IT Field Engineer

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks were united by a shared missionto 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 youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are youre 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!

Job Summary

At Palo Alto Networks everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice protecting our digital way of life. We are looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Your Career

We are looking for an enthusiastic IT Admin/Systems Engineer to join our infrastructure this role you will be primarily responsible for providing technical troubleshooting and resolution to all computer hardware and software issues while maintaining the positive professional customer service mind-set to serve your IT customers. You will also learn the ropes of a complex full-stack environment. You will work closely with a senior technical staff of experts (Windows Linux VMWare SQL Storage) to learn how to support and maintain critical IT Infrastructure.

This is a foundational role for someone passionate about operations and automation eager to apply classroom knowledge to real-world corporate policies and procedures.

This position is in our Melbourne Office and primarily supports Australia and New Zealand users onsite and other users in JAPAC regions remotely.

Your Impact

• Support & Maintenance: Perform IT & AV product and service procurement routine repairs maintenance and upgrades to existing systems in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Guided Execution: Receive detailed instructions on day-to-day maintenance and troubleshooting tasks and work on project tasks with the guidance provided from senior IT & AV engineers.

• Policy Application: Apply company policies and procedures to resolve routine technical issues.

• Operational Assistance: You will provide first-line IT & AV support and troubleshooting for routine infrastructure issues applying standard runbooks and escalation paths to quickly restore service while documenting symptoms actions taken and outcomes with our IT ticketing systems..

• Learning Automation: Work under supervision to understand and execute existing scripts to increase operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Professional Foundation: Professional degree (BA/BS in Computer Science Information Technology or equivalent) with 2-3 years or 5-10 years of relevant professional experience.

• Conceptual Knowledge: Fundamental understanding of Microsoft Technologies MscOS basic networking and virtualization concepts.

• Hands-on Admin Experience: Recent hands-on technical support experience with Windows 11 MacOS Microsoft Office Google Workspace Active Directory system imaging VPN network connectivity including 802.11x PC and Apple hardware and mobile devices.

• Hands-on Event/AV Support Experience: Recent experience with video conference room device maintenance such as Zoom and onsite/remote hybrid event support.

• Aptitude for Learning: A strong desire to learn Windows/Intune MacOS/Jamf VMWare ESX Cloud environments (AWS/Azure) Video Conferencing systems and automation tools.

• AI Curiosity: Interest in using AI tools responsibly to accelerate learning speed up troubleshooting and generate playbooks.

• Soft Skills: Passion drive energy and a great attitude! You should be comfortable following established practices as you develop your professional skill set.

Our Commitment

Were trailblazers that dream big take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant 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 .

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.