Technical Support Representative - Remote

Overview

The Technical Support Representative is a resident expert on the Customer Support team whose knowledge of software configurations, online payment system integrations, relational databases, scripting, web applications, networks and general knowledge of internet communication protocols provides a valuable insight for solving problems. They are master troubleshooters and follow consistent, logical steps to identify/replicate issues, isolate causes and report back to clients on resolution.

In Short

• Field complex/escalated issues for high value or critical clients
• Work directly with clients to understand issues, document in a case, and work towards resolution.
• Uphold SLA’s regarding responsiveness on individual cases.
• Serve as an escalation point for Customer Support Representatives and be the resident product subject matter expert for a specific product suite/team.
• Taking ownership of technical issues and working with our Engineering and product groups to resolve more advanced issues when necessary.
• Validate and identify product bugs and be able to document the expected behaviors for resolution.
• Coordinate teams, set up client troubleshooting sessions, and provide written and verbal recaps.
• Resolving escalated customer complaints, especially when technical in nature, without the need for team lead or managerial intervention.
• On-call support
• Help train more junior members/ customer support representatives on our software and processes
• Updating the ticket tracking system to provide an accurate, and current, status of support issues.
• Creating Knowledge Base articles to expand the knowledge for handling support issues.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues ranging from simple single failures to complex multi-factored problems.

Requirements

• Ambitious, self-driven and an enthusiastic approach to problem-solving.
• Strong client communication skills, exhibits patience and grace in high stress (eg system down) situations to de-escalate to chart a path towards resolution.
• 1-2 years experience providing technical support for cloud-based software or services.
• Able to convey complex technical issues to other experts, as well as technical novices.
• You’ve used ticketing systems such as Zendesk, JIRA, Salesforce or other.
• You have a technical degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience (2+ yrs.).
• Fluent in English and French with written and verbal communication.
• Canadian Citizen with the ability to obtain Secret Clearance.

Benefits

• Good to have but not mandatory if:
• You have relational database experience (MSSQL & PostgreSQL preferred).
• You have experience with administering windows desktops, servers and embedded systems.
• You have enterprise SaaS or web-hosted software knowledge.
• You have experience with streaming/video playback.
• You have experience with Github, CI / CD, software deployment.