Job Description

People rarely can say that they work at a job they truly love--unless, of course, they work at Field Effect. We believe in investing in the personal and professional success of our employees. We want our teammates to feel great about the work that they do and about themselves when they are with us. That is our culture.

We have an all-star team with industry leading cyber security knowledge and analytical thinking that is engaged, motivated, genuinely curious, and has the willingness to be as diligent as possible. Field Effect is a rapidly growing company with an increasingly distributed global workforce that provides world-class managed cyber security solutions for businesses of all sizes. The company was founded by the brightest talents in cyber security, with a mission to remove the complexity of securing endpoints and networks by delivering monitoring and threat protection services that are easy to use and provide actionable insights.

What You'll Do:

Field Effect is looking to add a Junior Technical Support Specialist to their growing UK Service Delivery team. Reporting to Head of Client Support, the person in this role will use their problem-solving skills while managing customer relationships via a hotline and ticketing system. In this position, you will:

Respond to support hotline and ticket triage (email), escalating normal to urgent priority tickets and incidents, and resolving Tier 1 issues. Respond to customer inquiries and provide technical support solutions, regularly updating customers to ensure we exceed their expectations while adhering to our Service Level Agreement. Troubleshoot and resolve issues such as installation problems, best practice configurations, network troubleshooting, and cloud configurations. Drive technical escalations, monitor ticket progress across teams, to meet team response/resolution targets. Collaborate with internal teams to gain knowledge and provide solutions to customers. Provide feedback on technical support procedures and policies to improve overall customer satisfaction and efficiency. Contribute ideas and assist in creating documentation and internal support content. Participate in the on-call rotation. Please note that occasional travel may be required.

Experience & skills we look for:

2+ year of experience in a technical support or a help desk role. Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and phone communication skills in English, with the ability to adapt conversations for both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong knowledge of computer software, such as configuration management software, desktop communications software, and operating system software. Proven ability to take complete ownership of problems from identification through to resolution. Ability to solve problems and de-escalate in a calm manner. Excellent team spirit with a desire to help others. Personal motivation and excellent time management skills. Ability to work independently or within a team to support our customers.

Added bonuses:

Experience in analyzing, installing, and troubleshooting firewalls, routers, switches, and applications. Bilingualism in French is considered an asset.

What you'll get by joining our team:

Your brilliance will get a runway. You will be surrounded by industry leading cyber security experts. You will help shape the future of cybersecurity. A workplace of opportunity. Competitive compensation & Extensive Benefits such as generous paid vacation.

If this sounds exciting, we would love to hear from you! Please note that only the candidate(s) selected for the next phase of the hiring process will be contacted directly.

Field Effect is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are given consideration regardless of race, religion, colour, gender, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class as provided in applicable employment laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us.

Field Effect has earned their outstanding reputation through innovation, ingenuity and drive to change the cyber security industry. As a result of the exceptional workplace and culture they have built, Field Effect has been recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Small and Medium Employers in 2023. This team is committed to helping businesses simplify and improve their cyber security by empowering their employees to collaborate, grow and thrive in their fields.