Principal Premium Support Engineer

Who we seek:

BigID is looking for a Principal Premium Support Engineer to join our team. This is a hands-on, client-facing support role where you will be responsible for:

• Providing exceptional product assistance
• Helping with configuration questions
• Capturing enhancement requests
• Troubleshooting and researching product issues
• Collaborating effectively with diverse internal teams and external customers, even in challenging situations.
• Partnering with Cross-functional teams
• Facilitating escalation
• Expediting resolutions
• Correcting and maintaining account health
• Managing customer accounts from a technical support perspective

You will work with customers, other support and services team members, and our engineering organization to resolve complex problems, acting as an advocate for our clients within BigID. You will balance both proactive monitoring, discussion and planning to develop actionable growth paths for your assigned customers as well as reactive trouble shooting and quick issue resolution to arrive at optimal account health and product adoption. Successful candidates will have prior experience providing technical support to enterprise customers at the Tier 2 or Tier 3 level. A software development background and/or escalation management experience is a strong plus.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate closely with assigned clients to understand their requests, develop appropriate action plans to address their concerns or questions, and engage necessary resources to execute these plans.
• Provide assigned clients with timely updates on their concerns or questions throughout the resolution process.
• Work closely with our Engineering and Product Management teams to document product issues, field-raised enhancement requests, and potential product improvements.
• Act as a "Voice-of-the-Customer" to help prioritize issues, requests, and improvements.
• Partner with our Client Services team during solution deployment engagements and assist in resolving encountered issues.
• Cultivate productive dynamics with the other account team members to ensure proper alignment and shared customer temperature assessments.
• Develop in-depth technical knowledge of the product and its interactions within highly varied technology environments.

What you’ll bring:

• 6+ years of experience in information technology or technical product support, with at least 4 years in a customer-facing role, preferably within enterprise corporate environments.
• An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology/Systems, or other related technical disciplines. (Extensive professional experience may be considered in lieu of a formal degree.)
• Meaningful experience with the installation, configuration, and management of UNIX or Linux-based Operating Systems, including:
  • Basic shell proficiency (bash, sh, ksh, tcsh, etc.)
  • Experience with package management systems (apt/dpkg, yum/rpm, etc.)
  • File archiving tools (tar, gz, zip, bz2)
  • Remote access and file transfer protocols (SSH, SCP, SFTP)
  • File sharing technology (NFS, SMB/CIFS)
  • Authentication frameworks (LDAP, Kerberos)
• Basic experience with some RDBMS, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, IBM DB2, etc.
• Excellent communication and organization skills, with a proven ability to maintain composure and effectiveness under pressure.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a methodical approach to issue resolution.
• Demonstrated adaptability and resilience in navigating complex or ambiguous situations.
• Dedication to expertly resolving challenging issues and building strong customer loyalty.
• English fluency (written and spoken).

What’s in it for you?!

Our people are the foundation of our success, and we prioritize offering a wide range of benefits that make our team happier and healthier.

•    Equity participation - everyone shares in our success
•    Hybrid work 
•    Opportunities for professional growth
•    Team fun & company outings
•    Statutory benefits and leave benefits
•    Health Insurance coverage 

Our Values:

We look for people who embody our values - Care, Do, Try & Shine.

• Care - We care about our customers and each other
• Do - We do what it takes to make a positive impact
• Try- We try our best and we don’t give up
• Shine- We shine and make it our mission to always stand out

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