRE, DNS, python, Terraform
AI focus
Preferred familiarity with AI security, runtime protection, API security, or securing AI application traffic.
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