Cloud Support Engineer (German & English speaking)

AWS is set to introduce the inaugural European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) to spearhead this initiative we are actively seeking support engineers in this space.

Amazon Web Services is the market leader and technology forerunner in the Cloud business.
As a member of the AWS Support team for ESC you will be at the forefront of this transformational technology assisting a global list of companies and developers that are taking advantage of a growing set of services and features to run their mission-critical applications in ESC. Proficiency in oral and written communication skills in German & English Language is a requirement. As a Cloud Support Engineer you will act as the Cloud Ambassador across all the cloud products arming our customers with required tools & tactics to get the most out of their Product and Support investment. For more information on ESC please check out our blog: you like to use the latest cloud computing technologies Do you have an interest in helping customers understand application architectures and integration approaches Are you familiar with best practices for applications servers and networks Do you want to be part of a customer facing technology team helping to ensure the success of Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a leading technology organization

If you fit the description you might be the person we are looking for! We are a team that is passionate about cloud computing and believe that world class support is critical to customer success.

Eligibility requirements:
* Fluency in written and spoken German and English is required.
* Successful applicants must have the legal right to work in Germany
* Amazon will provide relocation support for successful applicants relocating within the European Union.
* This position involves On-call responsibility.

Key job responsibilities
First and foremost this is a customer support role in The Cloud.

On a typical day a Support Engineer will be primarily responsible for solving customers cases through a variety of customer contact channels which include telephone email and web/live chat. You will apply advanced troubleshooting techniques to provide tailored solutions for our customers and drive customer interactions by thoughtfully working with customers to dive deep into the root cause of an issue.

Apart from working on a broad spectrum of technical issues an AWS Support Engineer may also coach/mentor new hires develop & present training partner with development teams on complex issues or contact deflection initiatives participate in new hiring write tools/script to help the team or work with leadership on process improvement and strategic initiatives to ensure better customer experience and compliance with global AWS standards practices and policies.

This role requires the flexibility to work 5 days a week (occasionally on weekends) on a rotational basis.

A day in the life
Learn and use ground breaking technologies.
Apply advanced troubleshooting techniques to provide unique solutions to our customers individual needs.
Interact with leading engineers around the world.
Partner with AWS teams to help reproduce and resolve customer issues.
Leverage your extensive customer support experience to provide feedback to internal AWS teams on how to improve our services.
Drive customer communication during critical events.
Drive projects that improve support-related processes and our customers technical support experience.
Write tutorials how-to videos and other technical articles for the developer community.
Work on critical highly complex customer problems that may span multiple AWS services.

AWS Global Services includes experts from across AWS who help our customers design build operate and secure their cloud environments. Customers innovate with AWS Professional Services upskill with AWS Training and Certification optimize with AWS Support and Managed Services and meet objectives with AWS Security Assurance Services. Our expertise and emerging technologies include AWS Partners AWS Sovereign Cloud AWS International Product and the Generative AI Innovation Center. Youll join a diverse team of technical experts in dozens of countries who help customers achieve more with the AWS cloud.

About the team
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough but kind code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- Excellent Oral/Written communication skill in the English and German language
- Bachelors degree in Information Science / Information Technology Data Science Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Physics or a related field OR equivalent 6 months experience in a technical position
- Knowledge or experience with troubleshooting OS issues and knowledge or experience of the networking OSI model
- Knowledge or experience analyzing troubleshooting and providing solutions for technical issues

- Experience in Monitoring and/or troubleshooting of: OS Administration (Linux/Windows) and Network Essentials (DNS TCP/IP)
- Experience in one of the following areas: Databases Big Data Analytics Security Development languages (Python Ruby PHP Java .NET C# JavaScript) Storage or Content Delivery DevOps Windows Linux or Networking

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