Communicate clearly with customers both in writing and over the phone
Perform mid-level and advanced troubleshooting of issues across the services provided by the Managed Services team
Engage directly with customers to review quality of service and provide monthly service overviews
Provide support to incident managers for critical “P1” issues, ensuring that the customer is updated regularly, and that the Operations team drives the issue to resolution and performs root cause analysis
Perform advanced configuration of monitoring tools and automation / improvement of common operational tasks
Respond to automated alerts performing troubleshooting and resolution of issues, as well as proper notifications where required
Use a ticket system to provide regular status updates and make sure tasks are completed based on priority and in compliance with SLAs
Research technical issues, using internal and publicly available documentation
Work with OEM and 3rd party support providers to resolve issues
Provide excellent customer service, staying calm and communicating clearly and professionally in stressful situations
Provide quality customer service, including interacting with customers and answering customer inquiries
Ability to work independently and proactively identify and resolve issues without direct instruction
Mentor and provide technical guidance to the Managed Services team
Provide “on-call” support for off-hours incidents, requests, and escalations
Perform other tasks as assigned by management
Education and Training
High school diploma required; college degree strongly preferred
Relevant mid-level or certifications strongly preferred :
Cisco CCNA / CCNP / CCIE
Certified Ethical Hacker or CISSP
AWS Certified Practitioner / Solution Architect
Microsoft MCSA / MCSE
Red Hat RHCSA / RHCE
ITIL v3 / 4 Foundation / Six Sigma Black Belt / PMP
Experience
5+ years in a technical field
Experience providing customer support
Experience in 24x7x365 Managed Services or SaaS organization
Experience using ITSM and Monitoring tool sets
Advanced knowledge of desktop operating systems
Experience using Server virtualization platforms VMware, Hyper-V, and Proxmox