Installation, maintenance, repair Jobs in Kenya

1 jobs found

Get personalised job alerts directly to your inbox!

Pycs

Technical Support Engineer

Nairobi

Kenya

Pycs

Computers + 1 more

Technical Support Engineer

Job details

Contract Type

Description

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in software or application support roles.
  • Proven experience with relational databases.
  • Proficient in software troubleshooting and technical support.
  • Understanding of IT service management and familiarity with tools like ServiceNow or Jira.
  • Familiarity with AWS, Azure, and monitoring tools.
  • Adaptability to shift work and flexible schedules.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong analytical skills and a solution-oriented approach to challenges.


Responsibilities
  • Provide accurate and timely support for customer inquiries related to software usage and troubleshooting, responding within SLA during assigned shifts.
  • Monitor software applications to ensure functionality, performance, and addressing issues promptly.
  • Respond to malfunction alerts based on priority, ensuring adherence to SLA response times.
  • Maintain and update a knowledge base with detailed steps for resolving common issues.
  • Collaborate with development and quality assurance teams to report software malfunctions and help implement solutions within SLA.
  • Generate and distribute weekly and monthly reports on system performance.
  • Escalate unresolved technical issues to higher-level support teams and ensure they are resolved in a timely manner.
  • Log all customer interactions and technical solutions accurately in the service management tool.
  • Conduct customer meetings to understand issues and provide effective solutions.
  • Regularly update and refine system documentation to assist both customers and internal teams during deployment and operation.
  • Monitor transactions to ensure completion within agreed timeframes, escalating delays as necessary.
  • Manage and optimize tools like AWS, MS Azure, Grafana, and PagerDuty.
  • Set up and support internal users’ hardware and software needs.
  • Ensure that all system components within the environment are covered by an antimalware solution.
  • Conduct semi-annual reviews of all user and vendor accounts to ensure access aligns with job functions, address any inappropriate access, and obtain management approval.
  • Ensure that daily incremental and weekly full backups, as well as periodic restoration of backup files to validate integrity and recovery capability, are carried out.
  • Maintain a centralized and up-to-date asset inventory by documenting asset details, reviewing access controls, and conducting regular audits for accuracy and accountability.
  • Regularly applying OS patches as per a defined schedule or emergency when vulnerabilities are disclosed.
  • Participate in employee onboarding by training new junior hires on system usage, troubleshooting procedures, and support workflows.
  • Mentor junior staff in software support practices.
  • Engage in ongoing professional development to stay current with industry trends.
  • Perform any other duties as required to support the business in response to evolving needs, changes, and growth.
  • Performance Evaluation KPIs
  • System uptime and reliability.
  • Quick and effective incident resolution.
  • High customer satisfaction.
  • Successful management and improvement of change processes.
  • Performance and professional growth.


Start hiring with Fuzu

Recruit better talent faster - on your own or with our support.

Explore recruitment platform