Principal Technical Marketing Engineer (Malware Defense

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.

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.

As a Principal Technical Marketing Engineer on the CDSS (Cloud-Delivered Security Services) team, you will be the technical authority and strategic lead for the Advanced Wild Fire charter. You will serve as a key driver for our Precision AI‑powered malware prevention solutions, championing cutting‑edge advancements in sandboxing and machine learning‑driven threat prevention.

In this high‑impact TME role, you will redefine the future of malware analysis by bridging the gap between deep engineering innovation and global market adoption. You will not only execute technical marketing plans but also contribute to shaping the long‑term technical strategy for the Wild Fire ecosystem, ensuring our AI‑driven cybersecurity offerings remain the industry’s gold standard.

You will play a pivotal role in partnering with Senior Leadership, Product Management, and Engineering to architect the technical go‑to‑market and enablement strategy. This includes overseeing the creation of industry‑leading best practices, solution architectures, and large‑scale demo environments. As a strategic leader, you will influence product direction by identifying critical technology gaps to drive next- generation innovation across the entire Palo Alto Networks platform.

• Strategic Leadership
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  Develop and own the global technical marketing strategy for Advanced Wild Fire, aligning product capabilities with evolving market needs and complex customer environments.
• Market Intelligence: Translate competitive telemetry and "in-the-wild" threat data into actionable product requirements that preemptively close technology gaps.
• Technical Evangelism
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  Serve as a premier industry thought leader, evangelizing Wild Fire’s Precision AI and malware prevention strategies through presentations, executive briefings, and representation in major industry conferences.
• High-Impact Content
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  Oversee the creation of high-quality, architect-level collateral, including comprehensive slide ware, solution guides and white papers on evasive malware techniques, and technical publications that define best practices.
• Roadmap Influence: Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Engineering leaders to provide deep‑drive technical feedback, helping define PRDs and influence the roadmap for malware analysis features.
• Advanced Lab Architecture
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  Lead the design and management of global lab environments and sophisticated demo systems that demonstrate complex, real‑world multi‑stage attack simulations.
• Beta & Early Access Leadership
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  Drive the success of strategic customer trials and product betas, ensuring feedback incorporation into the final product.
• Technical Upskilling: Scale the organization’s technical depth by mentoring TME, Field and Product teams on the nuances of modern exploit techniques and AI‑driven defense.

• 12+ years of professional experience in the network security industry in a technical, customer-facing capacity…