Job Summary
This position is for a Performance Escalation Engineer responsible for engineering level support to customers customer support personnel technical management and field support staff that is focused on diagnosing troubleshooting / debugging and resolving NetApp customer storage solutions. You will work with Engineering Support Development and Product Managers to drive quality and success of these products from a global support perspective
You will respond to situations where Technical Support Engineer (TSE) has been unable to isolate or resolve customer performance problems and ensure the delivery of optimal results and customer satisfaction. You must be a take charge professional with demonstrated technical problem-solving skills technical team leader subject matter expert and have a strong customer service orientation and experience.
- This is a 2nd shift opportunity that can be located in either Research Triangle Park (RTP) NC or Wichita KS.
Essential Functions
Respond to situations where NetApp product support TSE has been unable to solve the customers technical issuesProvide a high level of proactive and reactive services by building relationships with the customer to best serve their needsWork collaboratively with customers in potentially stressful situations while providing professional and courteous technical expertiseWork with customers and other NetApp technical teams to define and frame technical problems determine solutions to problems reported and assist customers in implementing the resolutionProvide technical feedback to engineering concerning product changes and enhancements or design reliability maintenance problems or bugs. Work with development engineering to enhance product features based on customer issuesMay be called on-site to assist in complex technical solutions requiring changes to core functionality and systems operationCreate tests tools and diagnostic procedures for use by product support personnelPartner with TSM to identify gaps in knowledge and create solution plansShare performance knowledge with team members via training sessionsCreate documentation and post-mortem analyses of escalationsJob Requirements
Intimate knowledge of NetApp Solution Support Process and NetApp products and strategyAbility to challenge processes and drive changeDemonstrated excellent customer service working with customers in high-stress situations on complex problemsProven performance troubleshooting skills and successful corrective action implementationIncorporate KCS workflow into normal day-to-day problem analysis and resolutionIn-depth knowledge of :
NetApp AFF / FAS OnTap Core Platform and WAFL functionalityNetApp Cluster implementationNetApp Cloud Products and implementationsPerformance monitoring and troubleshooting tools such as AQIUM Graphana PerfArchives (PA)Identifying Utilization Latency Through-put Bottlenecks and other Delay Centers using PAASUP EMS and other data collection and analysis toolsNetwork setup and troubleshooting toolsNAS and / or SAN storage and surrounding infrastructure.Network Attached Storage protocols (NFS / CIFS / iSCSI) and related required protocols (DNS NIS and Active Directory)Strong understanding of :
Data Protection Backups SnapMirror Virtualization StorageGrid FabricPoolRAID and storage systemsTroubleshooting block storage protocolsSAN storage and surrounding infrastructure (Brocadecisco virtualization)NFS the UNIX remote file sharing protocolCIFS the Windows NT remote file sharing protocolData Ontap operating system and NetApp clusteringEducation
A minimum of 8 years of professional experience as outlined above is requiredApplicable technical education / certifications are nice to have but not requiredCompensation :
The target salary range for this position is $118000 - $155000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidates location qualifications experience and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards reflecting a variety of factors and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance Life Insurance Retirement or Pension Plans Paid Time Off (PTO) various Leave options Performance-Based Incentives employee stock purchase plan and / or restricted stocks (RSUs) with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws regulations and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.
Key Skills
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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1
Monthly Salary Salary : 118000 - 155000