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Jama Software is hiring a Technical Support Engineer

About the Role

Jama Software is looking for a Technical Support Engineer to provide high-level technical support for our customers. In this role, you will engage with customers across both cloud and self-hosted implementations, tackling escalated and complex support issues while helping to improve our support team's capabilities.

What You'll Do

  • Deliver Planned Weekend Support and on-call services as required.
  • Provide functional support to customers, partners, and internal stakeholders via support ticketing systems, screen shares, and other technologies.
  • Support self-hosted customers with installations, upgrades, and migrations to our hosted Cloud solutions.
  • Troubleshoot self-hosted installations, upgrades, and migrations.
  • Contribute to internal and customer-facing documentation, including reviewing, approving, and publishing knowledge articles.
  • Collaborate with customers to identify, reproduce, and log defects.
  • Attend training sessions to stay updated on Jama's evolving features and supported environment changes.
  • Take deep dives into support tickets, working directly with customers.
  • Analyze logs, including support bundles, Datadog, and other internal resources.
  • Utilize tools such as Zendesk, IntelliJ IDEA, VirtualBox, Visual VM, and the command line to troubleshoot, reproduce, and resolve issues.
  • Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

What We're Looking For

  • 2+ years of experience supporting Java-based web applications.
  • 2+ years using the Linux command line to parse log files and configure system settings.
  • 2+ years of troubleshooting firewalls and proxies.
  • 2+ years working with a REST API.
  • 2+ years supporting a SaaS product or web app.
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Ability to articulate complex thoughts clearly and methodically, verbally and in writing.

Nice to Have

  • A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
  • Experience with Kubernetes and KOTS technology.

Technical Stack

  • Java
  • Linux
  • REST API
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Zendesk
  • IntelliJ IDEA
  • VirtualBox
  • Visual VM

Benefits & Compensation

  • Virtual first and culturally diverse work environment spanning 8 countries.
  • Ambitious and fun work with a chance to define distinct, company-shaping contributions.
  • Flexible time off and leave programs with a quarterly $75 wellness reimbursement.
  • Comprehensive and affordable medical, dental and vision plans with pre-tax savings accounts and a generous 401(k) employer match.
  • 6+ weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Emphasis on learning and development at all levels with a subscription to LinkedIn Learning.

Work Mode

This is a global, virtual-first role. Candidates should be based in the Pacific Time Zone.

Jama Software is an equal opportunity employer.

Required Skills
JavaLinuxREST APIDockerKubernetesZendeskIntelliJ IDEAVirtualBoxVisual VMSaaSTroubleshootingLog AnalysisFirewallsProxies
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Jama Software

Jama Software® is focused on maximizing innovation success in multidisciplinary engineering organizations. Numerous firsts for humanity in fields such as fuel cells, electrification, space, software-defined vehicles, surgical robotics, and more all rely on Jama Connect® requirements management software to minimize the risk of defects, rework, cost overruns, and recalls.

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Job Details
Department Information Technology
Category infrastructure
Posted 14 days ago