Cribl is an information technology (IT) company that is on a mission “to unlock the value of all machine data.” The company, as an employer, fosters a colla
Senior Technical Support Engineer
Location
California
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
$90K - $141K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Technical Support Engineer
Cribl
• Develop a deep technical understanding of Cribl Stream and our other products • Provide extraordinary technical support to our Enterprise customers and across various channels such as Slack, email, online meetings, etc. • Research, diagnose, troubleshoot and identify solutions to resolve customer issues • Follow standard procedures for reproducibility and escalation of unresolved issues to the appropriate internal teams • Provide prompt and accurate feedback to customers, set achievable expectations, and ensure proper recording and closure of all issues • Provide and document knowledge in the form of knowledge base tech notes, articles and participate in real-time forums (e.g., Slack) for real-time questions • This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties
Job Requirements
- BS degree in Computer Science or similar degree, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years' experience supporting enterprise customers or working hands-on with distributed systems
- Passionate about working on complex technical issues
- Expert-level troubleshooting, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking
- Excellent client-facing skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with Linux, AWS, Azure, and Networking
- Bonus Points/Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Splunk, Elasticsearch, LogStash and/or other related observability technologies. Regex and JavaScript experience is a Plus
Benefits
- health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
- paid holidays and paid time off
- a fertility treatment benefit
- 401(k)
- equity
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