AS THE LEADER IN TRANSIT TECHNOLOGY, CLEVER DEVICES’ VISION IS TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO WORLDWIDE MOBILITY. OUR GOAL IS TO BE THE LEADING PROVIDER OF EXCITING TECHNOLOGY THAT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF MOBILITY IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE ARE CONTINUING TO GROW, AND ARE LOOKING FOR A TAC ENGINEER II TO JOIN OUR TEAM.

TAC Engineer II is an escalation point within TAC. The primary function of the TAC Engineer II is to troubleshoot and identify technical issues with Clever Devices software and hardware products while providing solutions for issues that are escalated from Tier 1 support. The position acts as an advocate for the customer and liaison between internal departments and external clients. The individual shall demonstrate exceptional technical skills, judgment, investigation, and problem solving, as well as communication to effectively maintain a cooperative working relationship with fellow managers, employees, and other affiliations. As a focal point, the individual will interface and act with the customer in mind to help meet goals and establish and maintain an effective relationship with the customer, gaining their trust and future business.
The TAC Engineer II will work towards increasing their depth of technical knowledge of Clever Devices solutions to be able to troubleshoot and resolve customer issues quickly. They will use their experience to create/update a knowledge base and troubleshooting process that will be used by the TAC Team. They will actively participate and lead improvement projects for the team while acting as a mentor/leader for lower-level TAC Engineer’s as well as new team members.
TAC is a 24/7 department that services our customers 365 days a year. In doing so, we are currently looking to fill positions in our 2nd and 3rd shifts (Eastern time) across Mon-Sun.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer engineering, networking, or IT related preferred
• High level of Customer Service attitude and aptitude.
• Minimum 5 years of experience troubleshooting networking, software, hardware, and communications technologies.
• Understanding and ability to execute SQL queries and commands.
• Experience working with an Incident Management System.
• Strong communication skills including oral, written, and customer approach.
• Strong knowledge of hardware and software components.
• Strong Time Management Skills.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft and SQL servers.
• Experience in a Call Center/Help Desk environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Self-motivated and the ability to work independently.
• Must be willing to travel for necessary trainings, on-site team meetings or customer visits (< 20% required).

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Acts as a customer advocate, responsible for resolving customer requests both internally and externally.
• Responsible for handling Customer incidents/requests for technical assistance via phone or electronically.
• Responsible for grabbing all necessary logs and backups in a timely manner upon ticket intake.
• Diagnosis and resolution of Customer hardware and software issues.
• Ownership of mainly P1 -P3 customer incidents through resolution, including working cross-functionally with other departments.
• Identifies customer issues, finds solutions, or proceeds with the escalation process to Tier 3 or another department.
• Provides remote technical assistance with regards to software and hardware issues, installation, troubleshooting, and configuration of any Clever Devices provided products.
• Documents clear descriptions of issues from customers and clearly log continuous progress of issues and the resolution the life of the ticket to keep customers informed throughout the process.
• Manages Incidents, ensures customers are updated and communicated to regularly, and incidents are escalated and followed-up on in a timely manner.
• Proactively works with clients to ensure system uptime and optimal use of system functionality.
• Maintains a positive customer service attitude.
• Develops technical documentation, FAQs, and maintains a knowledge database.
• Gain an understanding of Clever Devices’ workflow to better understand how to escalate issues and work with the team to put efficiencies in place.
• Maintains up-to-date industry technical knowledge.
• Works to stay current with Clever Devices solutions.
• Actively participates in Team Meetings and provides training to others on the team as knowledge is developed.
• Utilizes a network of relationships to collect and disseminate information, build support, and secure buy-in to achieve desired company objectives.
• Assist with larger Team Projects for continuous improvement and acts as a lead on smaller projects.
• Participates in on-call rotation.