The primary purpose of this position is to support and advise on IT infrastructure and Cloud environments for Managed Services customers, which may include, but are not limited to: Windows operating systems and associated software/services; virtualized systems, database systems, Microsoft Cloud platforms. This position ensures high levels of availability and security of the supported systems and business applications. This position will focus on reactive troubleshooting and proactive advisory services for Microsoft products and platforms through consistent and concise communications with Managed Services customers.
Provide detailed and effective communication to internal coworkers and external customers.
Clearly and concisely articulate problems and solutions for issues to clients through various forms of communication
Member of On-Call rotation to provide 24x7x365 support to critical systems and ensure availability objectives are met. To provide the required coverage, must be willing to work other shifts including weekends, holidays, and overtime
Design, plan and implement solutions using the latest technology
Conduct throughput analysis, problem solving, root cause analysis, and infrastructure planning
Identify and communicate potential opportunities for cross-selling to the sales team
Provide high quality content deliverables using appropriate document templates
Ensure solution is implemented as designed to the customer’s satisfaction and approval
Ability to follow through with tasks, projects, and troubleshooting
Handles several tasks simultaneously (ie: presales, troubleshooting, responds to emergencies)
Communicates with Engineering Manager on all events that are not anticipated (new product requirements, equipment failure, design changes, schedule changes)
Understand SLOs in a production environment and proactively strive to meet the commitments
Collaborate and support cross-functionally with Customer Success, Project Management, R&D, and Sales.
Develop, document, maintain and contribute to written proposals, technical documentation, procedures, templates, and training
Review assigned service requests daily, follow up and provide status updates to clients; ensure data pertaining to the status of service request is entered into the problem tracking systems accurately and promptly to provide an up-to-date picture of service delivery status and backlog
Addresses and updates customer incident tickets and change orders, providing internal management and customer account managers with status information
Works with account management personnel to participate on conference calls and perform tasks in support of the client relationship
As requested, assists on pre-sales support activities
Researches and makes recommendations on infrastructure products, services, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.
Mentor and support peers within the team and cross-functionally within CDW
Attends training sessions, and obtains industry related certifications as determined by management
Adheres to time compliance and time entry guidelines
Follows change control, incident response, and testing processes
Understand and deliver Managed Services offerings as outlined in the CDW Service Descriptions and Service Catalog
Provide detailed and effective communication to internal and external customers.
Review, create and execute test plans to meet support requirements for assigned cases
Provide innovative technical solutions to complex hardware/software problems
Design and implement complex solutions, including automation and technology, to streamline processes and build efficiency.
Develops reusable assets (templates, tools, etc.) for the Managed Services practice
Provide high quality content deliverables using the appropriate document templates
Serve as technical lead for customer engagements
Assist Professional Services team when required with client including assessing and recommending architectural designs/changes to client systems in response to performance issues, growth requirements, etc.
Complete support tasks on a timely basis, according to commitments made to stakeholders and management
Responds to all customers professionally and courteously and relays any customer questions or concerns to manager
Tests, evaluates, and develops new products, offerings, and solutions
Conducts training of customers and company employees in both formal and informal environments
As needed, acts as the technical lead for specific technologies