What are the responsibilities and job description for the TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER position at REDCOM Laboratories, Inc.?
Opportunity at a glance:In this position, you will be the primary technical resource for our customers, focusing on troubleshooting and problem resolution. Your main responsibility is managing our technical ticket queue, ensuring that every customer issue is investigated and resolved efficiently. To ensure long-term success, you will capture your findings in our Knowledge Base to empower both colleagues and customers. When not managing active cases, you will apply your technical expertise to interoperability testing and serve as an alternate for onsite installations.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Case Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for technical issues, managing the full lifecycle of customer tickets within the Salesforce ecosystem.
- Remote Diagnostics: Provide expert troubleshooting via phone and electronic support, using tools like Wireshark to resolve complex networking and telecom issues.
- Knowledge Base Authorship: Document solutions, "how-to" guides, and troubleshooting steps for the internal and external Knowledge Base to reduce repeat inquiries and improve self-service.
- Interoperability & Integration Testing: Conduct testing between our products and third-party vendor equipment to ensure seamless integration and identify potential conflict points.
- Field Support Backup: Provide secondary support for onsite installations and hardware deployments as needed to assist the field team.
- Escalation & Advocacy: Act as the bridge between the customer and our Engineering team, documenting technical bugs and unresolved issues, providing them with the necessary data to find a fix.
- Research & Investigation: Proactively investigate "non-routine" technical questions to build our internal knowledge base, stay ahead of emerging issues, and stay current on product updates.KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO FULFILL THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- The Troubleshooters Mindset: An inquisitive nature with a drive to understand "the why" behind a technical failure.
- Technical Writing: Strong written skills with the ability to create clear, concise technical documentation and Knowledge Base articles.
- Customer-Centric: A strong customer service attitude with the ability to communicate professionally while solving critical technical problems.
- Organization: Ability to effectively manage a ticket queue and pivot to testing projects or onsite tasks when business priorities shift.
- Collaborative Problem Solving: Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams, leveraging collective expertise to solve complex issues.KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS THAT ARE PREFERRED TO FULFILL THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Networking Foundations: Understanding of Layer 2/Layer 3 switches, routers, and IP networking.
- Mesh & Wireless Networking: Experience with Mesh Networking architectures and wireless communication protocols.
- Containers & Cloud: Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Telecom Stack: Experience with Session Border Controllers (SBCs), tactical radios (to include but not limited to: VHF, UHF, HF, MANET, TSM), or telecom test equipment.
- Packet Analysis: Proficiency in using Wireshark to diagnose network traffic and communication protocols.
- Virtual Environments: Experience with Hypervisors such as VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, or KVM.
- Systems: Familiarity with Salesforce or similar enterprise ticketing systems.OTHER DUTIES:Complete special projects and perform other duties as necessary.