IT Production Support Engineer(Contractor)

Position:

This role is a contract assignment at Palo Alto Networks. Contractors will not be employed by Palo Alto Networks but through our trusted staffing partners.

• Location : Bengaluru, India (Hybrid)

• Duration: 6 Months

• Job Title: IT Production Support Engineer(Contractor)

• Deep understanding of the product/application functionality, architecture, and technical components to diagnose complex issues.
• Ability to troubleshoot intricate technical problems across various systems and platforms.
• Proficient in utilizing debugging tools and techniques to identify root causes.

Team Leadership:

• Leading and mentoring a team of L2 support engineers, assigning tasks, and ensuring efficient ticket management.
• Coaching and developing technical skills of team members through knowledge sharing and training sessions.

Customer Interaction:

• Acting as the primary point of contact for escalated customer issues, providing timely and accurate solutions.
• Communicating effectively with customers to understand their needs and manage expectations.
• Proactively identifying potential customer concerns and taking preventive measures.

Incident Management:

• Managing critical incidents, coordinating with cross-functional teams to quickly resolve high-priority issues.
• Performing root cause analysis to prevent recurring problems and implement corrective actions.
• Maintaining accurate documentation of incidents and resolutions in the ticketing system.

Knowledge Base Development:

• Creating and updating comprehensive knowledge base articles to facilitate efficient problem resolution by the team.
• Sharing best practices and technical knowledge within the support team.

Process Improvement:

• Identifying opportunities to streamline support processes, optimize workflows, and improve overall efficiency.
• Contributing to the development of new support tools and procedures.

Technical Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Must have 8+ years of experience in L2 function supporting Order to Cash business function.
• Strong Tools & Scripting knowledge (e.g., Service Now, MySQL, Postman, GSuite etc.,) for troubleshooting & reporting purposes.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with customers and technical teams
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively
• Experience in leading and mentoring technical support teams
• Proficiency in ticketing systems and knowledge base tools
• Maintain agreed SLA's, MTTA and MTTR.
• Required to work in the shift model to provide global and on-call support.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Certifications, domain knowledge :

Information about Palo Alto Networks

At Palo Alto Networks, everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren't easy goals to accomplish but we're not here for easy. We're here for better. 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.