Chief 2nd Line / Environments Support Engineer
Application Support, Customer Service & Support, Network Administration, Network Security, Networks basics, GCP Networking, Google Cloud Platform, Linux
We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Chief 2nd Line / Environments Support Engineer.
This role requires a proactive approach in leading technical support, strategic problem-solving, and team management to ensure optimal system performance and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in 24/7 environment support systems, with the ability to drive improvements and effectively mentor a dynamic engineering team.
Responsibilities
- Respond, diagnose, resolve, and track customer support queries using phone, email, and chat
- Maintain response and resolution speed as defined by SLOs
- Achieve high customer satisfaction scores and adhere to quality standards in 90% of cases
- Employ troubleshooting tools and techniques to determine causes of queries and provide assessments for customers
- Document classifications of queries and preventative actions for further analysis
- File issue reports to Customer engineers, build documentation, and suggest code-level resolutions for complex product bugs
- Manage community tasks as needed
- Handle cases with customer-specific requirements on architectural design and solutions pertaining to specific product features
- Adhere to notification and escalation procedures
- Uphold standards for business communications involving operational issues
Requirements
- 3+ years of relevant work experience in support environments or similar fields
- 2+ years of proven leadership experience in managing support engineering teams
- Qualifications in Customer Service and Customer Experience
- Proven capability to communicate technical content/advice in a structured manner
- Skills in effective global team interaction and communication
- Expertise in Linux/Unix system management, constraints, and operations
- Comprehensive knowledge in networking, TCP/IP troubleshooting, DNS, IP routing
- Proficiency in Kubernetes, container networking, Istio, and load balancers
- Familiarity with packet capture/analysis tools like tcpdump and Wireshark
- Intermediate background in Linux/Unix command line, APIs/System Design, and web technologies HTTP and Authentication
- Understanding of systems architecture and infrastructure
- Basic competency in web technologies troubleshooting, web servers & frameworks, and Docker
- Advanced proficiency in English (B2+/C1)
Nice to have
- Experience in a leadership role within a technical support team
- History of implementing process improvements in support environments
- Qualifications in advanced customer engagement and problem-solving
Benefits
- International projects with top brands
- Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
- Healthcare benefits
- Employee financial programs
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
- Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
- Global career opportunities
- Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
- EPAM Employee Groups
- Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn