Palo Alto Networks
Systems Engineer - Enterprise Acquisition Sales ( Ohio )
$198K–$273K
Columbus, United States of America · Yes · Full-time · Posted Mar 24, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years in pre-sales/sales engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Not eligible for immigration sponsorship; the employer will not sponsor work visas for this position.
About the job
Provides technical sales leadership to help enterprise customers design, validate, adopt, and realize value from Palo Alto Networks cybersecurity solutions.
What you'll do
- Build technical account plans, demonstrate solutions, and create high-level designs aligned with customer requirements.
- Lead discovery, presentations, workshops, and technical validations to advance sales opportunities.
- Coordinate with internal teams and partners to support implementation, adoption, and customer value realization.
What they ask for
- 6+ years experience in pre-sales/sales engineering.
- Strong understanding of data networking, security architectures, and modern cloud computing environments.
- Experience influencing stakeholders and creating and delivering technical presentations, workshops, or technical validation engagements.
- Experience selling, designing, implementing, or managing one or more of Network Security, SASE, SaaS, CNAPP, and/or SOC Transformation Technologies; proficient in English.
Nice to have
- Experience delivering cybersecurity solutions that solve technical challenges and influence new business initiatives.
- Experience in complex sales involving long sales processes, multiple buying centers, and multi-product solutions.
Pay
$198,000.00 - $273,000.00/yr (base salary + commission target for sales/commissioned roles; annual range)
Tools
Network Security, SASE, SaaS, CNAPP, SOC Transformation Technologies
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