Akeyless Security

Escalation Engineer

Akeyless Security

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $160,000 - $180,000 per year

About the role

  • Troubleshoot, debug, analyze logs, profile code & provide temporary or permanent solutions.
  • Work closely with engineering teams to propose fixes or temporary workarounds for critical customer issues.
  • Build supporting automation to improve productivity (of both yourself and the team).
  • Understand customer use cases and work closely with Customer Success Engineers and Solution Architects to be an effective channel between Engineering teams and Customer Success.
  • Take complete ownership and follow-up on escalations.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to solve difficult technical problems.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of previous experience working in a similar role such as Escalation Engineer, Professional Services Engineer, or Technical Support Engineer (Tier-4).
  • Highly technical Software and System Engineering experience with a proven track record of debugging and troubleshooting complex technical issues.
  • Strong Networking background i.e. hands on experience with variety of networking protocols.
  • Hands-on Linux Administration experience, such as troubleshooting performance issues, analyzing network traffic, and being able to guide others in similar tasks.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Deep familiarity with Containers and Container Orchestration Frameworks (like Docker and Kubernetes), understanding advanced features and capabilities as well as the ability to debug such environments.
  • Nice to have technical and architectural knowledge in Security.
  • Excellent customer awareness and service oriented approach, including the ability to represent the company and provide clear and concise messaging during customer interactions.
  • Automation/Programming approach (preferably someone who has worked as an Automation/Software Engineer in previous positions).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English).
Benefits
  • Company Stock Options
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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