Technical Support Engineer

Palo Alto Networks

Santa Clara, CA0–2 yrs58m agovia LinkedIn

Role Description

  • Work firsthand with customers to address complex post-sales concerns, requiring in-depth evaluation of situations or data.
  • Critical thinker in understanding methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
  • Network with key contacts outside your area of expertise.
  • Detail difficult technical issues to both non-technical and technical professionals.
  • Regularly participate in technical discussions with multi-functional teams to create transparency and improve products, working environments, and cybersecurity.
  • Provide quick, thoughtful, and technical assistance to clients, often in high-pressure situations.

Your Impact

  • Respond to user-reported issues in adherence to established Service Level Agreements.
  • Triage customer-reported issues and respond via ticketing system, phone, or remote sessions.
  • Identify the area of fault (code, environment, or configuration) and work with appropriate teams to implement fixes.
  • Provide timely feedback on the development process regarding customer-reported product problems.
  • Document actions to effectively communicate information internally and to customers.
  • Facilitate root cause investigations and manage the implementation of corrective and preventative measures.

Requirements & Tech Stack

  • Experience of 0-2 years supporting endpoint security software products, EDR, and MDM technologies is a plus.
  • Familiarity with software supply chain security, public registries (NPM, PyPI, Chrome Web Store), and emerging AI architectures (Hugging Face, MCP servers, AI models/agents, and plugins).
  • Troubleshooting and system-level debugging expertise across Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms.
  • Understanding of Secure Web Gateways (SWG), Proxy Auto-Config (PAC Files), TLS/SSL decryption to diagnose agent connectivity issues.
  • Demonstrated analytical mindset with an interest or experience in improving support processes, utilizing dashboards, and tracking performance metrics.
  • Ability or academic exposure to working cross-functionally with Engineering/R&D teams is a plus.
  • Excellent customer-facing written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to remain organized and proactive in fast-paced environments.
  • Foundational background in cybersecurity, including an understanding of malware, exploits, and operating system structure/behavior.

Qualifications

  • BS/MS or equivalent experience required.
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and in fast-paced environments.
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
  • Technical expertise in endpoint security and related technologies.

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