Acts as the first line of customer support. Receives incoming customer queries, identifies relevant issues, and either directly resolves customer issues or refers the query through the appropriate channels, all while cultivating a strongly positive customer impression of Rackspace support. Through queue management, ensures that tickets are addressed by an appropriate technician in a timely manner, organize tasks between departments (ticket routing) that affect customers in order to minimize false alerts and maximize accurate systems monitoring.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Provides a world-class services experience by handling level-appropriate customer requests (via phone/ticket).
- Provides basic troubleshooting of Windows and Linux systems, identifies customer issues and either resolves the issue directly or escalates the issue.
- Creates and maintains customer loyalty by efficiently managing customer issues in an effective, professional manner.
- Responsible for ticket routing, alert monitoring, service scheduling as well as various other administrative tasks.
- Rate of resolution
- Customer satisfaction
- Cost per ticket
- Utilization rate
- Response rate
**Knowledge**:
- General understanding of Linux or Windows.
- General knowledge of DNS and Ports, networks, IP addressing and hardware, OS General Windows, OS General Linux, basic concepts of cloud
- Demonstrates basic problem solving skills, computer fundamentals, and the ability to identify customer needs and identify the solution or refer the issue through the appropriate channels.
- Uses good written and verbal communication, customer service and time management skills.
- Good ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize work in order to maintain required productivity levels.
- Demonstrated ability to consistently provide FANATICAL support.
**Education**:
- High school diploma or recent graduate of technical bachelor or engineering
- English advanced
**Experience**:
- 0 - 12 months technical knowledge from education or job experience
**Availability**:
- 2nd shift: 12 am to 8 pm
- Availability for work at least 1 day of the weekend
- Fixed shifts
- Remote
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