Associate Engineer, Unified Communications at Carousel Industries, Inc (Atrion) in Exeter, Rhode Island

Job Description:

Associate Engineer, Unified Communications

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Job ID: 2024-6815
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: CUSTOMER SUCCESS
Remote - United States

Overview

NWN Carousel delivers AI-powered technology solutions for the modern workplace, delivered across multiple offerings. Our expertise in cloud transformation, intelligent infrastructure, cybersecurity, managed devices, visual collaboration, and cloud communications, leverages 30+ years of engineering strategic outcomes. Our proprietary Experience Management Platform (EMP) ensures seamless service delivery, real-time observability and improved uptime, efficiency, and experiences for our clients. We’re a customer-obsessed team earning a 70+ Customer Net Promoter Score (NPS), and committed to a culture of innovation, integrity, and operational excellence. Our company has been recognized with hundreds of industry awards and are proud to be a 'Best Place to Work’ with an 80+ Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS).

Our team of 1,050+ dedicated and talented employees deliver first-class, innovative technology solutions to more than 5,000 customers with a goal to deliver great customer and employee experiences. We offer employees a rewarding family-friendly flexible work environment where they can advance their skills and grow their careers AND we offer full-time employees a competitive and comprehensive benefits package.

Responsibilities

Shift: Monday - Friday, 12:00 Midnight - 8:00 AM Eastern Time

This is a Managed Service customer support position in NWN Carousel’s NOC for the Cisco Collaboration team. Associate Engineers in this team are responsible for:

• Diagnosing and remediating incidents related to Cisco Unified Communications Systems
• Fulfilling Move, Add, Change, and Delete (MACD) requests from customers across a number of systems and platforms.
• Triage customer issues across all technology stacks and assigning to the appropriate technicians and assignment groups if not able to handle within Collaborations Engineering team
• Working within a team of NWN Carousel Collaborations Engineering team colleagues, vendors, client personnel, and various managed services engineering teams
• Utilizing ITOM platforms, including OpsRamp and Zenoss, to proactively recognize issues and trends
• Providing timely and effective resolution of issues to meet business requirements and Service Level Agreements
• Providing follow up to ensure proper problem and resolution management is being done to prevent recurring incidents

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Customer Support

• Acts as initial NOC engineer responding to customer requests or incidents/problems.
• Services customers’ service requests and simple MACD (Move, Add, Change, Deletions) tickets across multiple technical platforms.
• Triages, diagnoses, and remediates customer problems using existing troubleshooting documents as well as own knowledge of networking equipment and operations. Technology serviced may include (but will not be limited to) the following:
  • Cisco Call Manager
  • Cisco Unity Connection
  • Cisco IM&P/Jabber
  • Cisco IOS-based Gateways
  • Cisco Unified Contact Center Express
  • Cisco Emergency Responder
  • Cisco Expressway
  • Cloud Products: Webex, Microsoft Teams
• Coordinates all required resources for applying fixes to recurring incidents and issues.
• Executes patches and upgrades of the following:
  • Cisco UC Applications, Phone Firmware, IOS
• Recognizes and appropriately escalates client issues to proper resources in the event resolution cannot be reached, including providing detailed and immediate notification and updates to key individuals/groups affected.
• Maintain discipline and professionalism during all interactions and in all verbal or written communications.
• Ability to access and navigate ServiceNow (NWN Carousel’s ticketing and ITSM system) as well as 3rd party ticketing systems and support sites in order to obtain and apply firmware, software, and licenses.
• As demand dictates, Associate Engineers may be asked to answer phone calls and emails from customers on the “front line” during overflow situations

Reporting/Information Resources

• Performs routine reporting and analysis of data elements via various client access methods/systems.
• Responsible for inputting data into NWN Carousel’s ticketing, alarming, and other internal tracking systems.
• Identifies and researches account discrepancies to ensure data consistency between systems.
• Corrects and updates system information as needed.

Analysis, Problem Solving, and Service Planning

• Responsible for making decisions in resolving problems of a technical nature within pre-defined limits, referring anything of a more complex nature to team members/senior staff.
• Responds to all inquiries effectively and responsively, deciding upon appropriate follow-up action.
• Plan and organize own day to day tasks within the parameters set out by senior staff in line with service delivery
• During each shift worked, update all tickets not in an “SLA Paused” state that are assigned to self
• Document troubleshooting steps and results within ticketing system(s) in both a concise manner or comprehensive manner, depending on what level of detail is required.

1. Developing Knowledge of Internal Process, Systems and Technology

• Develop solid working knowledge of the support area(s) assigned, as well as knowledge of peripheral support areas assigned to the team.
• Continually self-educate using various training methods and tools to maintain a high level of proficiency in applicable technologies.
• Work to develop a deeper understanding of NOC operations, including commonly used software, hardware, and other equipment used to support NWN Carousel’s customers; use experience to make any appropriate recommendations.
• Become familiar with available help resources; stay updated on technology changes or problems.
• Understand individual and departmental goals and the direction to achieve the goals.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of 2 years experience supporting Cisco UC Products
• Familiarity with Networking, Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP
• Associates Degree preferred; or minimum of high school diploma (or equivalent) and 4 years of experience in a technical role required.
• Prior experience working in a service desk or a technical call center environment.
• Ability to provide technical support over the phone; good telephone skills, professional demeanor, previous customer service experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to write clear and comprehensive work instructions, SOPs, and knowledge base documents
• Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently as well in a team environment.
• Must be able to learn new things quickly, need minimal direction, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong computer skills, including intermediate typing abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Microsoft Office – intermediate to advanced (preferred)
• Experience with ServiceNow
• Experience working within a Managed Services environment

Physical/Mental Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Regularly analyze problems, which arise in the system environment and to correct these problems.
• Have the mental capacity to analyze data and perform statistical analyses (computer assisted).
• Have good interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written) and be sensitive, adaptable, professional, and articulate when dealing with others.
• Lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds; occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds; and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds.
• Occasionally stoop, crouch, and reach.
• May be required to sit for long periods of time.
• Hone listening skills to comprehend the scope of the issue.
• Regularly talk and hear.

Training Requirements:

Throughout the year there will be opportunities to take self-paced and classroom training. This will be scheduled based on job requirements. You will be required to earn, hold, and maintain one or more of the following certifications:

• Cisco CCNA Voice

Working Hours:

• Schedule will be assigned based on shift.
• You may be assigned to different work schedules/shifts outside of normal working schedule to meet business needs. This may include, but is not limited to, participating in on-call rotation with peers and/or providing coverage on holidays in order to meet 24x7 response requirements.

NWN Carousel is an Equal Opportunity Employer: NWN Carousel provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment free from unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or any other status or condition protected by local, state or federal law.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/protected veterans

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Salary:

$60,000.00

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