Technical Support Engineer, Cortex Cloud Compute

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 88,400 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm in Santa Clara is seeking a Technical Support Engineer for its Cortex Cloud Compute team. This role involves providing technical support to customers, managing complex issues, and collaborating with multi-functional teams. Candidates should have expertise in containerization technologies, public cloud services, and security best practices. The position offers a competitive salary range between $88,400 and $143,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience working with public cloud provider technologies.
• Background in security, preferably cloud security.

Responsibilities

• Offer technical support to customers and partners.
• Effectively manage support cases from recording to resolution.
• Conduct fault isolation and root cause analysis for technical issues.

Skills

Containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Cloud provider technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI)

In-depth knowledge in cloud technologies

Proficient in Linux and Windows operating systems

Experience with IAC (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)

Familiarity with programming languages (Go, Python, PowerShell)

Tools

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI)

Job description

Technical Support Engineer, Cortex Cloud Compute

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.

Your Career

You will work firsthand with our valued customers to address their complex post-sales concerns where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of many factors. You’re a critical thinker in understanding the methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. You’ll enjoy networking with key contacts outside your own area of expertise, with a strong capability of detailing difficult technical issues to both non-technical and technical professionals.

You will regularly participate in technical discussions with multi-functional teams, creating an environment of transparency that ultimately leads to better products, better working environments, and better cybersecurity. Your quick thinking and support to our clients provides the fast assistance they need to keep their environments secure – which means you’ll need to move quickly, thoughtfully, and provide technical assistance as needed (often, in high pressure situations).

Your Impact

• Offer technical support to customers and partners.
• Effectively manage support cases from recording to resolution, including timely follow-ups.
• Conduct fault isolation and root cause analysis for technical issues.
• Author Technical Support Bulletins and other technical documentation in the Knowledge Base.
• Review technical content for training, marketing, manuals, and troubleshooting guides.
• Provide configurations, troubleshooting, and best practices to customers.
• Collaborate with the Engineering team to influence product operability and user experience.
• Communicate complex technical issues effectively to internal and external stakeholders.
• Travel to customer sites for critical situations, expediting resolutions as 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.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Proven expertise in containerization technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes (or similar orchestrators).
• Highly proficient and experienced in deploying, managing, and securing Kubernetes clusters in production and development environments.
• Experience working with public Cloud provider technologies and services (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI).
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and experience in cloud technologies, best practices, and technologies, including containers and serverless architectures such as AWS ECS, AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, AWS Fargate, Google Cloud Run, and other cloud services.
• Background in the security domain, cloud security highly preferred.
• Strong proficiency in both Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Experience with IAC - (CloudFormation, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager, GCP Cloud Deployment Manager, etc.) and CI/CD delivery using code management, configuration management, and automation tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Github, CircleCI, etc.).
• Functional knowledge of Go, Python, PowerShell, etc. (needed to review and debug existing code), with experience in developing automation scripts and tools.
• Experience with any claims-based authentication (SAML/OAuth), MFA, RBAC.
• The following certifications are preferred:
  • Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator/Specialist

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $88,400 - $143,000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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 [e-mail].

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.