Linux Technical Support - Remote

Can you excel in a fast-paced, agile environment where critical thinking and strong problem-solving skills are required for success? Do you have the ability to handle clients professionally and calmly while working to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues? Are you organized and detail-oriented, ready, able and excited by solving problems?

We are One Sutherland — a global team where everyone is working together to create great breakthrough solutions. Our workforce has thrived in an environment of diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate our diversity and embrace it whole-heartedly. Sutherland is an equal opportunity employer. We promote a positive work environment by conducting ourselves professionally and helping each other achieve our goal of One Sutherland Team, Playing to Win.

Sutherland was founded 35 years ago (1986). Since then, we have become a leading global provider of business process and technology management services offering an integrated portfolio of analytics-driven back office and customer-facing solutions that support the entire customer life cycle.

We’re Sutherland, and we currently seek technical support professionals to join the team supporting one of our clients, a leading cybersecurity organization focused on defending sensitive digital data from theft, loss and threats. This is a work from home, remote opportunity.

In this role, you will use your strong problem determination, isolation, and root cause analysis skills to own & resolve issues for our enterprise-level customers.  The daily work includes, but is not limited to, providing configuration help; updating support cases to record progress of issues; hosting shared sessions with customers to diagnose reported problems; interacting with internal teams for items that require escalation, and documenting technical solutions and product information in the knowledge base. You will also participate in on-call support 24x7 rotation as assigned.

We offer:

• Attractive hourly rate of $21
• Medical, dental and vision benefits, EAP and other health & wellness offerings
• Generous PTO (be sure to ask about our new Global Flexible Vacation Policy!)

Requirements:

• At least one year of experience using Linux in a technical support/help desk environment, with demonstrated knowledge of Windows or Linux Server management; and  understanding of email, TCP/IP, HTTP, SSH, DNS, SMTP, FTP, LDAP, Linux, MySQL & Exchange
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve software applications and complex distributed system environments involving multiple configurations and protocols
• Proven experience hosting WebEx or other remote hosting tools for customer troubleshooting sessions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Candidates should be flexible working evening and weekend shifts

We will provide equipment, however to work from home, you must have:

• Excellent Internet connectivity:
• Internet access speeds of 10 Mbps upload and 50 Mbps download – the faster the better!
• In-house network, and a hard-wired Internet connection capable of continuously supporting outstanding call quality and high-speed response rates. (wireless and/or satellite Internet Service Providers are not compatible with our systems)
• A quiet and distraction-free, secure place to work.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This job is open only to residents of the United States, and you must be authorized to work in the US in order to be considered for employment.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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