Palo Alto Networks
Domain Consultant - Cortex (pre-sales)
$206K–$284K
Denver, United States of America · Yes · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years; experience may be in Security Operations or pre-sales/sales engineering within SIEM, SOAR, SOC, and/or XDR/EDR environments.
- Visa sponsorship
- The role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship; the company will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
About the job
Provides pre-sales technical expertise for the Cortex security operations platform, helping customers design, validate, and implement solutions that strengthen their security posture.
What you'll do
- Develop and present customer solutions, demonstrations, and technical responses to RFIs/RFPs.
- Scope and lead Proof of Value projects, architect solutions, and document designs and use cases.
- Advise customers on Cortex capabilities, security trends, and competitive offerings; relay customer feedback to internal teams.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of experience in Security Operations or pre-sales/sales engineering within SIEM, SOAR, SOC, and/or XDR/EDR environments.
- Solid understanding of Security Operations Center processes.
- Advanced knowledge of SIEM and/or SOAR solutions.
- Proficient in English.
Nice to have
- IBM QRadar design, deployment, and/or pre-sales experience.
- Scripting experience; Python preferred.
Pay
$206,400.00 - $283,800.00 USD/year base salary + commission target for sales/commissioned roles
Tools
Cortex, SIEM, SOAR, XDR, EDR, IBM QRadar, Python
AI focus
The role supports customer adoption of Cortex, described as a Next-Gen AI-powered security operations platform; no other AI work is specified.
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