Technical Support Engineering

Job Description

With over 17,000 employees worldwide, the mission of the Customer Experience & Success (CE&S) organization is to empower customers to accelerate business value through differentiated customer experiences that leverage Microsoft’s products and services, ignited by our people and culture. Come join CE&S and help us build a future where customers achieve their business outcomes faster with technology that does more. The Azure SQL VM Support Team is committed to delivering top-tier technical support for Azure SQL VM. Our primary goal is to ensure the reliability and performance of SQL VM by resolving customer issues with precision and expertise. We aim to enhance customer satisfaction through timely and effective problem-solving, while continuously improving our support processes. Our team collaborates closely with other departments to provide comprehensive solutions and drive innovation in cloud-based SQL services. The Support Engineer for the Azure SQL VM Support Team plays a crucial role in ensuring timely and efficient support to customers ensure the reliability and performance of Azure SQL VM. This position is responsible for diagnosing and resolving technical issues, providing expert guidance to customers, and enhancing overall customer satisfaction. The Support Engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver comprehensive solutions and drive continuous improvement in support processes. Their dedication to proactive problem-solving and innovation in cloud-based SQL services is essential to the team's success. This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. Responsibilities Response and Resolution: You own, investigate and solve customer technical issues, collaborating within and across teams and leveraging troubleshooting tools and practices. Readiness: You lead or participate in building communities with peer delivery roles and, where appropriate, share your knowledge. You develop specific technical and professional proficiency to enable you to resolve customer issues, through training and readiness. Product/Process Improvement: You identify potential product defects and escalate appropriately to resolve, contributing to Microsoft product improvements. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (IT), or related field AND 1+ years of technical support, technical consulting experience, or information technology experience OR 3+ years of technical support, technical consulting experience, or information technology experience. OR equivalent experience Language Qualification English Language: fluent in reading, writing and speaking. Azure Foundation & Fundamentals Azure Networking Azure Storage Azure Firewall Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and / or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire / transfer and every two years thereafter. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.