Technical Support Engineer at Minerva Networks

• Ideally San Jose, CA but open to remote US

Job Description:

• Functioning as a primary customer contact for all incoming and assigned customer cases.
• Providing telephone, web, and email based technical support for Minerva Networks products and integration of those products in our customer’s environment.
• This job involves on call responsibility 24/7 to cover the time outside business hours with a frequency of about 1 week every 2 months.
• Re-creating customer problems and testing customer configurations in-house to help diagnose problems
• Coordinating and driving activities within Minerva to address customers' needs
• Escalate customer issues and request assistance as appropriate.
• Acquire, maintain, and expand knowledge of relevant product offerings, partner products, current support policies, and methods of support delivery in order to quickly provide technically accurate and complete solutions.
• Constantly seek to proactively identify opportunities for improvement in all processes, communication, and documentation.
• Occasional travel to customer facilities to perform duties on-site.

Skills Required:

• Expert-level with Linux OS (Redhat variants preferred).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills for problems that span multiple domains (applications, network, system, hardware).
• Must have self-drive, skills for self-improvement and ability to learn. Must be able to quickly learn a broad array of technologies and apply knowledge to real-world problems.
• Must be a flexible team player that is willing to jump in to help others wherever necessary.
• Proven track record of positive customer interaction.
• Ability to handle difficult or sensitive situations with diplomacy and tact.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, high demand environment.
• Willingness to accommodate for time differences between our offices and customers.
• Demonstrates flexibility and can adjust to changes in job assignments, priorities, unanticipated schedule changes, personnel or surroundings
• Is flexible to adjust schedule/plans for on-call, ticket and project deadlines. Puts forth extra effort when needed

Skills Preferred:

• 3+ years of experience in field services or technical support
• Scripting experience (e.g. bash, perl, python, ruby)
• Knowledge of at least one of the following
  • Web based client/server applications, especially WebLogic, Web Services and Apache
  • Experience supporting iOS and Android Apps
  • IP networking, routing configuration and protocols.
  • Oracle or Microsoft SQL RDBMS

Education Required:

• BSEE/BSCS or equivalent work experience.

Minerva Networks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, nation origin, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran’s status or disability.