Technical Support Engineering - Networking

With more than 45,000 employees and partners worldwide, the Customer Experience and Success (CE&S) organization is on a mission to empower customers to accelerate business value through differentiated customer experiences that leverage Microsoft’s products and services, ignited by our people and culture. We drive cross-company alignment and execution, ensuring that we consistently exceed customers’ expectations in every interaction, whether in-product, digital, or human-centered. CE&S is responsible for all up services across the company, including consulting, customer success, and support across Microsoft’s portfolio of solutions and products. Join CE&S and help us accelerate AI transformation for our customers and the world.

Within CE&S, the Customer Service & Support (CSS) organization builds trust and confidence for every person and organization through delivering a seamless support experience. In CSS, we are powered by Microsoft’s AI technology to help consumers, businesses, partners, and more, resolve their issues quickly and securely, helping prevent future problems from occurring and achieving more from their Microsoft investment.

In the Customer Service & Support (CSS) team we are looking for people with a passion for delivering customer success. As a Technical Support Engineer, you will own, troubleshoot and solve customer technical issues. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, hone your problem-solving, collaboration and research skills, and develop your technical proficiency.

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.

5+ years technical support, technical consulting experience, or information technology experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (IT), or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical support, technical consulting experience, or information technology experience

Windows System Administration, Configuration, including a good basic understanding of:

• Windows Networking
• Event Logs and Auditing
• Microsoft DNS, DHCP, SMB, Direct Access, TCPIP, Network Policy server, and Wireless Technologies.
• Server-side Administration and Troubleshooting.
• Performance, Resource Monitor
• Active Directory
• Understanding of Network Monitor tool
• Problem Solving and Troubleshooting Skills - Thinking logically and demonstrating use of available resources Excellent and demonstrated customer service skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualification

Automated installation of Windows

User Profile management

Windows Update management

Kerberos and delegation

Bitlocker administration

Windows Shell configuration and management

Windows Activation, Licensing

Remote Desktop Services configuration and management

Clustering

Printing configuration and management

Resilient Storage technology (clustering, storage spaces)

Server management tools

Hyper-V management and VM deployment

Application installation and management

Windows backup and VSS

PowerShell scripting

Active Directory topology and management

Network Tracing and analysis

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) deployment, management

Remote File Systems

Group Policy management

DNS deployment, management

Troubleshooting hangs and crashes in Windows

Network Virtualisation (Hyper-V, SDN)

Troubleshooting performance issues using PerfMon and other tools

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.