Customer Support Engineer - Platform Engineering

Puebla, Mexico

IBM Power for Google Cloud (IP4G) is a rapidly growing public cloud infrastructure platform with a global presence in Google Cloud regional extension data center locations. IP4G allows the largest enterprises to modernize the infrastructure that supports their mission-critical workloads. 

This role is complementary to our Site Reliability Engineering role with an emphasis on customer communication and incident response. In this role, you will use your technical skills to analyze and solve complex problems with critical workloads that run in IP4G and Google Cloud. You will increase your technical breadth by collaborating with customers, vendors, and our own engineering and development teams to deliver excellent customer service. Finally, you will participate in and improve our Incident Management process to provide optimal customer support.

We seeking someone passionate about technology, solving problems, and empowering people. You should excel at collecting and analyzing technical details, have the desire to work with a diverse team, and feel you can strengthen our exceptional support and operations teams.

Join our team, where your communication skills, autonomy, and collaborative spirit will contribute directly to the success and customer experience of IBM Power for Google Cloud.

General Accountabilities

  • Successfully manage technical support requests from our IBM Power for Google Cloud customers who need assistance with performance and/or troubleshooting.

  • Troubleshoot production issues spanning various levels of the technology stack and engage appropriate engineering teams as required.

  • Understand customer's needs and business pain points to deliver outstanding support and maintain high customer satisfaction.

  • Collaborate with internal engineering teams and Google to address customer incidents and support requests associated with IBM Power for Google Cloud.

  • Provide Root Cause Analysis and possible solution improvements that enable effective troubleshooting and diagnostics.

  • Follow and mature all IP4G support-related processes, procedures, and policies.

  • Contribute to public and internal documentation to amplify your impact.

  • Collaborate with the Infrastructure Operations Team (IOC) Manager to build an effective technical team that supports IBM Power for Google Cloud and adjacent Google Cloud Marketplace offerings.

  • Collect, analyze, and report on IP4G support metrics / KPIs to identify problems or areas of focus.

  • Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Customer Support procedures and infrastructure.

  • Collaborate with engineering and observability teams to improve telemetry and log collection, add new dashboards, and create alerts. 

  • Collaborate with Product Management to shape and prioritize feature requests and bug remediation. 

  • Collaborate with the Incident Manager on the continuous improvement of the incident response process 

  • Continuously improve our customer support teams' ability to identify, resolve, or escalate customer incidents by improving the observability and tools available to our customer support teams.


Job Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience.

  • ITSM certification preferred, ITSM foundation training required.

Experience:

  • 1-5 years of Technical customer-facing experience.

  • Experience with IBM AIX or IBM iSeries is highly preferred.

  • Experience with Google Cloud is highly preferred.

  • Experience with System Administration Support of operations, working knowledge of storage technologies, and virtualization support.

Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communication.

  • Fluent English language skills are required.

  • Excellent analytical, problem-resolution, and decision-making skills.
  • Self-motivated and independent thinker with quick learning skills
  • Ability to contribute to a high-performing, motivated workgroup by applying interpersonal and collaboration skills to achieve project goals.

  • Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.

  • Ability to be on-call and part of a support rotation as required.

Benefits

Healthcare, dental, life insurance, savings fund, Christmas bonus, grocery bonus, annual bonus

PTOs


Vacation, Holidays, and paid leaves

Save on commute


Paid office parking

Discount Programs


Medical related discounts

Prime location

In the heart of Puebla, with views of Popocatepetl volcano, restaurants and amenities close by

Sponsored Events


Team social events, holiday dinner

Sport Activity


Join your colleagues in various sports activities in the area

Eat & Drink


Enjoy a kitchen stocked with drinks, coffee, and snacks.