Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
This role specializes in performing remote technical support of MQ and MQ Appliance, skills with Linux/Unix and Windows are required. This L2 role provides technical support assistance to customers using problem determination problem source identification skills, responsibilities include problem recreation, diagnosing data dumps/traces, troubleshooting and debugging complex computer systems/solutions to determine a course of action and recommend solutions, and uses technical and negotiation skills in collaboration with other support organizations to prioritize and diagnose problems to resolution. Communicates action plans with the customer or IBM representative as appropriate. Contributes to department attainment of organizational objectives and high customer satisfaction. Document problem solutions within the company knowledge base and manage requests priorities on a daily basis.
As a TSE, you will:
Provide troubleshooting and technical advice for IBM customers
Provide technical leadership and guidance to both customers and internal project teams that are geographically distributed
Code debug modules, write sample code, blogs and review documentation
Produce coherent knowledge base articles to enable customers to resolve issues without further escalation
Be part of the team that conceives and delivers new cutting edge customer support offerings
Provide technical support assistance to clients and/or IBM field support using problem determination/problem source identification skills
Use technical and negotiation skills in collaboration with other support operations/organizations to prioritize and diagnose problems to resolution
Communicate action plans to the client or IBM representative as appropriate
Recommend and implement new or improvements to existing technical support tools, procedures, and processes
May provide training for and mentor others on the team
Contribute to department attainment of organizational objectives and high client satisfaction
To be successful, you will need:
Passion for handling technical challenges and be goal and results oriented
Excellent communication skills and technical knowledge to advise and lead customers who are developing enterprise mobile applications
Proven listening, detail oriented thinking, and creative problem solving skills
Ability to work in highly collaborative global organization
Be open to flexible schedule in a 24/7/365 support environment
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Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Hands on experience in JavaScript and other programming or scripting languages
Communications – written and oral
Working experience with Unix/Linux
Customer support or services experience
Ability to multi-task and problem solving
Education/Experience
Degree: Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
Field of study: Computer Science/Communication /Electronic engineering etc
Experience: Must have significant experience across various areas of the customer support and services and customer facing experience background required.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Working experience on iSeries or z/OS is a big plus
Fluent in English, other additional languages to assist clients in EMEA is a plus
MQ knowledge or experience and/or other Application Server experience is a plus
Proven Linux command line and/or system administration skills, windows administration experience a big plus
In depth experience web development is a definite plus
Some understanding of application servers, networking, and diagnostic approach
In depth experience of eCommerce application development is a definite plus
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