Technical Support Engineer

Job Summary

As a Technical Support Engineer, you will provide technical support to customers, customer support personnel, and field support staff, focused on diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and debugging the Net App Cloud Volumes OnTap and BlueXP products. Support incidents can range from various hardware and/or software issues with Net App storage systems and solutions to multi-system, multi-vendor, and multi-network interoperability issues.

To be successful in this role, you must be a motivated self-starter and self-learner and possess a strong customer service mentality. This role provides you with an opportunity to develop your technical skills by learning and supporting infrastructure built for the next generation data center.

• Troubleshoot complex issues related to BlueXP and Cloud Volumes OnTap product line, customer environments, and associated cloud environments (Azure, Google Cloud Provider, AWS) unresolved by lower support levels
• Respond to post-sales customer support issues raised via phone, email, web, chat, or internally through Active
  
  IQ Automated Case Generation
• Research customer issues promptly and follow up directly with recommendations and action plans
• Collect and analyze multi-platform logs to identify issues and determine root cause
• Focus on addressing the root cause rather than symptoms
• Maintain keen attention to detail, recognize patterns, and have an interest in problem solving
• Collaborate with other Technical Support Engineers to quickly facilitate solutions
• Escalate cases to Escalation Engineers when problems are too complex or outside specific expertise
• Leverage internal technical expertise, including senior engineers, knowledge base, and internal tools, to provide effective solutions
• Publish new knowledge base articles to share information for reuse by customers and Technical Support Centre personnel
• Share best practices with Technical Support Centre staff and learn about new technologies and complementary storage applications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Experience in troubleshooting methodologies
• Expertise required in two or more of the following areas:
• Net App Cluster-Mode Storage Solutions and related technologies
• Data ONTAP operating system and Net App High-Availability (HA) technology
• Net App Storage Management Software Suite
• Net App Data Protection Software and related backup technology
• Performance issues relating to Net App storage solutions
• UNIX/Linux configuration, administration and technical support
• Microsoft Windows environment configuration, system administration and technical support
• NAS and/or SAN storage and surrounding infrastructure
• Interoperability of enterprise applications (e.g., Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, SAP) with Net App storage systems and solutions
• Server and Desktop Virtualization Solutions (e.g., VMware, Microsoft Hyper
  
  V, Citrix)
• One or more cloud solutions: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Cloud orchestration (K8s)
• Data tiering concepts
• NVMe-oF
• BMC & IP

3+ years of experience in UNIX, Windows networking administration, Devops, Cloud, Data Warehousing or technical support is required. A Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience

Compensation:

The target salary range for this position is 79, USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies.

Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.

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