Storage Technical Support Engineer - Spectrum Software (APAC Shift)
Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
The IBM Spectrum Storage Software Support team is supporting complex integrated storage products end to end, including Spectrum Scale, Spectrum Fusion, Spectrum Insight, Elastic Storage Server. This position involves working with our IBM customers remotely, which are some of the world’s top research, health care and technology providers. The candidates must be able to assist with operating systems (Linux), Distributed Files System, Storage and network integration issues. They will work in a virtual environment working with colleagues around the globe and will be exposed to many different types of technologies.
Responsibilities
- Provide remote troubleshooting and analysis assistance for usage and configuration questions
- Review diagnostic information to assist in isolation of a problem cause (which could include assistance interpreting traces and dumps)
- Identify known defects and fixes to resolve problems
- Develops best practice articles and support utilities to improve support quality and productivity
- Respond to escalated customer calls, complaints, and queries
- The job will require flexible schedule to ensure 24x7 support operations and weekend on-call coverage, including taking shift to cover North America working hours
- Relevant University degree, ideally in Information Technology or Computer Science
- At least 1- 2 years experience in Linux or UNIX Systems Administration and Network Administration
- Professional experience with Software Support
- Fluency in English - both verbal and written
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Excellent organizational skills
- Good analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to work within a team
- Strong customer driven focus
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to listen to clients and understand both situational and technical issues
- Focused & Results orientated
- Accuracy and attention to details
- At least 1- 2 years experience with
- Spectrum Scale, Spectrum Fusion, Spectrum Insight or ESS
- RedHat, Openshift or Ansible
- Object Storage and Cloud Storage
IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.
This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.
Your Life @ IBM
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About IBM
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