Cynet Security

Senior Technical Support Engineer / Escalation Engineer

Boston, MA, US

$401
28 days ago
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Summary

Cynet Security is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Support Engineer / Escalation Engineer to join our global support team. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role focused on troubleshooting complex product issues, while also playing a key role in deploying, configuring, and optimizing Cynet’s security solutions.

You’ll work closely with customers, internal support tiers, pre-sales and post-sales, R&D, and Product teams to analyze problems, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions. Your expertise will directly impact customer satisfaction and contribute to the continued growth and excellence of our platform.

This position reports directly to the US Technical Support Engineer Team Lead.

What will you do:

  • Own and resolve complex escalated technical issues, serving as the point of contact for critical customer situations.
  • Deploy, configure, and optimize Cynet’s platform across diverse customer environments.
  • Analyze logs, configurations, and system behavior to diagnose and resolve advanced product issues.
  • Collaborate with R&D, Product, and QA teams to address bugs, edge cases, and long-term product improvements.
  • Partner with pre-sales and post-sales engineers to ensure smooth customer transitions and align technical expectations.
  • Deliver guidance and mentorship to Tier 1 and Tier 2 support engineers.
  • Maintain and contribute to internal documentation, knowledge base articles, tools, and troubleshooting guides.
  • Support onboarding efforts, upgrades, and integration workflows with best practices.
  • Influence product roadmaps by channeling feedback from real-world customer scenarios.

Requirements:

Core Requirements

  • Experience: 4+ years in technical support, post-sales, or professional services. (must).
  • Industry Expertise: Preferred background in Endpoint Security, Enterprise Networking, or IT Security. (advantage).
  • Integration & Security: Knowledge in offensive/defensive cybersecurity and product integration is a plus. (advantage).
  • Communication: Strong verbal and written skills, ability to present to groups. (must).
  • Collaboration: Experience working closely with pre-sales and sales.

Technical Skills

  • Security Technologies: IDS/IPS, NGAV, NGFW, SIEM, EPP, EDR, XDR, Firewalls (advantage).
  • Databases: SQL expertise is a must; ELK and ClickHouse experience is a plus.
  • APIs & Integrations: Hands-on experience with configuration, troubleshooting, and documentation. (must).
  • Cybersecurity Background: Ethical hacking/offensive security knowledge is a plus. (advantage).
  • Networking: 2+ years of diagnostics, troubleshooting, and configuration experience.
  • Cloud & Virtualization: AWS, Cloud, VMware - troubleshooting, diagnostics, and configuration experience. (2-4 years).
  • IT Governance & Best Practices: Experience with documentation, knowledge management, and secure solution deployment and integration

Operating Systems

  • Windows: Advanced troubleshooting & diagnostics (must).
  • Mac OS/Linux: 2–3 years of troubleshooting & diagnostics. (at least one is a must)

You are:

  • A natural problem solver who thrives on tackling complex technical challenges.
  • Someone with a deep technical background in security, operating systems, networking, and cloud environments.
  • Passionate about delivering exceptional customer experiences through ownership and technical expertise.
  • An excellent communicator—clear, confident, and adaptable to different audiences.
  • Comfortable working under pressure and in fast-paced environments.
  • Self-motivated, methodical, and always looking to learn, improve, and contribute.
  • A collaborative team player who values knowledge sharing and cross-functional alignment.

About Us:

Cynet is a pioneer and leader in advanced threat detection and response. Cynet simplifies security by providing a rapidly deployed, comprehensive platform for detection, prevention and automated response to advanced threats with near-zero false positives, shortening the time from detection to resolution and limiting damage to an organization.

Cynet’s unique visibility of files, users, network traffic, and endpoints, and continuous monitoring of an environment uncovers behavioral and interaction indicators across the attack chain, giving a complete picture of an attack operation over time. Cynet is enhanced by Cynet CyOps, which delivers additional value to the platform with 24/7 threat expert assistance, insight and intelligence. Staffed by an elite group of cyber threat analysts and investigators, Cynet’s CyOps is an extra set of expert eyes dedicated to monitor, prioritize and respond to threats in a customer’s environment.

By combining high fidelity detection, decoy interactions, network analytics, and expert analyst assistance, Cynet provides accurate findings with associated risks without a lot of complexity and noise, so security teams can prioritize and respond to what matters

  • Why Cynet?Our benefits are here to support the whole of you:
  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • 401(k) Cynet matching program ( 3%)
  • Medical/dental
  • Paid vacation and company-paid holidays
  • Healthy meals and snacks available for non-remote employees
  • Reimburse Commuter Benefit for non-remote employees
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plans
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Parental Leave Policy
  • Internet /Cell Phone Stipend
  • Team events and Happy hours

Salary is determined by a combination of factors, including location, level, relevant experience, and skills. The range displayed in each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all U.S. locations.

In addition to base salary, the compensation package for this position includes a commission/variable component based on performance, as well as stock options and a comprehensive benefits package.

At Cynet Security, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that individuals from all backgrounds bring to our team.

We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We encourage talented individuals from all walks of life to apply and join us in building an innovative, collaborative, and thriving workforce.

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