Job Description
Tangent Inc.
191 Airport Boulevard
Burlingame, CA 94010
Technical Support Representative
Specialized Support for Email Archiving software
Position description:
Technical Support Representatives provide phone, email and live chat support to both prospective and existing Tangent clientele, as well as internal employees.
This particular position is focused around supporting clients of our email archiving appliance (a physical or virtual server with specialized data retention software installed upon it), which includes training for the specifics of its operation, troubleshooting in the event of failure, as well as some sales engineering support to our sales team to answer the questions of potential clients.
Major areas of responsibility:
- Answering incoming calls from customers and providing the answers to their questions directly, or escalating the question to the appropriate staff member to get it resolved.
- Responding to email or website chat based queries about Tangent products or services.
- Scheduling appointments with customers for over the phone and web based (GoToMeeting and Microsoft Teams primarily) installations of the system and training them with using it.
- Documenting customer support requests into the Tangent Customer Relationship Management database.
- Preparing Return Merchandise Authorizations (RMA) for non-functional equipment through the Tangent RMA database.
- Dispatch of Shipping Carrier (UPS/Fedex) return labels to customers for equipment repairs.
- Collaborating with sales representatives to answer technical questions and provide product demonstrations to new clients.
- Assisting internal non-technical personnel with computer and software support as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job requirements:
- Broad knowledge and experience of Windows based computers in both hardware and software. This includes basic installation of Windows (7 and 10) and device drivers, as well as how to troubleshoot common issues (lack of audio output, wireless adapter won’t connect to a network, system shuts off randomly).
- Courteous, patient and professional demeanor, both for digital communications (email, Teams chat) and personally, for face to face and phone interactions. Must be fluent in English; other languages are not required.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds for short periods of time.
- Linux knowledge and experience is highly desirable, but not required.
- California Class C Driver’s License and ability to travel is required. While travel is not a significant part of this position, it is required for occasional trade shows or customer engagements.
- An excellent memory and organizational skills to keep track of several different projects or issues simultaneously.
Education and experience:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- CompTIA’s A+ Technical Certification OR equivalent experience is required. Other certifications are helpful, but not required.
- Previous experience in technical support or help desk positions of at least 1 year, preferably 2+.
- This a very customer-centric position and that rare fusion of technical ability as well as the ability to explain what is occurring to non-technical people is absolute gold. Feeling comfortable with phone and email communications is a must.
Work environment:
Tangent Inc operates from a beachfront office in Burlingame, near the border to San Mateo and right off Highway 101 (close to the San Mateo Bridge and CalTrain). Primarily a business office, facilities include a shipping warehouse, engineering lab and server fabrication factory. Tangent also operates several remote offices located around the Bay Area and nationally, but this particular position is offered solely at the Burlingame Headquarters.
Business casual or above dress code is required.
Expected gains to prospective employee:
- Practical, hands on experience with server hardware, virtualization, complex search engine terminology and more.
- Honing and refinement of phone and email support skills with seasoned professionals offering training and assistance.
- Introduction to new hardware and software technologies, as well as in depth training.
- Learning and growth potential in technical fields of networking, security, software (mobile, cloud and on-premise) and hardware.
Compensation and benefits package:
- Direct compensation will be dependent on experience, but has a base starting salary of $55K+ for this full time position, with significant potential to grow.
- Two weeks+ of paid vacation annually.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental and vision coverage.
- 100% company covered life insurance.
About Tangent Inc:
Tangent Inc has been in business since 1989, and continues to grow year after year. With more than a quarter century of continued operations under our belt, we’ve acquired consistent views of what we expect from our employees, and what they can expect from us in terms of compensation, experience gained and exposure to new technologies.
Tangent primarily focuses upon the Medical, Government and Education markets, with our All-In-One workstations, specialized miniature computers, and purpose-designed solutions to fill needs in Email Archiving, Content Filtering, Enterprise Search, Virtualization and more.
Work Remotely
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:
Fully vaccination and boosters are required for this position.
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Customer Service: 2 years (Required)
- Technical Support: 2 years (Required)
Language:
License/Certification:
- CompTIA A+ (Preferred)
- California Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: In person