Corelight · 1 month ago
Senior Escalation Engineer
Corelight is a cybersecurity company that transforms network and cloud activity into evidence. The Senior Escalation Engineer will be the first line of support for customers, responsible for troubleshooting and providing solutions to technical issues while advocating for customer needs within the organization.
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Responsibilities
Be the primary point of contact for all customer escalations/support cases including existing customers and POCs (Proof of Concepts)
Provide regular status updates to Customers and internal stakeholders following advertised SLAs
Proven ability to manage and drive multiple high-priority cases simultaneously under pressure
Provide best practices and accelerated support for Corelight solutions
Identify issues and develop and recommend solutions to the problem, including suggesting changes on the customer networks
Serve as the internal technical champion and liaison for customer issues, translating customer requirements into structured, actionable feedback for internal teams
Qualification
Required
5+ years experience in a hands-on technical role focusing on post-sales support (troubleshooting, system administration, networking, security, etc.)
Must have a strong understanding of network security, incident response, and threat hunting
Proven experience with installation, configuration, and administration of various flavors of UNIX/Linux, including performance monitoring, kernel-level tracing, and debugging system calls, Windows based systems, cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), and virtualization (ESXi, Hyper-v, etc) and proven ability to troubleshoot issues related to cloud networking and security group configurations
Must have strong networking experience, including advanced TCP/IP fundamentals, routing/switching concepts, and common network topologies/protocols (e.g., VLANs, NAT, VPNs)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, in writing (RCAs) and verbally
The position requires participation in a rotational on-call schedule (including nights and weekends) to meet high-priority customer SLAs
Availability during East Coast business hours is required
Must be a US citizen
BS/BA or equivalent in relevant field (CS, EE, MIS)
Preferred
Zeek scripting and/or Python experience a plus
Expert application and protocol experience (SMB, HTTP, TLS/SSL including X.509 certificate handling, DNS, etc.)
Experience with packet captures (PCAP) and utilities (tcpdump, Wireshark, etc.)
Any professional or expert-level security certifications (CISSP, CISM, GIAC, etc.) are a plus
Benefits
Equity
Additional benefits
Company
Corelight
Corelight is a cybersecurity company specializing in network traffic analysis (NTA) solutions.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$309.2MKey Investors
AccelEnergy Impact PartnersGeneral Catalyst
2024-04-30Series E· $150M
2021-09-02Series D· $75M
2019-10-17Series C· $50M
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