L2 Technical Support Engineer

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC

“The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA

DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage.

Job Description:

Job Title: L2 Technical Support Engineer - Storage

Job Summary:

Tintri builds storage. Those three words may not light your hair on fire … but it’s lighting up our customers’ lives. They are all excited about the agility of public cloud—AWS, Azure, etc.—and Tintri puts all that agility right inside their data centers. That’s no small feat. To deliver on that promise, we had to build an all-flash architecture that is completely distinct from legacy solutions—using a building block approach akin to public cloud. And it’s just one signal that at Tintri, employees get to work on projects that are well … unconventional, challenging and high impact.

In this position the engineer will apply advanced systems level technical expertise to resolve highly complex systems level customer issues. The customer issues which may be received by Support Centers through automated dial-homes, voice initiated technical calls from TINTRI Customers, Customer Engineers, or remote maintenance calls and Web Support Calls. In this position the engineer will be required to use independent judgment to accomplish objectives and work closely with engineering and other technical business units to increase knowledge and resolve customer issues. As part of a 24*7*365 organization shift work, holidays and on-call responsibilities may be required.

Shift timings need to be flexible – EMEA/EST .

However initial training period 2 months will be in APAC hours.

Working days – Sun thru Thursday

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:

• Always take care of the customer. Customer Satisfaction is job #1.
• Applies advanced technical expertise using standard operating and diagnostic protocols to resolve standard to highly complex system level issues.
• Effectively communicates procedural and technical issues to internal and external customers in a fast paced and customer critical environment. Maintains a "closed-loop" communication style assuring all appropriate individuals are notified of ongoing issues and problem resolution status. Responsible for sharing all acquired knowledge concerning problem resolution.
• Identifies and provides resolutions to a diverse range of complex technical problems and mentors others in providing validated technical information, support process instructions and special support requirements.
• Contributes to a centralized problem identification and resolution database and may provide senior or expert level tasks similar to Engineering for assigned products or skills. Uses judgment, creativity and sound technical knowledge to obtain and recommend solutions.
• Identifies, documents and reports design, reliability and maintenance issues.
• Understands and leverages TINTRI’s technical communication structure and has a sphere of influence which extends well outside of the department
• Effectively leads efforts in facilitating problem recreation and failure analysis of systems level issues and recommends and utilizes a wide variety of test equipment, diagnostic tools and techniques used in problem resolution.
• Develop and implement resolutions to identified problems and follow standard practices and procedures.
• Identifies records and works with management to proactively revise current procedures and tools to improve customer satisfaction
• Develops broad knowledge of the organization’s mission and strategy and relates it to day-to-day issues.
• Challenges existing processes based on industry best practices, enhances these for the benefit of all.
• May provide documentation and direct feedback to Field Technical Specialists,