Executive - Service Desk

The Service Desk analyst plays a key role in enhancing our commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences through effective support and technical expertise. As a member of the Level 1 Technical Support Team, reporting to the Manager – Service Desk, the Service Desk Analyst is responsible for supporting Core42 products’ customers. This includes providing support, general guidance, best practices, technical diagnosis/troubleshooting, and operational instructions. This position presents a great opportunity for professionals to thrive in a dynamic environment, offering diverse challenges and continuous skill development. The Service Desk team is instrumental in delivering top-notch assistance to innovative, new-age cloud solutions at Core42, a rapidly growing, high-tech, AI-centric organization in the UAE.

Responsibilities

• Answer customer inquiries via phone and email, resolve technical issues, and provide guidance on how to best use Core42 products.
• Record customer interactions in the form of tickets and escalate them to level 2 and 3 teams as needed.
• Use internal support tools, consoles, SDKs, and command line tools to create detailed descriptions of customer issues, reproduce errors or problems, and route them to internal ticketing systems to advocate for the customer.
• Strive to improve the customer service experience, create engaged customers, and facilitate organic growth.
• Take ownership of customer issues, drive resolution, and become subject matter experts on our cloud services.
• Ensure customer satisfaction by appropriately and rightly interacting with customers.
• Manage incidents, service requests, and changes adhering strictly to the SLAs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field or equivalent experience.
• Experience as a Linux Administrator, Technical Support Engineer, or similar in a production Linux environment (infrastructure, network, storage, servers, security).
• Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of networks, routers, switches, firewalls, and TCP/IP stack.
• Experience with configuring and running virtual machines, Kubernetes, or Docker.
• Proficient in written and spoken English communication, with strong interpersonal skills for effective user interaction and issue documentation.
• Demonstrates strong problem-solving abilities to efficiently troubleshoot technical issues.
• Adaptability and a keen interest in staying abreast of technology trends contribute to success in handling diverse user queries effectively.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

• Development experience with Shell, Python, Java, etc.
• Knowledge and experience with OpenStack production design, operations, and troubleshooting.
• Relevant certifications with RHEL/CCNA/AWS/similar.