Solutions Consultant - Higher Education and Research

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.

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! This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.

Your Career as a Solutions Consultant in our Higher Education and Research team will leverage your extensive experience in Cyber Security and your deep understanding of the unique challenges and requirements of the Education sector. We are seeking a professional who can translate complex technical solutions into strategic business value for our clients with a proven track record of working within the industry and has experience of working with or for Systems Integrators. The Solutions Consultant is the evolution of the traditional Sales Engineering role, aligning how we best serve our customers in understanding their environment, providing solution guidance and ensuring value realization in their investment with Palo Alto Networks. As a Solutions Consultant you provide technical leadership and expertise and guidance in your customer’s security transformation journey. You will play a key role in defining technical solutions that secure a customer’s key business imperatives and ensuring value realization of their investment with Palo Alto Networks. You evangelize our industry leadership in on-prem, cloud, and security operations services that establish PANW as your customer’s cybersecurity partner of choice.

Curiosity is core to the Solutions Consultant role, and you see complex problems as opportunities to learn and deliver innovative solutions! You define your impact by: Meeting and exceeding sales quotas by building and implementing strategic, technical account plans that target cross-platform solutions Your ability to position, demonstrate and create high level designs across the entire PANW portfolio based on customer business needs Conducting discovery to understand and articulate the key technical, operational, and commercial imperatives of your prospects and customers Working closely with Professional Services, Customer Success and Specialist teams to ensure overall customer implementation and adoption of solutions Demonstrating strong communication skills and the ability to influence through effective presentations and customer-specific demos, technical engagements, and workshops Leading successful technical validation efforts based on best practices to ensure technical win in assigned opportunities Orchestrating supporting resources (Specialists, Channel Resources, Customer Support) to ensure a one-team approach that demonstrates a cohesive strategy Promoting end-to-end solutions that include PANW and/or partner professional services to ensure customers realize business value sooner Understanding the competitive landscape and effectively differentiating our leadership Continuously investing in yourself to develop technical and professional skills that drive your