Palo Alto Networks
Principal Technical Marketing Engineer
$159K–$255K
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · No · Principal · Full-time · Posted Apr 14, 2026
- Experience
- 12 years with a Master's degree, or 15 years with a Bachelor's degree.
- Education
- Master's degree or Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as cybersecurity or computer science.
- Visa sponsorship
- Will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
About the job
Drives strategy, architecture, and adoption of SASE/SSE and Zero Trust security for distributed enterprises through customer-facing technical marketing.
What you'll do
- Own technical marketing strategy for the SASE/SSE portfolio and evangelize Zero Trust reference architectures.
- Create technical content and demos, lead competitive positioning, and present to customers and industry audiences.
- Represent customer needs in product planning and deliver technical training to Sales Engineers and partners.
What they ask for
- Master's degree with 12 years of experience, or Bachelor's degree with 15 years of experience, in a relevant field such as cybersecurity or computer science.
- Direct experience in Technical Marketing, Product Management, Sales Engineering, or Software Engineering.
- Deep technical expertise in SASE/SSE and public cloud architectures; strong networking and security foundations.
- Hands-on AI workflow experience, proficiency in Python and API integration, and understanding of AI security risks.
Nice to have
- Systems-thinking approach focused on architecture; experience building functional demos, labs, and automation.
- Strong storytelling skills and an AI-first mentality.
Pay
$159,000.00 - $255,000.00/yr (base salary)
Tools
AWS, Azure, GCP, Claude, ChatGPT/OpenAI, Vercel, Python
AI focus
Uses AI as a core workflow and builds AI-driven demos and automation; addresses AI security risks such as DLP, prompt injection, and data exposure.
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