Technical Support Engineer, Focused Services, NGFW - Palo Alto Networks

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!

Job Summary

Are you passionate about driving customer success in the cybersecurity industry? We are looking for a dynamic and proactive Technical Support Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will work closely with our valued customers to diagnose and address post-sales technical challenges. As a critical thinker, you will apply standard troubleshooting frameworks, diagnostic tools, and technical criteria to drive effective resolutions. Your ability to clearly articulate technical issues will enable you to collaborate effectively with both customers and internal engineering teams. You will develop a strong practical understanding of each customer’s technical environment, helping them maintain a stable and secure posture. Your problem-solving agility and resilience will be crucial in providing high-quality assistance during familiar technical challenges and customer escalations. While the Company will consider applicants who have current work authorization and require a transfer of an existing H-1B visa, the Company is not currently considering applicants who require new visa sponsorship (including new H-1B petitions) or individuals currently in OPT/CPT status who will require future sponsorship to maintain work authorization

Key Responsibilities

Customer Problem Resolution: Deliver high-quality technical assistance to customers, performing troubleshooting, configuration verification, and diagnostics to ensure timely resolution of networking and security issues.

Case Management Ownership: Take practical ownership of support cases from initiation to resolution, isolating faults and executing root-cause analysis while maintaining consistent documentation in the ticketing system.

Product Infrastructure & Lab Simulation: Replicate customer network issues and validate configurations by systematically simulating network topologies in a lab environment.