Systems Support Technician

LOCATION:

Hybrid in Boulder, Colorado (a couple of days per month in office)

JOB TYPE:

Full Time, Exempt

OVERVIEW:

Spectra Logic is a leader in data management and data storage solutions, providing innovative products that help businesses manage, preserve, protect, and defend their data. Our offerings include tape storage, file and object storage, and comprehensive data management software. We are committed to delivering high-quality, reliable, and scalable solutions to help organizations efficiently manage, migrate, and store long-term data with features that make it ransomware resilient.

Reporting to the Manager of Technical Support, you will be a key player in Spectra’s 24/7 Technical Support Department, providing customers with full support for Spectra’s robotic tape libraries, disk products and software applications. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment while providing world-class customer service to resolve our customers' technical issues through remote sessions, email communication and over the phone.

You will be joining a team of problem solvers. They have a wide range of personalities, but they share key common traits: they love to solve technical problems, they enjoy learning, and they help each other. Most importantly, they are focused on helping our customers. They work hard, they work together, and they enjoy the challenges presented.  New hires will spend a minimum of eight weeks during an initial specialized training period to learn about our products and how to support them with continued training occurring on an ongoing basis.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Performing technical analysis and troubleshooting of Spectra Logic hardware and software products
• Establishing remote sessions to connect to customer systems for diagnostic purposes
• Exercise independent judgment regarding corrective action
• Implementing corrective action plans that provide timely resolution of technical problems affecting the customer experience
• Engaging appropriate processes to achieve resolution of customers’ technical issues
• Answering incoming technical support phone calls
• Responding to customer emails and providing written documentation of troubleshooting steps
• Providing OS and backup software support
• Taking corrective action to provide timely resolution of technical problems
• Actively participating in the escalation process
• Following-up on customer issues
• Traveling to local customer sites for training purposes and break/fix situations

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO THE TABLE:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience preferred
• Prior technical experience and/or technical certifications preferred
• At least one-year industry specific experience is essential
• Excellent troubleshooting ability utilizing logical processes and error log analysis
• Experience with various operating systems and backup software packages
• Data storage experience and knowledge of tape drives and disk storage arrays
• A general understanding of PCs, server hardware and networking
• Experience as a backup, systems or network administrator or possession of A+, Network+ and/or Security+ certifications is a major plus
• Exceptional customer service experience is essential
• The ability to clearly communicate technical topics both verbally and in writing
• A strong desire to provide world-class customer support

IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU HAD:

• Experience with Spectra products and major backup software packages
• Fluency in another language, especially Spanish or French 

COMPENSATION:

Base salary range:  $55,000 - $60,000 annually. While this salary range is a good faith and reasonable estimate, a candidate’s actual salary will be competitive based on a variety of factors including the candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience and location.

BENEFITS:

Spectra provides a casual work environment and a compensation structure that rewards contribution and hard work. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401K with matching
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid vacation, holidays and sick time
• Educational
• Reimbursement  
• Hybrid
• Work options 

WHY SPECTRA?
Located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado, Spectra is an entrepreneurial, private company with more than 40 years of proven success preserving, protecting and defending the world’s data. Spectra offers a challenging, flexible and creative work environment. Our culture is one that drives personal opportunity and advancement and rewards high performance while maintaining a high-quality work-life balance. Work out on your own or with our trainer at one of the on-campus gyms; grab lunch or snacks onsite or challenge the CEO to a game of pinball; and grow and grow your career with peers who are second to none.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, until the requisition is closed. 

*** Spectra Logic is committed to the practice and policies of equal employment opportunities in the recruitment, employment and promotion of all associates without regard to age 40 and over, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, status as protected veteran, national origin, or any other applicable status protected by state or local law.