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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Technical Sales Manager (Pre-Sales Systems Engineer), SD-WAN - **Company:** Palo Alto Networks - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $198,000.0 - $273,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Border Gateway Protocol, Computer Networks, Data Centers, Network Address Translation, Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Networks, VMware ESX Servers, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Intrusion Detection Systems, IP Routing, Multi-protocol Systems, Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Network Security, Microsoft Software, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Virtualization Technology, Wide Area Networks, Xen Servers, Firewalls (Computer Science), Build Management, Cybercrime, Palo Alto Networks - **Published:** June 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/1325C8E4B21F4B84AB471978DEAF2C81/job/ ## About the Role * 5+ years of relevant technical pre-sales systems engineering work experience within the networking field * Highly advanced experience with SD-WAN architectures/providers, as well as BGP routing * Additional preferred technical capabilities may include a mix of the following - * WAN technologies - MPLS, MetroE, Leased Lines, Broadband * Tunneling protocols - SSL/TLS, IPSec, GRE, DMVPN * IP Routing - BGP, OSPF, Static, Network Address Translation * Virtualization technologies - ESX, KVM, Xen, Microsoft preferred * Network security capabilities - IPS/IDS, Zone-Based Firewalls * Ability to travel up to 50% ## Description As a Technical Sales Manager (TSM) for SD-WAN, you will work with your sales partners to establish strong relationships with customers, helping them in the detection and prevention of advanced cyber attacks and breaches, and advising on which applications to deploy from the Palo Alto Networks platform. Our TSM's bring a deep technical understanding of cybersecurity products, integrations and critical cyber threats facing our customers' environments. You will build trust with our customers and teams, and build environments where our customers feel (and are) secure. Based on learnings from your customer base, you will provide valuable feedback and input to our product management teams on new feature requests and product improvements. 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