Hybrid Technical Support Engineer

at Cloudflare

• Job title: Technical Support Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Apache, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Cyber Security, DNS, Firewalls, Google Cloud Platform, JavaScript, MySQL, NGINX, Postgres, Python, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bengaluru, India

About the role

• Technical Support Engineer providing advanced support for customers with Cloudflare’s products. Engaging through multiple channels to ensure effective communication and resolution of technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor, providing advanced support for enterprise customers using Cloudflare’s suite of products.
• Engage with customers through email, phone, and chat, providing clear, concise, and empathetic communication to effectively address their technical needs and ensure a positive support experience.
• Create and maintain knowledge base articles, technical guides, and troubleshooting documentation for internal and customer use.
• Partner with Cloudflare’s Product, Engineering, and Security teams to escalate and resolve advanced customer issues.
• Provide feedback based on customer interactions to drive product improvements and ensure alignment with user needs.
• Assist customers in identifying and responding to security incidents, leveraging Cloudflare’s threat intelligence and security tools.
• This role requires working in rotational shifts, including evenings, weekends, and public holidays, to support our global customer base.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years experience working as a Support Engineer / Sr. Support Engineer supporting networking or web security products.
• Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts for customers.
• Strong customer service orientation and communication skills, both written and verbal, and you are fluent in English.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• You are a motivated self-starter who always looking to expand your skill sets, you take initiatives and capable of learning new technologies / systems / features with little guidance
• You have a solid grasp of problem solving with command line tools (dig/traceroute/curl/tcpdump)
• You have experience writing scripts in Bash, Python, JavaScript, or other scripting language
• You have experience installing and configuring web servers like Apache, Nginx, and IIS
• Proficiency in networking fundamentals, including DNS, VPNs, firewalls, and traffic routing.
• Experience supporting cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS application integrations.
• You are familiar with Cloudflare and have a site actively using our platform
• You have worked with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL or other database servers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GCIA, GCIH, GCFA or equivalent.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours
• Paid time off
• Remote work options