Sr. Technical Support Engineer, Cortex XPANSE

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with 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.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalisation and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

Job Description

Your Career

As a Senior Technical Support Engineer specializing in Cortex Xpanse (ASM ) , you will play a critical role in managing all internal and external internet-connected assets for potential attack vectors and exposures, and ensuring our clients' security infrastructures are robust and responsive. 

Your Impact

• Provide advanced technical support for cybersecurity automation tools, including SIEM, SOAR, and EDR solutions.

• Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues related to the integration of SIEM solutions with other security tools and data sources.

• Analyze and respond to security threats from various sources such as Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Antivirus, and EDR systems.

• Develop and maintain scripts using Python, PowerShell, and Linux CLI commands to automate security processes and enhance system integrations

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot integration issues and improve the overall security architecture

Qualifications

Your Experience

• BE/B.Tech engineering, equivalent technical degree or equivalent military experience required

• Minimum of 3 to 5  years of experience in technical support or a similar role, with exposure on CyberSecurity Technologies, Automation and Architecture such as SIEM, SOAR, Threat Detection and Attack Surface management   

• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Linux CLI).

• Strong understanding of network protocols, firewalls, and security architectures.

• In Depth understanding of Active Response and Attack Surface Management

• Understanding data models, APIs, and user interfaces for user-facing features

• Brute-Force attack, Vulnerability Management Across the Cyber Attack Surface

• Overview and better working knowledge of EDR, MDM, CMDB, Cloud Assets, Vulnerability Assessment Systems and Ordr Discovery Engine

• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issue

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with a customer-centric approach

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Experience in incident response and threat detection using SIEM tools.

• Ability to troubleshoot integration issues between SIEM and other security tools.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with design, build and optimize data models and queries for speed and scale, using data storage technologies like MySQL and BigQuery

• Design and build business logic and API endpoints using Python and Flask

• Building user interfaces using Angular and React

• Experience with dynamic playbooks and automated workflows in SOAR.

• Understanding of attack visualization and automated alert management.

• Security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+, CEH).

Additional Information

The Team

Our Global 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 will fix 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 of providing the best customer support in the industry.

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  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.

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