Senior Technical Support Engineer (Cortex XDR)

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to 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 you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re 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. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and customer-focused professional. As part of the Tier 3 Cortex XDR support team, you will serve our customer base by providing technical support, by answering incoming support inquiries and managing escalations, phone calls, and emails in an effective, efficient, and friendly manner within defined service level agreements.

Our methodology is first class support. We’ve been recognized for it as an industry leader and we’re dedicated to continuing this standard. In this role, you will work with our technical account managers to personalize our customer’s experience. You will learn your client’s business objectives in and out within their technical environment and focus on mitigating risks and resolving any technical issues in their networks. You’re close to the deployment of cybersecurity solutions – and we need you to recognize risks before they arise. You get a thrill from seeking out complex issues and finding their resolutions – and you don’t wait for those issues to escalate from our clients. Instead, you find them. You’ll be working hand in hand with our developers to reproduce the issues you find and develop permanent solutions to prevent them in the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to customer-reported issues in adherence to established Service Level Agreements

• Triage customer reported issues and respond to them via ticketing system, phone, or remote sessions

• Perform advanced troubleshooting at the application level and OS level, using your knowledge and relevant expertise

• Identify the area of fault (code, environment, or configuration) and work with the appropriate team(s), characterizing and implementing the fix

• Provide timely feedback on the development process on 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

Qualifications

• Your Experience Required strong experience with Windows OS, Linux OS and macOS based applications (Installation, troubleshooting, Debugging)

• Experience understanding malware, exploits, operating system structure, and behavior Experience with Android OS based applications (Installation, troubleshooting, Debugging)

• Strong experience with MS environment (SCCM, GPO, AD, MSSQL, IIS)

• Experience with EndPoint security software is a plus (Antivirus, DLP, IPS, NAC)

• Knowledge of SIEM, vulnerability management tools,

• Understand complex, unique network environments with mixed applications and protocols, Knowledge of Cloud infrastructure

• Knowledge of VDI (VMWare Horizon, Citrix XenApp, and XenDesktop)

• Experience with strong communication and customer service skills

• 4+ years of relevant experience with strong communication and customer service skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, English (B2 Upper Intermediate level)

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.