Sr. Technical Support Engineer, Focused Services

Your Career

You will work firsthand with our valued customers to address their complex postsales concerns where analysis of situations or data requires an indepth evaluation of many factors. Youre a critical thinker in understanding the methods techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Youll enjoy networking with key contacts outside your own area of expertise with a strong capability of detailing difficult technical issues to both nontechnical and technical professionals.

You will regularly participate in technical discussions with multifunctional teams creating an environment of transparency that ultimately leads to better products better working environments and better cybersecurity. Your quick thinking and support to our clients provides the fast assistance they need to keep their environments secure - which means youll need to. 

YOUR IMPACT

Offer advanced-level technical assistance to our top-tier customers ensuring prompt resolution of complex issues and providing tailored solutions to optimize their security infrastructure.

 Effectively communicate technical solutions to technical and executive stakeholders fostering trust and credibility at the highest levels of our customers organizations.

Provide tailored troubleshooting configuration guidance and best practices

Take ownership of support cases from initiation to resolution ensuring meticulous documentation of all troubleshooting steps timely updates and comprehensive closure summaries in the ticketing system.

Conduct multi-vendor troubleshooting on complex customer engagements and build positive customer experience by working closely with Account Sales and Marketing teams

Utilize fault isolation and root cause analysis skills to provide post-sales technical support configuration troubleshooting and standard methodologies to customers

Be the subject matter expert on core technologies of Palo Alto Networks product line. 

Identify product defects (code environment) via lab replication using network simulation lab automation performance testing and validation tools. 

File bug reports with the engineering team and develops test plans and best practices with Quality Assurance teams to improve overall software and hardware quality per release cycle

Facilitate the hiring and onboarding process with technical screens train new hires on technical and soft skills and enable process and tools knowledge for readiness. 

Author Technical Support Bulletins and technical documentation in the Knowledge Base for training materials marketing collateral manuals and problem-solving guides

Travel to customer sites in the event of a critical situation to expedite resolution as required. 

Qualifications :

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Minimum 7 years of technical customer support experience

Expertise in TCP/IP LAN/WAN technologies including routing/switching BGP OSPF EIGRP

Advanced understanding of packet flow across OSI layers

Extensive experience troubleshooting Remote Access VPNs (IPsec PKI SSL)

Ability to independently debug complex networks with mixed media and protocols

In-depth knowledge of networking operations (TCP UDP SNMP IPv6 VLSM CIDR NAT)

Proficiency with network troubleshooting tools: Wireshark GNS3

Strong grasp of authentication protocols: LDAP TACACS Radius

Skilled in engaging executive-level stakeholders with clear technical communication

Proven track record of effectively communicating technical concepts to diverse audiences

Consistently maintains rigorous case management practices ensuring thorough documentation and timely updates

The below skills are a plus

Virtualization experience (AWS Azure VMWare OpenStack)

Experience with Windows MAC OS and Linux (Debugging Editing Registries Plist etc.)

Experience with Python or Shell scripting a plus

Multi-Vendor Exposure - Cisco Advanced Security Appliances Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls Prisma Access Cisco Firepower Checkpoint Firewalls Cisco Switches and Intrusion Detection/ Intrusion Prevention Systems

BS in computer science information technology computer architecture electrical engineering mathematics or related experience or equivalent military experience required

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Willingness to work outside of normal business hours (As business needs dictate)

Additional Information :

The Team

Our technical support team is essential to our success and mission. As part of this team you enable customer success by providing support to clients after they have purchased our products. Our dedication to our customers doesnt stop once they sign - it just evolves. Our technical team provides the behind-the-scenes support to meet our customers needs. As threats and technology evolve we stay in step to accomplish our mission. Youll be involved in implementing new products transitioning from old products to new and will fix integrations and critical issues as they are raised - in fact youll seek them out to ensure our clients are safely supported. We fix and identify technical problems with a pointed focus of providing the best customer support in the industry.

Were a fast-growing immensely successful organization because of our people and products (built and supported by our people). We work the frontlines against cyberthreats and attacks protecting every day transactions in the digital environment. It means were good at scaling quickly to new threats get fulfillment from resolving new problems and think about things just plain differently.

Our Commitment

Were problem solvers that 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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship: Yes