Senior Technical Support Engineer-Platinum Support

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Summary

As a Senior Technical Support Engineer for our Platinum Support team, you will provide advanced, post-sales technical solutions to our most valued customers. This role requires addressing complex issues where in-depth evaluation of multiple factors is essential. You will be a critical thinker, adept at using sophisticated methods and techniques to achieve results, and skilled at communicating intricate technical details to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advanced post-sales technical support, including configuration and troubleshooting, to Platinum customers via phone, email, and web.
• Meet or exceed enhanced response time SLAs for mission-critical systems covered under the Platinum Support offering.
• Manage and own customer support cases from initial report to final resolution, ensuring timely follow-ups and comprehensive documentation.
• Apply expert fault isolation and root cause analysis methodologies to diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges in customer environments.
• Systematically reproduce customer issues and collaborate directly with Engineering and ETAC teams to qualify and resolve critical product bugs.
• Conduct multi-vendor troubleshooting to resolve issues in complex, integrated network and security environments.
• Author and publish Technical Support Bulletins and other technical documentation to the company's knowledge base.
• Proactively collaborate with Development, Sales, and Quality Assurance teams to enhance the customer experience and improve product documentation.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a technical support or network engineering role.
• Expert-level knowledge of TCP/IP and extensive experience with routing and switching protocols (e.g., OSPF, BGP).
• In-depth experience with network security technologies including IPsec, SSL-VPN, NAT, and GRE.
• Proven ability to independently debug broad and complex networks with mixed media and protocols.
• Flexibility to work required shift hours, which may include afternoons, evenings, and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Palo Alto Networks products (PCNSE certification is a strong plus).
• Advanced industry certifications such as CCIE or JNCIE.
• Experience with authentication protocols such as LDAP, SAML, RADIUS, or TACACS+.
• Knowledge of virtualization (VM) and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Prior experience working in a technical support center for a major networking or security vendor (e.g., Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet).
  
  

The Team

Our technical support team is critical 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 doesn't stop once they sign it evolves. As threats and technology change, we stay in step to accomplish our mission.

You'll 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, you'll 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.

Our Commitment


We're problem solvers that 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 [Confidential Information].

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.