Technical Support Expert Jobs

Fortinet is looking for an experienced Technical Support Expert to join our Burnaby office to provide exceptional customer service and technical help for our loyal customers.
The Support Expert is an escalation point for Fortinet partners and will also interface with QA and development to solve customer problems and identify bugs through replication and testing.
Job Responsibilities

• Follow up on technical cases including proper escalation and management of the case until case closure.
• Reproduction of customer environments on lab equipment; work to isolate and solve problems; recommend potential new solutions.
• Collection, analysis and change recommendations of configuration information
• Collection and analysis of customer system information
• Basic troubleshooting on the core Fortinet products - Fortigate
• Recommend corrective actions based on analysis
• Manage customer communications and expectations until the closure of each case; conduct and lead customer management meetings regarding escalation
• Provide Customer education where needed due to gaps in networking, product knowledge etc.
• Consultation of technical documentation, bulletins and release notes for known problems

Job Experience Required

• Experience with security products -firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, virus scanning.
• Previous call center experience, preferably supporting data networking products and/or security products is desirable.
• Deep working knowledge of operating systems -- Windows, OSX, Linux
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• 2+ years of experience in a technical support or system administration role in a networking/security company or equivalent education
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing protocols, L2/L3 switches.

Educational Requirement

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience is desirable.

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