Rocket Software - Providence, RI

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Providence, RI
11-50 employees
Publishing Industries

About the position

The Senior Technical Support Engineer at Rocket Software plays a crucial role in providing technical direction and leadership in the support, development, and enhancement of Rocket products. This position involves troubleshooting reported symptoms to aid in the resolution process, either directly for the customer or by guiding the development team in providing permanent solutions. The Engineer will act as the technical subject matter expert on multiple products, ensuring that customer needs are met effectively and efficiently. In this role, the Senior Technical Support Engineer will assess customer needs and set expectations, verifying the accuracy of business impact statements provided by customers. They will independently perform problem verification by confirming the customer's environment, error messages, and symptoms of a problem. The Engineer will be responsible for troubleshooting and resolving urgent and complex problems, utilizing testing tools and defining and recommending new ones as necessary. Researching complex resolution cases using knowledge bases and documentation will be a routine part of the job, as will developing reproducible cases when needed. The Engineer will prepare, recommend, and implement solutions, serving as a point of escalation for junior team members. They will address and manage critical situation issues across several products, write collateral at an appropriate level, and conduct case trend analysis. Mastery of creating case tracking details for use by team members for similar or future problem resolution is essential. The Senior Technical Support Engineer will also assist other Support Engineers at different levels, participate in internal projects, and contribute to training content, including training other support engineers. Collaboration with Product Development Managers is key, as the Engineer may serve as a designated point of contact or support coordinator for large customers. They may organize team meetings to address consumer issues with product development and provide suggestions for product feature modifications. Mentoring other support engineers and acting as project lead on assigned projects will also be part of their responsibilities. Ongoing self-directed learning to expand expertise in Rocket Software products is expected, ensuring that the Engineer remains at the forefront of technical support and product knowledge.

Responsibilities

  • Assess customer needs and set expectations.
  • Verify accuracy of business impact statements provided by customers.
  • Independently perform problem verification by confirming customer environments, error messages, and symptoms of problems.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve urgent and complex problems.
  • Routine use of testing tools; may define and recommend testing tools.
  • Research complex resolution cases using knowledge bases and documentation.
  • Develop reproducible cases when necessary.
  • Prepare, recommend, and implement solutions.
  • Act as a point of escalation for junior team members in the preparation, recommendation, and implementation of solutions.
  • Address and manage critical situation issues as an escalation expert across several products.
  • Write collateral at an appropriate level.
  • Conduct case trend analysis.
  • Create case tracking details for use by team members for similar or future problem resolution.
  • Assist other Support Engineers at different levels.
  • Accountable for both team and individual results.
  • Participate in internal projects and other work as directed.
  • Engage in ongoing self-directed learning to expand expertise of Rocket Software products.
  • Regularly contribute to training content and train other support engineers.
  • Collaborate with Product Development Managers.
  • May serve as designated point of contact or support coordinator for large customers.
  • Organize team meetings to address consumer issues with product development.
  • Provide suggested product feature modifications.
  • Act as a consultant with cross-lab development.
  • Mentor other support engineers.
  • Act as project lead on assigned projects; may act as organizational team lead.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in a technical support role.
  • Knowledge of Rocket Software products such as ChangeMan (ZMF, SSM, ZDD), Comparex, StarTool (FDM, IOO).
  • Experience with at least two of the following: z/OS and Windows operating systems, relational databases (IBM DB2/UDB, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL), REXX, COBOL, or PLI programming.
  • Experience with IDEs such as Eclipse.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Available for some after hours, weekend, and holiday work.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with cloud computing technologies.
  • Familiarity with advanced analytics tools.
  • Knowledge of mobile computing solutions.

Benefits

  • Extensive paid time off programs (paid holidays, sick, and unlimited vacation time).
  • Healthcare coverage options to fit you and your family's needs.
  • Retirement savings with matching contributions by Rocket Software.
  • Life and disability coverage.
  • Leadership and skills training opportunities.
  • Two paid work days for off-site training.
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