Technical Support Specialist

LoadSpring is expanding beyond hosting into the world of predictive transformation. At LoadSpring, we bridge innovation and transformation with our LoadSpring Cloud Platform and the integrated data capabilities we provide through LoadSpring INSIGHTS. Our technology solutions provide a secure hosting platform to run the project and capital-intensive industries' most crucial project applications, delivering a reporting and analytical database of clean, accurate, relevant, and structured data.

LoadSpring s innovative, tenacious, and driven professionals benefit from a unique working environment where our teams blend varying perspectives, experiences, and technologies to solve complex problems. In our value-filled environment, you ll feel supported with workplace flexibility, commitment to health and wellness, and varied professional growth opportunities. We are excited to invite you to apply for our Technical Support Specialist position and see how you can help top companies around the globe unlock the power of their data and position them to make the best strategic business decisions!

This is a fully remote position.

About the Technical Support Specialist position:

We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Support Specialist to join our customer-facing technical support team. As a Technical Support Specialist, you will be responsible for analyzing, troubleshooting, and resolving problems for customers with business applications, networking, and hardware. Accurately document all work in appropriate problem-tracking software. Prioritize tasks based on service-level agreement criteria. This includes working with 3rd party vendors to drive resolutions to customer challenges.

What you'll do as a Technical Support Specialist:

Technical Customer Support

• Field support calls, chat, email, and/or other communication from users with inquiries regarding hosted software, connectivity, printing, and similar concerns.
• Work with customers to reproduce, investigate, and resolve challenges with computer software and hardware.
• Guide customers through diagnostic and troubleshooting processes, which may include use of diagnostic tools and software and/or following verbal instructions.
• Identify and troubleshoot application alerts presented from the company monitoring software.
• Handle escalated cases and internal escalations from tier 1 support reps.
• Collaborate with internal staff and 3rd party vendors to research and drive to resolution to customer challenges.
• Identify reoccurring case generation issues and work with internal and external teams to identify and implement permanent fixes.
• Help to create and maintain a culture of continuous improvement within the support and broader organization.

Documentation

• Create Knowledge base articles to record and document technical processes and troubleshooting guidelines for fixes to common customer challenges.
• Maintain up-to-date case documentation of all actions taken for and with customers, including customer communications within the relevant case file.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills with customers and internal team members.

Professional Development

• Effectively complete training within the timeframe required by the business.
• Maintain current knowledge of technological innovations and trends.

Process

• Follow Change Management processes to implement configuration changes.
• Follow Problem Management processes to troubleshoot and resolve recurring issues.
• Participate in the on-call rotation to ensure 24 x 7 support of IT operations.

Mentoring

• Act as a mentor to more Jr. staff within the support team, providing guidance, training, and knowledge sharing.

What you'll need to be a successful Technical Support Specialist:

• 3-5 years of experience in IT customer support, with a strong focus on applications.
• Prefer experience with applications such as Primavera, Autodesk, ESRI or equivalent tools.
• Experience with Windows Operating systems, including Server 2016 & 2019.
• Knowledge of construction project management processes and procedures a plus.
• Experience with installation and configuration of hardware and software.
• Intermediate to Advanced troubleshooting knowledge of application infrastructure.
• Ability to handle escalated issues, troubleshoot error messages, and implement fixes, identifying relevant escalation paths if unable to resolve.
• Ability to explain technical issues to technical and non-technical employees and customers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work Monday- Friday within Eastern Timezone hours and an on-call rotation of at least 6 weekends and up to 2 holidays per year.
• United States Citizenship or Legal United States Permanent Resident status

World-Class Benefits

We are proud of our high-energy and all-around fun working environment. Our team loves to come to work, loves to learn, and loves to win. We offer the following perks to keep you happy, healthy, and engaged at work.

• An entrepreneurial culture where employees are empowered, leadership is open, and your ideas are executed.
• A spot where executives are your partners who encourage innovation and your growth.
• An entire company passionate about our cloud, technology, and top-notch customer service.
• A place where collaboration is highly valuable and all our employees feel like they sit in the office!
• As well as the usual benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, 401k with a match, and more!

EEO

LoadSpring Solutions Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

U.S. Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Residence status may be required for certain positions. For positions requiring U.S. Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Resident status, verification of such status will be required upon accepting employment.

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