Technical Support Engineer - VTS

Ingram Micro Inc

Buffalo, NY

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$49,500–$79,200 Per Year
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Apache, Application Programming Interface (API), Bash Scripting, Billing, Business-to-Business (B2B), Channel Sales, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Customer Experience, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Debugging Skills, Detail Oriented, Ecosystems, Embedded Systems, English Language, Establish Priorities, Event Management, French Language, Identify Issues, Incident Management, Information Technology & Information Systems, International Sales, JSON, Linux Operating System, Maintenance Services, Microsoft IIS Web Server (Internet Information Services), Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft SQL Server, Moderating Skills, MySQL, OAuth, Operational Improvement, Operational Strategy, PHP Scripting Language (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor), PostgreSQL, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Python Programming/Scripting Language, REST (Representational State Transfer), Reseller Channel, Resolve Customer Issues, Root Cause Analysis, SQL (Structured Query Language), Scripting (Scripting Languages), Software Debugging, Software as a Service (SaaS), Symantec Product Family, Technical Support, Telephone Triage, Time Management, Web Server, Web Services, Windows PowerShell, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Buffalo, NY
POSTED
2 days ago

Accelerate your career. Join the organization that's driving the world's technology and shape the future.

Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts. Our market reach, diverse solutions and services portfolio, and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage set us apart. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com

Come join our team where you'll make technology happen in surprising ways. Let's shape tomorrow - it'll be a fun journey!

We are looking for a Technical Support Engineer to join our high-performing support team and provide technical assistance to our customers. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor, solving complex product issues, and contributing to continuous product and process improvement. You will be deeply embedded in our product ecosystem, collaborating across engineering, product, and customer-facing teams to ensure a top-notch customer experience.

Your role:

  • Responding to inbound Billing and Technical service requests over the phone and email per day directly with customers

  • Accurately and efficiently log all issues and status updates in our internal tracking system

  • Understands client's business objectives/impact and applies their expertise to timely resolve issues and ensure customer success

  • Evaluate and provide resolution for complex customer Billing inquiries

  • Identify root cause(s) and diagnose as software defects, misconfiguration, content issues, or end user issues

  • Supporting multiple cloud solutions (I.e. Symantec, Acronis, Dropbox, Microsoft O365)

  • Contributing to the development of service desk processes and procedures

  • Interacts closely with various departments and vendors to provide timely resolution on issues

  • Handling support requests from resellers, by staying on top of new features and enhancements and being a subject matter expert and providing diagnoses and issue resolution on our Platform.

  • Triaging to internal and external teams, pushing for resolution within OLAs by being the Customer advocate with Engineering, Development, and 3rd party Vendor teams

  • Monitoring systems and handling events, proactively recognizing, and acknowledging alerts, responding to alerts or emergency issues within 5 minutes during working hours (Event Management)

  • Act as first responders to service outages and performance degradation by moderating conference calls and engaging Triage teams to restore service in the shortest time possible (Incident Management)

  • Drive operational efficiency and improvements

  • Note: This is not a complete list of tasks.

What you bring to the role:

  • Must be available to work weekends and after hours as needed

  • High school diploma (or equivalent) required. Secondary degree preferred

  • 2+ years of experience working in capacity of Technical Support or similar

  • Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft O365

  • Ability to prioritize user requests effectively and manage user expectations

  • Ability to balance attention to detail with expeditious execution in a fast-paced environment working

  • Passion for driving exceptional customer experience

  • Previous experience troubleshooting and debugging SaaS cloud solutions is an asset

  • Ability to work through ambiguity and thrive in a rapidly changing business environment

  • Understanding of related terminology and concepts

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Experience working with Webservers and Databases - Apache, IIS, MySQL, MSSQL and PostgreSQL

  • Strong knowledge of Application Protocols - DNS, HTTP, HTTPS (SSL), FTP

  • Basic understanding or experience working on Linux environments

  • General understanding of technologies on Apis webservice: JSON, REST, OAuth,..

  • Flexibility working some weekends    and later hours to help fulfill a 24x7 business

  • Passion for providing exemplary customer service, strong customer focus

  • Eager to learn new technologies

  • Good verbal and written professional communication, fluent in French & English.

  • Self-motivated and proactive in performing duties

  • Attention to detail

  • Teamplayer

Nice to have:

  • ITIL certification

  • Microsoft Azure certification

  • Hands-on experience with Cloud platforms, such as Microsoft Azure, AWS or GCP

  • Programming/scripting experience on at least some of the following: Bash, Python, PowerShell, PHP Knowledge of SQL

  • Exposure to virtualization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

  • Experience with JIRA and Conluence

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The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $49,500.00 - $79,200.00 per year.

The ranges above reflect the potential annual base pay across the U.S. for all roles; the applicable base pay range will depend on the candidate's primary work location, pay grade, and variable compensation plan. Individual base pay within each range depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time of hire. New hires starting base pay generally falls in the bottom half (between the minimum and midpoint) of a pay range.

At Ingram Micro certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus or sales incentives and long-term incentives. These awards are allocated based on position level and individual performance. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, paid time off, parental leave, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and wellbeing benefits, among others.

This is not a complete listing of the job duties. It's a representation of the things you will be doing, and you may not perform all these duties.

Please be prepared to pass a drug test and successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check.

Ingram Micro Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.

About the Company

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Ingram Micro Inc

Ingram Micro helps businesses fully realize the promise of technology.TM   No other company delivers the full spectrum of global technology and supply chain services to businesses around the world.  Ingram Micro’s global infrastructure and deep expertise in technology solutions, supply chain, cloud and mobility enable its business partners to operate efficiently and successfully in the markets they serve.  Combined with distinct market insights and the trust and dependability generated from decades of strong partner relationships, Ingram Micro stands apart as the global technology services provider for the future.

COMPANY SIZE
1,000 to 1,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Other/Not Classified
WEBSITE
https://ca.ingrammicro.com/