Cloud Support Engineer

At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It’s why we’re coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we’re headed. We’re proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW.

Responsibilities

• Guide Mission’s customers through complex issues and troubleshoot AWS resources through Mission’s support ticket platform
• Analyze customer-facing cases related to AWS Services and leverage AWS expertise to assist customers through troubleshooting, changing, or setting up AWS resources
• Provide front-line AWS support and use judgment to resolve cases in house, where possible, to provide an excellent customer experience
• Advocate for customers when cases are escalated to AWS and help expedite and facilitate a positive resolution of the case
• Lead root cause analysis for recurring customer issues, joining calls with customers on a frequent basis to assist in live troubleshooting and explanations of AWS services to expedite resolution of customer-submitted cases
• Collaborate with internal teams, escalate issues, and leverage available resources to deliver a positive customer experience
• Work a shift schedule to provide 24x7 support
• Maintain full knowledge of current AWS services
• Act as a trusted AWS technical advisor, guiding customers on best practices, cost and security in every customer interaction

Requirements

• Ability to manage AWS cloud workloads, especially EC2, RDS, VPC, and CloudWatch
• Experience communicating directly with customers over phone and chat in English
• Ability to be adaptable and think critically in customer situations
• Knowledge of infrastructure and networking in AWS Services, with deep understanding of EC2 and VPC
• Understanding of networks and website management, including IT infrastructure such as DNS, VPNs, SSL, Elastic Load Balancers, and CloudFront distributions
• Understanding of web server applications and the administration of web application environments
• Knowledge of technical customer support processes that include planning, coordinating, problem resolution, and documentation
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Experience working as System Administrator (Linux and Windows) preferred
• AWS SysOps Administrator - Associate Certification (required within 90 days of hire)

We make technology work so people can do great things.    

CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together, we unite. Together, we win. Together, we thrive.

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