Palo Alto Networks - Intern - Systems (Sales) Engineer, application via RippleMatch

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Intern - Sales Engineer (Summer 2026) 

Plano, TX

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, everything starts and ends with our mission: To be the cybersecurity partner of choice and protect our digital way of life.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. 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.
Our Approach to Work

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

Your Career

As a Sales Engineer Intern, you will get the opportunity to learn about our platform and how to be a successful SE. We approach this with a mixture of instructor-led training, hands-on activities, product demos, group presentations, and other project work. You will work together to complete critical work that supports customers in the pre-sales process. In this role, you will also work with sales on customer engagements and establish relationships with customers with the goal of helping them detect and prevent advanced cyberattacks and breaches. Upon completion of your summer internship, you will be required to do a final presentation on your experience and understanding of our solutions. 

Our global internship program trains the next generation of cybersecurity talent across a range of specializations, from threat intelligence to information security, engineering, and marketing. Interns and recent graduates can learn about the network security industry from leading thinkers, grow their professional networks, and be part of a career-defining experience.

Our Summer Internship Program from May-August or June-September provides you: 

• 1:1 mentorship

• Fun and engaging events that inspire your intellectual curiosity

• The opportunity to expand your knowledge and work on challenging projects

• Connections to other recent grads, and employees across the company as well as our leaders

Your Impact

• Establish yourself as a trusted team member to SE leadership and colleagues and contribute to sales wins throughout the program 

• Architect and propose solutions which address the identified cybersecurity problems in each customer’s unique environment 

• Ensure ongoing customer success, support, and adoption of cybersecurity solutions

• Act as the customer advocate for any issues that require technical assistance and follow up with the customer until the issue is resolved 

• Continuous self-improvement and learning to maintain technical leadership of applicable technologies (SASE, XDR, public cloud, security, networking, etc.) 

Your Experience

• Understand and effectively present complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences 

• Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex problems and a systematic approach to create solutions

• Mature and effective time-management skills

• Knowledge and desire to learn of modern network threats and malware, network forensics, automation tools and technologies, and endpoint security technologies

Requirements – To apply, you must be pursuing a 4-year Undergraduate Degree, a 2-year Master’s Degree or a Doctorate degree and returning to school in the fall. You must have the authorization to work within the United States.

Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

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 [email protected].

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.
The compensation offered for this position will depend on year in school, qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $34/hr to $36/hr.