Solutions Consultant

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico Systems Engineering Full-time Ref ID: JR- **Our Mission**At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.**Who We Are**We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few**Your Career**As a Solution Consultant, you’ll enable sales engagements into a set of large new enterprise territory accounts. You will play a key role in navigating complex accounts in order to generate and deliver winning proposals, contract bids, statements of work, and RFI/RFP responses. It is business critical to meet and exceed sales quotas by building and implementing strategic account plans targeting enterprise-wide deployments of the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform.**Your Impact**- Establish yourself as a trusted advisor to prospects and customers working with your Account Manager and the local partners within your territory- Identify and document specific problems with prospective and current customers which can be solved through the deployment of integrated solutions- Architect and propose validated solutions which address the identified cybersecurity problems in each unrivaled environment- Ensure ongoing customer happiness, support, and adoption- Continuous self-improvement and learning to maintain technical leadership of applicable technologies (data center, SDN, public cloud, security, networking, etc.)- Understand and effectively differentiate against our top competitors- Act as the customer advocate for any issues that require technical assistance and follow up with the customer until the issue is resolved**Your Experience**- 4+ years of experience as a successful Pre-Sales Systems Engineer, systems integrator, or equivalent experience- BS in Computer Science or equivalent or equivalent military experience required- Working knowledge of Palo Alto Networks products, with a focus on Next-Generation Firewall and some comparative technologies - Continuous technical development- Experience with systems installation, configuration and administration of routers/switches, UNIX/Linux, and Windows-based systems- Experience that emphasizes L2-L4 Networks (L2 switching architectures including Spanning Tree, IP routing that includes OSPF and BGP, and L4 Load balancing)- Understand and effectively present our security platform to technical and non-technical audiences- Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex multivariate problems and find a systematic approach to gain a quick resolution, often under duress- Mature and effective time-management skills- Prior experience selling network infrastructure-based security appliances, including but not limited to - Firewalls, SSL/IPSec VPNs, Security Proxies and Caches- Familiarity working with Channel partners and understanding of a channel-centric market approach- Previous work in the enterprise networking security space- Experience and knowledge of modern network threats and malware, network forensics, automation tools and technologies, and endpoint security technologies- Significant industry certifications (SANS, CISSP, CCIE, etc)- Fluent English**The Team**As part of our Systems Engineering team, you’ll support the sales team with technical expertise and guidance when establishing trust with key clients. You won’t find someone at Palo Alto Networks that isn’t committed to your success - with everyone pitching in to assist when it comes to solutions selling, learning, and development. As a member of our systems engineer team, you are driven by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredible complex cyberthreats.**Our Commitm