Chief 2nd Line / Environments Support Engineer
Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, System troubleshooting, Network Administration, Programming Languages, Terraform Cloud, UNIX shell scripting
We are looking for a Chief 2nd Line / Environments Support Engineer to manage our support engineering team.
This role demands a highly experienced individual with a strong foundation in support projects and 24x7 environments. You will oversee the resolution of complex technical issues, drive continuous service improvement, manage a team of support engineers, and ensure exceptional customer satisfaction within our technology-driven company.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the response, diagnosis, resolution, and tracking of high-level customer support queries via phone, email, and chat, ensuring adherence to SLOs
- Maintain exemplary customer satisfaction rates and conform to stringent quality standards
- Utilize advanced troubleshooting tools and techniques to determine root causes of issues and deliver customer-facing assessments
- Strategically classify, document, and analyze queries to formulate preventative actions
- Facilitate issue reports to Customer engineers to aid in bug resolution
- Lead community management tasks as required
- Address high-level customer-specific architectural design matters on supported products
- Implement defined notification and escalation procedures
- Uphold and enhance communication standards for operational issues with the business
- Mentor and develop a team of support engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence
Requirements
- 3+ years of relevant work experience in support environments or similar fields
- 2+ years of proven leadership experience in managing support engineering teams
- Background in Customer Service and Customer Experience
- Skills in clear and effective communication
- Capability to deliver technical content and advice in an organized manner
- Competency to effectively work and interact within a global team
- Expertise in Linux/Unix including troubleshooting, command-line operations, system constraints, and functionality
- Proficiency in Docker and Kubernetes
- Qualifications in systems architecture and infrastructure
- Analytical skills with proficiency in reading and breaking down issues and code
- Knowledge of web technologies including HTTP and Authentication
- Understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP troubleshooting, DNS, and IP routing
- Familiarity with programming concepts including coding and system design/scaling
- Showcase of troubleshooting skills in web technologies, including HTML/CSS/JS and webservers & frameworks
- Advanced English proficiency (B2+/C1)
Nice to have
- Additional certifications in Linux/Unix, Docker, or Kubernetes
- Significant experience in training or developing support engineering teams
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