Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Location: Bengaluru, India

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.
Job Summary

As a Principal Technical Marketing Engineer for Prisma AIRS at Palo Alto Networks, you will join a team responsible for driving AI security. You will work with cutting-edge technology, redefining the future.
This role plays a key role in supporting our product managers, marketing teams, and customers by developing outbound technical communication, including product best practices, competitive reviews, demo environments, and ownership of product betas. You will perform technical analysis and support the product management in identifying next-generation innovations. This is a critical customer facing role within the company and one where the right person can have significant impact.
The ideal candidate would be able to influence strategy, collaborate with marketing and sales teams to execute go to market strategies, act as a thought leader at the industry level, evangelizing the products and product strategy both internally and externally.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, constantly refine, and execute the technical marketing plan Utilize AI to scale your impact by creating innovative enablement and defining the art of the possible. Present Executive Briefings to C-Suite executives with deep technical expertise. Be responsible for the creation, maintenance, and delivery of effective technical tools, whitepapers, demos, videos and technical training for sales, customers, and partners Be a key technical evangelist for Palo Alto Networks, speaking at seminars, conferences, customer briefings, and with other groups within the company Work with engineering in identifying product gaps based on competitive analysis and work with the PM to drive enhancements to bridge them Be the domain authority on Palo Alto Networks products to help Domain Consultants with information on competitive questions Identify Sales challenges based on any competitive situations and provide solutions Document technical concepts to ensure our products are well understood and utilized to the greatest extent possible Work with marketing to develop collaterals with battle cards, presentations, and white papers
Qualifications

Required Qualifications

7+ years of experience as a Technical Marketing Engineer for network/cybersecurity area or a DevOps/Solution Architect, preferably for AI security, network, or data security products Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong presentation skills and trade show experience Eagerness to learn new technologies, experiment with products and collaborate cross-functionally Strong customer advocacy skills and experience, ability to work in difficult customer situations Work towards getting things done, Fast learner with strong initiative and sense of ownership
Preferred Qualifications

Experience in automation tools, building dashboards, etc. Experience with writing and editing technical documentation and operational procedures
Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com .

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

With an internal culture of authenticity, collaboration, and innovation, Palo Alto Networks maintains continual vigilance and security for customers all over the world.