Technical Support Engineer, Zero Trust

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies.

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team.

About the role

Do you love solving complex problems and interacting with people? Are you passionate about helping customers and are a standout colleague? Cloudflare is seeking a Technical Customer Support Engineer to join our team.

You will work with our customers on a variety of technical support issues as well as the Technical Operations team that is responsible for running our global distributed network. This is a position where you will learn the inner workings of Cloudflare's technology and gain a deeper understanding of internet technologies.

Available Locations: Lisbon, Portugal

Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• You have previous experience working as part of a team in a customer-facing role
• You have experience solving DNS and other networking-related problems
• You understand how the Internet works
• You understand and have previous experience working with Identity and Access Management protocols and technologies (SSO, SAML, OAuth, Federation, SCIM, etc.)
• You understand and have previous experience supporting and troubleshooting multi-factor mechanisms (TOTP, SMS, FIDO, U2F, WebAuth, EMAIL, Push MFA, etc).
• You have experience configuring and troubleshooting VPNs
• You have experience working in a support role where you thrived every time you resolved a ticket
• You are comfortable communicating through various support channels and always put the customer first
• You are a motivated self-starter and always looking to expand your existing skillset

Bonus Points:

• You are fluent in German, Japanese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, or Mandarin
• You are familiar with Cloudflare Zero Trust products (Zero Trust / Access / Gateway / Tunnel, WARP client) and have a site actively using our platform
• You have a solid grasp of problem-solving with command line tools (dig / traceroute / curl / tcpdump)
• You are familiar with Apache, Nginx, IIS, and other web servers
• You are committed to gaining a deeper understanding of the following technologies: Zero Trust / Secure Web Gateway policies / Endpoint protections / security best practices (Certificates, Zero Trust, least privileged access etc)
• You have worked with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL or other database servers

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul.

Project Galileo : Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work.

Athenian Project : In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration.

1.1.1.1 : We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver.

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.

We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.