Cloud Support Associate

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Web Services is the market leader and technology forerunner in the Cloud business.

AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector.

As a member of the AWS Support team you will be at the forefront of this transformational technology, assisting a global list of companies and developers that are taking advantage of a growing set of services and features to run their mission-critical applications. As a Cloud Support Engineer, you will act as the Cloud Ambassador across all the cloud products, arming our customers with required tools & tactics to get the most out of their Product and Support investment.

Would you like to use the latest cloud computing technologies Do you have an interest in helping customers understand application architectures and integration approaches Are you familiar with best practices for applications, servers and networks Do you want to be part of a customer facing technology team helping to ensure the success of Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a leading technology organization

Key job responsibilities

First and foremost this is a customer support role - in The Cloud.

On a typical day, a Support Engineer will be primarily responsible for solving customers cases through a variety of customer contact channels which include telephone, email, and web/live chat. You will apply advanced troubleshooting techniques to provide tailored solutions for our customers and drive customer interactions by thoughtfully working with customers to dive deep into the root cause of an issue.

Apart from working on a broad spectrum of technical issues, an AWS Support Engineer may also coach/mentor new hires, develop & present training, partner with development teams on complex issues or contact deflection initiatives, participate in new hiring, write tools/script to help the team, or work with leadership on process improvement and strategic initiatives to ensure better CX and compliance with global AWS standards, practices and policies.

• Career development: We promote advancement opportunities across the organization to help you meet your career goals.
• Training: We have training programs to help you develop the skills required to be successful in your role.
• Support engineers interested in travel have presented training or participated in focused summits across our sites or at specific AWS events.
• A day in the life
• Every day will bring new and exciting challenges on the job while you:
• . Learn and use groundbreaking technologies.
• . Apply advanced troubleshooting techniques to provide unique solutions to our customers individual needs.
• . Interact with leading technologists around the world and resolve customer issues.
• . Partner with Amazon teams in India to help reproduce and resolve customer issues.
• . Leverage your extensive customer support experience to provide feedback to internal Amazon teams in India on how to improve our services.
• . Drive customer communication during critical events.
• . Drive projects that improve support-related processes and our customers technical support experience.
• . Write tutorials, how-to videos, and other technical articles for the developer community.
• . Work on critical, highly complex customer problems that may span multiple AWS services.
• About the team
• Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasnt followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, dont let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 0-1 years of experience in Linux Systems administration OR Database design and Optimization OR BigData Analysis OR Network administration OR Dev-ops. Programming / scripting experience (Java, Perl, Ruby, C#, and/or PHP)
• Troubleshooting / Support experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Basics in OS concepts / Linux/Unix Systems administration (Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat, Solaris, etc). Basic knowledge in Networking (TCP/IP, DNS) /Database
• Strong customer focus & multi-tasking skills
• Exposure to Cloud computing Self-starter who is excited about technology

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.