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Sr. Network Engineer - Palo Alto @ Ahead

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 Sr. Network Engineer - Palo Alto

Job Description

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
AtAHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging,where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.
We are an equal opportunity employer,anddo not discriminatebased onan individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, maritalstatus,or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.
We embraceall candidatesthatwillcontribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas andperspectives atAHEAD.
This L3 TAC Engineer is the go-to expert for critical, escalated cases"owning resolution, mentoring peers, and feeding insights back into product improvements. Youre not just handling support; you're shaping the future of Palo Alto appliance reliability and TAC excellence.
 Roles & Responsibilities: 
  • Technical Troubleshooting & Escalation
  • Lead resolution of Tier"3 support cases for Palo Alto NGFW, Panorama, GlobalProtect, Prisma SD-WAN, Prisma Access, Strata, and SASE cloud firewall products, Cortex within TAC workflows.
  • Perform advanced diagnostics, packet captures, log analysis, root-cause analysis and lab reproductions.
  • Interface directly with enterprise customers and act as a senior escalation point for P1/P2 incidents.

    • Technical Leadership & Knowledge Management
  • Mentor L1/L2 TAC engineers, shaping troubleshooting approach and case handling.
  • Create/manage knowledge base articles, internal guides, and conduct training sessions for TAC teams.

    • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with Engineering, QA, and Product Management to escalate bugs and influence product improvements.
  • For ETAC/Advanced TAC rolesbe a bridge between TAC and Engineering"replicate issues, provide early-stage feedback on new products, and contribute to feature supportability.

    • Automation & Tooling
  • Develop troubleshooting scripts/tools (Python, REST, CI/CD) to speed up issue resolution and improve efficiency.
  • Route supportability input into product release processes and assist with release validation workflows.

    • Metrics, Process, & Incident Management
  • Monitor case metricstime-to-resolution, backlog, escalations; identify trends and efficiency gaps.
  • Own P1/P2 incident lifecycleensure proper escalation, executive communication, and post-mortem reports.

    •  Required Qualifications  
  • Experience: 9"12 years in enterprise-level TAC/support or network/security engineering; 3+ years in L3 escalation roles
  • Technical
    Skills:
  • Expert in PAN-OS, firewalls, Panorama, Prisma SD-WAN, Prisma Access, Strata, SASE, VPN, routing (BGP, OSPF), packet diagnostics (Wireshark), Linux shells
  • Certifications: PCNSE required; PCNSA, PCCSE
  • ScriptingPython, REST API, or equivalent automation experience
  • Soft
    Skills:
  • Strong communicator; adept at customer-facing handling and cross-team leadership
  • Work Scope: Ability to work across rotational shifts; availability for incident-based after-hours effort
    • Why AHEAD:
    Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
    We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.
    USA Employment Benefits include
    - Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
    - 401(k)
    - Paid company holidays
    - Paid time off
    - Paid parental and caregiver leave
    - Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.
    The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings ("OTE") for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidates relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

    Job Classification

    Industry: IT Services & Consulting
    Functional Area / Department: Engineering - Hardware & Networks
    Role Category: IT Network
    Role: System Administrator / Engineer
    Employement Type: Full time

    Contact Details:

    Company: Ahead
    Location(s): Noida, Gurugram

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    Keyskills:   routing wan ospf firewall vpn switching continuous integration network engineering ci/cd bgp networking ccnp f5 wireshark linux pan rest python ip panorama incident management cisco routers cisco switches troubleshooting ngfw linux shell ccna

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