The Zendesk Technical Lead is the senior technical authority for complex Zendesk implementations, specializing in the Zendesk Suite with a focus on Zendesk Contact Center powered by AWS.
Responsible for leading the technical project delivery team, translating high-level business goals into robust, secure, and scalable technical designs leveraging the Zendesk platform and its associated APIs.
Collaborate with Solution Architects to define the end-to-end system design. Create blueprints for IVR/Voice workflows, omni-channel routing, ticket lifecycles, and key integration points. Finalize and own the Technical Design Document.
Validate and confirm the technical approach and architecture, ensuring alignment with best practices and client security requirements. Approve configuration changes, custom application deployments, and drive complex technical issues to resolution.
Provide strategic technical oversight, mentorship, and support to Application and Quality Engineers. Serve as the primary technical consultant to clients, leading discovery sessions, design workshops, and performing configuration reviews.
Coordinate with the Quality Engineer to ensure thorough testing of all agent, customer, and business experiences. Review and validate test cases, with focus on experiences.
Ensure clear and continuous communication between the technical delivery team, the Project Manager, and the Client. Proactively identify scope creep and potential technical blockers to prevent cost leakages and ensure the final solution is easily maintainable by the client’s operations team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of experience in contact center solutions, with at least 4 years in a technical leadership or architect role for CCaaS deployments
Proven ability to design and build complex, scalable, and resilient omnichannel Customer Experience (CX) solutions leveraging the Zendesk Suite
Deep experience architecting and implementing seamless integrations between Zendesk and external systems (e.g., CRM, WFM, ERP)
Proficiency in contact center reporting, analytics, and ensuring data consistency across the platform, with a strong focus on using Zendesk Explore
Ability to lead technical discovery, provide solution demonstrations, mentor junior staff, and translate high-level business requirements into detailed technical specifications.

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

Zendesk SuiteAWSAPIsIVR workflowsomni-channel routingticket lifecyclestechnical designcontact center solutionsCX solutionsdata consistency

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentorshipcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationstrategic oversightproject managementclient consultationscope managementtechnical documentation