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Escalation Engineer

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Bangalore, IND · Mohali, IND · Bangalore · Hybrid · Posted Sep 22, 2026

At a glance

Workplace
Hybrid
Location
Bangalore, IND · Mohali, IND · Bangalore

About the role

  • The Escalation Engineer serves as the highest level of technical support within the Technical Assistance Center (TAC).
  • This role is responsible for resolving the most complex and critical issues escalated from Level I and Level II support engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive resolution of escalated customer issues and critical situations.
  • Resolve critical customer cases within established SLAs/OLAs.
  • Provide clear status updates and action plans throughout the resolution process.
  • Participate in a 24x7 support operation, including an on-call rotation.
  • Collaborate with Engineering to support customer testing efforts.
  • Reproduce customer-reported issues in controlled environments to validate defects.
  • Provide clear, actionable findings to Engineering and Operations teams.
  • Create and maintain technical knowledge base and support database entries.

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree.
  • 8 plus years of experience as a Support Engineer or Senior Support Engineer supporting networking or web security products.
  • Proven experience in handling critical escalations and driving them to successful resolution.
  • Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools.
  • Proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving.
  • Proficiency in troubleshooting network issues using standard diagnostic tools (e.g., Ping, Traceroute, MTR).
  • Professional drive to thrive in a high-pressure environment.

Preferred qualifications

  • Proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency.
  • Strong understanding of network security concepts and technologies (SSL/TLS, VPNs, Firewall, IDS/IPS).
  • In-depth knowledge of VPN technologies, including IPsec and various VPN clients.

Benefits

  • Various health plans
  • Time off plans for vacation and sick time
  • Parental leave options
  • Retirement options
  • Education reimbursement
  • In-office perks

Workplace

  • Hybrid capacity.
  • Based in Bangalore or Mohali.

Skills

  • AI Tools
  • Networking
  • Web Security
  • Ping
  • Traceroute
  • MTR
  • SSL/TLS
  • VPN
  • Firewall
  • IDS/IPS
  • IPsec

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