Designated Support Engineer III

About Zscaler

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform, which is found in our SASE and SSE offerings, protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler. 

At Zscaler, our Customer Success Organization is a global, customer-focused team dedicated to delivering high-impact experiences and identifying innovative solutions. We leverage valuable data and research to provide expert, hands-on support starting from the implementation phase and beyond, ensuring customers achieve their goals and leverage our technology to its fullest potential. Together, we create a customer-centric culture that fosters success, adoption, and continuous growth.

We're looking for an experienced Designated Support Engineer to join our Customer Service team, reporting to the Director of Focal Support. This is a hybrid role, reporting in to the Plano, Texas office 3 days a week.  You will: 

• Work in a small group (pod) familiar with both customer technology and maintenance personnel.
• Earn customer trust and deliver a superior, responsive support experience.
• Collaborate with Technical Account Managers (TAMs) and account teams to provide personalized and knowledgeable support.
• Understand customer history and feature usage to provide relevant recommendations.
• Contribute to building customer trust in our product for mission-critical infrastructure and deliver technical solutions to large enterprises.

What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of support and networking experienced required
• Network troubleshooting, including use of Wireshark, trace route and MTR to identify problems
• SSL, HTTP/HTTPS troubleshooting via browsers (performance and errors)
• IPv4, IPv6, routing, DNS, load balancing, PAC files, proxies, and other layer 2-4 concepts
• Authentication systems such as LDAP, MS AD etc

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• 2+ years of data loss prevention experience (DLP) 
• GRE and IPSec tunnel troubleshooting
• General firewalls and packet filtering experience and troubleshooting

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At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.

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