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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

The Team

Customer Support - Our Customer 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 fixing 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 on providing the best customer support in the industry.

Job Summary

You will work directly with customers to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in Prisma SD-WAN deployments across on-prem and cloud environments. This role is focused on handling challenging post-sales problems where issues are not always straightforward and require strong analytical thinking and hands-on troubleshooting. As a Staff Technical Support Engineer, you'll be involved in high-impact cases and work closely with Engineering and Product teams when a deeper investigation is needed. You'll also help guide customers through best practices and design considerations based on real-world experience. This role is a good fit for someone who enjoys digging into complex networking problems, working across teams, and being part of situations where quick and thoughtful problem-solving matters.

Key Responsibilities

Provide post-sales technical support for Prisma SD-WAN, including configuration guidance, troubleshooting, and best practices via phone, email, and web

Own and drive complex or high-impact customer issues, including escalation scenarios, until resolution

Troubleshoot networking issues across SD-WAN environments, including routing behavior, tunnel stability, and traffic flow

Investigate issues using logs, packet captures, and system-level diagnostics

Reproduce customer issues when needed and work with Engineering to validate and escalate defects

Work with Product and Engineering teams to share customer feedback and help improve product quality

Clearly communicate technical findings and recommendations to customers

Contribute to knowledge base articles and internal documentation

Support and guide other engineers on the team when 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.

Required Qualifications

8+ years of experience in technical support, network engineering, or a related role

Solid understanding of networking concepts, including routing (BGP/OSPF) and VPN technologies (IPsec)

Experience troubleshooting real-world network issues (routing behavior, connectivity, stability, etc.)

Experience with packet captures, logs, and basic network debugging tools

Experience working in customer-facing situations, especially during critical or time-sensitive issues

Ability to explain technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

AI Exposure & Operational Efficiency

AI & Automation Familiarity: Experience or a strong interest in leveraging AI utilities and workflow automation platforms (such as coding assistants, low-code integration tools, or orchestration systems) to build helper scripts, streamline diagnostics, or automate repetitive support tasks.

Future-Ready Mindset: A basic conceptual understanding of AI workflows (such as LLMs or automated task flows) with an interest in identifying how these technologies can be applied to optimize customer communication or accelerate knowledge sharing (like automated KB drafting)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with SD-WAN platforms (Prisma SD-WAN or similar)

Exposure to cloud networking (AWS, Azure)

Familiarity with hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud)

Basic scripting or automation experience is a plus

Experience working with cross-functional teams (Engineering/Product/Dev-Ops)

Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CCNP, CCIE, PCNSE)

Qualifications

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.

About Palo Alto Networks

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

Size: 10,000+ employees
Industry: Technology

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