Department: Professional Services & Support
Location: , United States
Application Support Technician
As an Application Support Technician, you will be a vital part of our swarm support model, where customer satisfaction is our top priority. Your role is pivotal in ensuring that every interaction our customers have with our team leaves them with exceptional experience. You will work collaboratively with your peers to diagnose and resolve customer issues, contributing to shared knowledge within the team, and engaging with cross-functional teams to address complex challenges.
We are seeking a customer-centric professional who is passionate about delivering outstanding support and creating positive experiences for our customers. Your ability to listen, understand, and respond effectively to customer needs will be key to your success in this role.
Location: US - Remote
Key Focus Areas:
- Customer-Centric Support: Ensure every customer interaction results in a positive and memorable experience. Prioritize customer satisfaction by delivering timely, accurate, and empathetic support. Application support Technicians will provide support through email, phone calls or live chat.
- Swarm Collaboration: Act as an integral part of a swarm team, working closely with other support analysts to resolve customer issues efficiently. Share knowledge and expertise within the team to enhance collective problem-solving and service delivery.
- Technical Expertise: Leverage your deep technical knowledge of the ERP products you support to provide expert guidance and resolution. Stay current on evolving product functionality to offer informed and effective support.
Daily Responsibilities:
- Customer Support: Provide frontline support by responding to customer inquiries, diagnosing software issues, and ensuring a timely and empathetic resolution of customer requests. Handle incoming phone calls, self-service cases, email or chat customer interactions.
- Swarm Collaboration: Collaborate within the swarm support model to resolve customer issues efficiently and effectively. Actively participate in team discussions and share insights to continuously improve customer support.
- Product Expertise: Serve as a knowledgeable resource within the swarm, staying current on evolving product functionality and new releases.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to address software defects, enhancement requests, and customer concerns.
- Customer Follow-up: Ensure timely and thorough follow-up with customers on outstanding issues. Provide clear, concise, and empathetic communication to keep customers informed throughout the resolution process.
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience: 4+ years of experience in software/application support, bonus if with ERP or supply chain-related software products. Experience in troubleshooting complex technical issues, including those involving code, data, and environmental components.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Ability to handle multiple assignments, prioritize tasks, and meet demanding deadlines while maintaining a focus on customer satisfaction.
- Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills with a focus on delivering solutions that enhance the customer experience. Strong decision-making capabilities.
- Collaboration: Proven ability to work as part of a fast-paced, high-performance team. Experience in a swarm support environment is a plus, emphasizing teamwork, shared knowledge, and collective problem-solving.
- Adaptability and Resourcefulness: Possesses exceptional analytical and troubleshooting skills with a focus on delivering effective solutions that enhance the customer experience. Demonstrates strong decision-making abilities, ensuring well-informed and timely resolutions. Support agents must navigate unfamiliar issues independently, finding solutions without direct guidance for each case. This role requires leveraging Swarm support techniques, collaborating with team members, utilizing available resources, and adapting quickly to diverse and evolving challenges.
- Personal Attributes: High-energy, can-do attitude with strong organizational skills and attention to detail. A passion for helping others and a commitment to ensuring customers have exceptional experiences when engaging with our team.
Desired Skills/Experience:
- Customer Service Experience
- Superior phone and call handling skills
- Windows OS knowledge
- Some Experience with Database management
- Basic Accounting Knowledge
- Experience troubleshooting Point of Sale Software and Hardware
- Experience in the Hardware, Retail or Lumber Industry
- Technical Skills:
- Monitoring and Logging: Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Splunk, Datadog) and analyzing application logs to identify issues.
- API Integration: Basic understanding of RESTful APIs and SOAP services for troubleshooting integration issues.
- Cloud Platforms: Knowledge of cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and the ability to troubleshoot applications hosted in cloud environments.
- Network Troubleshooting: Understanding of basic network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP) and tools (Wireshark, traceroute) to diagnose connectivity issues.
- Knowledge of Standard IT hardware and equipment
- Ability to diagnose and solve application issues.
- Microsoft Office 365 tools and features
Education: Bachelors Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, or a related technical discipline) or 4 years of direct, relevant work experience in other ERP and accounting systems, application support, technical troubleshooting, or IT-related roles.
Requires 4+ years of software or application support experience, strong troubleshooting and communication skills, and expertise with technical issues involving code, data, and environments. A bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience is required.
Key Responsibilities
- supporting customers
- troubleshooting applications
- collaborating cross-functionally
Skills & Tools
ERP, Windows OS, Nagios, Splunk, Datadog, RESTful APIs, SOAP, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, Wireshark, traceroute, Microsoft Office 365
Job Details
- Category: Customer Service
- Seniority: Mid Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — United States
- Languages: English
About ECI Software Solutions
A software company providing enterprise resource planning products and customer support solutions. — Industry: Information Technology