About the Role :
We are seeking an experienced Technical Support Lead with a strong background in software support, troubleshooting, and team leadership. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading a team of support engineers, ensuring timely resolution of software-related issues, driving process improvements, and delivering excellent customer satisfaction.
This role is purely focused on software applications, cloud solutions, and enterprise platforms, with no hardware management responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead and mentor a team of technical support engineers in providing L2 / L3 software support for enterprise applications, SaaS platforms, and cloud-based solutions.
- Act as an escalation point for complex software incidents, debugging, and root cause analysis.
- Monitor, track, and drive closure of customer tickets through tools like JIRA, ServiceNow, or Zendesk.
- Collaborate with engineering, QA, and product teams to ensure timely bug fixes, feature enhancements, and patches.
- Develop and optimize knowledge base articles, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Ensure adherence to SLAs and KPIs for incident resolution and customer satisfaction.
- Provide proactive support through log analysis, performance monitoring, and automation of recurring tasks.
- Conduct regular team training and technical workshops to improve troubleshooting skills and domain expertise.
- Identify recurring software issues and work with product teams to implement long-term fixes and enhancements.
- Prepare and present weekly / monthly performance reports to senior management.
Required Skills & Qualifications :
Bachelors / Masters in Computer Science, IT, or related field.510 years of experience in software technical support, application troubleshooting, or SaaS support, with at least 23 years in a leadership role.Strong expertise in SQL queries, log analysis, debugging tools, and scripting (Python, Shell, or PowerShell).Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and application monitoring tools (New Relic, Datadog, Splunk, ELK, etc.).Familiarity with CI / CD pipelines, version control (Git), and release management.Strong understanding of web technologies (APIs, REST, microservices, middleware, application servers).Excellent communication, customer management, and stakeholder handling skills.ITIL certification or knowledge of IT service management best practices is a plus.(ref : hirist.tech)