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Sr. Technical Support Engineer, Focused Services, NGFW

Palo Alto Networks


Job Location:

Reston, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 108800 - 176000
Posted: 3 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 31 August 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

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!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. Thats why most of our teams work from the office full time with flexibility when its needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving stronger relationships and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

As a designated customer advocate under Focused Services you will work firsthand with our valued customers to address their complex post-sales concerns where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth 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 non-technical and technical professionals. You will regularly participate in technical discussions with multi-functional teams creating an environment of transparency that ultimately leads to better products and better cybersecurity.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support configurations troubleshooting and best practices to customers and partners.

  • Manage support cases to ensure timely recording tracking resolution and follow-up.

  • Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve customer-found defects and drive product improvements.

  • Perform fault isolation and root cause analysis for complex technical issues in customer environments.

  • Create and publish technical documentation such as support bulletins and knowledge base articles.

  • Review and provide feedback on technical documentation for training materials marketing collateral and user guides.

  • Travel to customer sites for critical situations to expedite resolution as needed

  • Provide support that includes mandatory weekend holiday shift work and on-call support. Support includes a blend of as-needed and rotational coverage which is subject to change.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications
  • Minimum of 5 years of network security experience along with strong communication and customer service skills

  • In depth hands on network troubleshooting skills

  • Deep understanding of TCP/IP and advanced knowledge of LAN/WAN technologies expertise with general routing/switching Routing protocols (e.g BGP OSPF EIGRP) branch and DataCenter Architectures

  • Expertise with Remote Access VPN solutions and tunneling protocols (IPSEC GRE PKI & SSL/TLS DNS DHCP)

  • Experience with Multi-factor Authentication Protocols (2FA RADIUS LDAP AD CAC cards tokens etc.)

  • Working knowledge of Security services (IDS/IPS Firewalls etc.)

  • Virtualization experience (AWS Azure VMWare OpenStack)

  • The ability to independently debug broad complex and unique networks with mixed media and protocols is required

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with virtualization technologies such as AWS Azure or VMWare.

  • Scripting experience with Python or Shell.

  • Experience with multi-vendor security products including Cisco ASA Checkpoint or other next-generation firewalls.

  • Proven ability to effectively communicate and present technical concepts to diverse audiences including executive-level stakeholders.

  • Experience with Windows Linux and Mac OS is a plus (Debugging Editing Registries Plist etc.)

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on 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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

$108800.00 - $176000.00/yr

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship: Yes


Required Experience:

Senior IC


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