Technical Support Triage Representative - French
WatchGuard embraces a Flexible Work Philosophy. Most of our employees can choose to work from the office, at home, or any combination of the two. We’ve built a global workforce of outstanding team members and a flexible culture built on trust, collaboration, and belonging.
Position Overview: The Technical Support Triage Representatives (TSTR) is responsible for working directly with WatchGuard authorized resellers, distributors, internet service providers, end-users, prospects, and internal employees to determine the severity and urgency of technical support requests and preparing relevant support data for Technical Support Representatives (TSR). Customers within each of these groups may have dramatically different levels of technical expertise. The TSTR must be able to adjust their level of technical communication to that which is most effective for that customer. The TSTR must project a professional company image through phone and online interaction.
Duties/Responsibilities: * Provide superior customer service and support to all customers by telephone, web, email, and/or chat * Show empathy and ownership of customer issues * Analyze, evaluate and determine urgency of all customer incidents * Translate and route customer support requests into appropriate incident format and queue to the prescribed technical support team. * Resolve support calls involving known issues or procedures described in published documentation with emphasis on first contact resolution. * Assess customer’s Support Contract status to determine support eligibility for hardware and configuration issues * Gathering necessary technical data to begin support, including detailed problem descriptions, customer network details and WatchGuard configuration * Matching customer problem descriptions to WatchGuard guides, known issues, and FAQ’s * Educate and review Self-help content with customers and attach to cases for later reference * Apply technical knowledge, trainings, and certification continue learning through case management and customer interaction, and become a WatchGuard evangelist * Duties and responsibilities may vary based on customer demand and skill level
WatchGuard embraces a Flexible Work Philosophy. Most of our employees can choose to work from the office, at home, or any combination of the two. We’ve built a global workforce of outstanding team members and a flexible culture built on trust, collaboration, and belonging.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Fluent in Spanish, French and English, both speaking and writing.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong time management skills, results-focused, and a proactive nature.
- Ability to learn quickly and to adapt easily to change.
- Experience using CRM systems, Saleforce preferred.
- 1-2 years’ experience in technical support/helpdesk role troubleshooting network and/or network security problems.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, applying OSI model troubleshooting methodology, Windows and Macintosh operating systems, and VPN technologies and their corresponding protocols.
- Familiarity with authentication protocols (LDAP, RADIUS, etc.), cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS, multifactor authentication software, antivirus, intrusion prevention software, and WAN protocols.
- Minimum medium-grade professional training in IT related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
