Software Technical Support Specialist 1
Role Overview
The Software Technical Support Specialist 1 is responsible for monitoring triaging and resolving production issues across Drips core systems with a focus on Azure Logic Apps FTP-based integrations and billing/data workflows. This role serves as the first line of defense for production-impacting incidents ensuring data accuracy prompt incident response and clear communication with internal stakeholders.
You will partner closely with Engineering QA and Production teams to investigate system alerts diagnose integration or configuration problems and document both the issue and the resolution path for future reuse. This role closely works with the Drips implementation team helping implement client programs accurately swiftly and at volume. This role sits at the intersection point for all Drips operations.
This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys technical troubleshooting structured processes and continuous improvement. This is a remote role within Drips Production department. While the schedule is generally flexible candidates who are able to work a second-shift (afternoon/evening) schedule are strongly preferred to provide coverage for later-day production monitoring and incident response.
Key Responsibilities
Monitor and Support Systems
- Proactively monitor system health alerts and integrations in Azure (Logic Apps related services) and other monitoring tools.
- Identify anomalies or failures in near real time and ensure appropriate escalation to internal teams when needed.
- Help refine monitoring thresholds alerting rules and dashboards as the environment evolves.
Troubleshoot Technical Issues
- Diagnose and resolve software configuration and integration issues across Azure Logic Apps FTP/SFTP connections APIs and related workflows.
- Perform structured root-cause analysis on incidents including reviewing logs API responses and configuration history.
- Recommend and implement repeatable fixes and guardrails to prevent recurrence.
Integration & Workflow Management
- Oversee Logic App and FTP integrations ensuring reliable and accurate data flow between Drips and third-party systems.
- Validate data mapping file formats and connection settings align with expected configurations.
- Support billing and data integration workflows helping to identify where data is missing malformed or misrouted.
- Act as a key stakeholder in the client implementation process working collaborative with integration specialists helping solution and implement new client integrations
Incident Response
- Serve as the first point of contact for billing processor failures and other production-impacting incidents.
- Quickly assess severity and customer impact; initiate appropriate escalation paths and communication.
- Track incidents from detection through resolution ensuring proper closure and documentation.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Engineering QA Production and Client-facing teams to identify document and resolve system defects or recurring failure patterns.
- Translate complex technical issues into clear concise language for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Participate in process-improvement and automation initiatives related to monitoring alerting and support workflows.
Documentation & Knowledge Management
- Create and update tickets in Azure DevOps (or equivalent tools) ensuring each issue is fully documented from initial report through resolution.
- Maintain internal knowledge base articles for recurring issues standard operating procedures and runbooks.
- Contribute to training and troubleshooting materials for internal stakeholders.
Data Accuracy & Reporting
- Update system data from third-party sources where needed ensuring integrity compliance and consistency across systems.
- Identify trends in recurring technical issues and provide structured reporting and insight to leadership.
- Support the development of monitoring and incident dashboards for visibility into failures response times and remediation outcomes.
Required Skills & Experience
- Professional experience: Typically 25 years in a technical support production support systems operations or similar role in a software/SaaS environment.
- Cloud & Integration Technologies
- Proficiency with Microsoft Azure especially Logic Apps and related DevOps/monitoring tooling is required.
- Working understanding of FTP/SFTP integrations APIs and network connectivity troubleshooting (timeouts DNS authentication credential issues etc.).
- Data & Analysis
- Familiarity with SQL and Excel for investigating data issues validating assumptions and supporting ad-hoc analysis.
- Comfort reading and interpreting error logs API responses and system health metrics.
- Problem-Solving & Execution
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Ability to manage multiple incidents and workstreams simultaneously in a high-volume time-sensitive environment.
- Communication & Collaboration
- Effective written and verbal communication skills including the ability to distill complex technical issues into clear documentation for broader audiences.
- Demonstrated success working cross-functionally with Engineering QA and Operations/Production teams.
- Mindset & Work Style
- Process-driven with a focus on root cause analysis repeatable procedures and identifying opportunities for automation and improvement.
- Organized reliable and comfortable working with structured ticket queues SLAs and documented workflows.
Preferred Qualifications
- Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related technical field preferred but not required.
- Experience working with:
- Production support for billing payment processors or other financial/transactional systems.
- High-volume integration-heavy environments where data moves between multiple internal and external systems.
- Incident management ITSM or DevOps tools (e.g. Azure DevOps Jira ClickUp) for structured tracking and collaboration.
- Exposure to or interest in:
- Building or refining monitoring and alerting strategies for cloud-based applications.
- Automation of routine operational tasks and incident workflows.
Drips Core Values & How This Role Embodies Them
At Drips our work is grounded in a set of core values that shape how we show up for our clients our teammates and our product: Lean Improve Happiness Team Passion and Curiosity. The Software Technical Support Specialist 1 role is expected to live these values in day-to-day work.
- Lean Saves cycles for clients and teammates by using data clear processes and automation to solve problems efficiently. You focus on accurate triage right-sized solutions and thoughtful prioritization of incidents and requests.
- Improve Treats every incident and failure as a chance to get better. You look for root causes (not just symptoms) contribute to better monitoring and workflows and help turn lessons learned into updated runbooks SOPs and tooling.
- Happiness Brings solutions not just complaints. You communicate clearly and calmly under pressure focus on unblocking others and help create a support experience that builds trust with internal teams and clients.
- Team Works with (not around) other departments to get to the right answer. You collaborate closely with Production Engineering QA Client Success and others share context openly and respect the priorities and workloads of partners across Drips.
- Passion Cares deeply about the quality and stability of our systems. You take ownership of your queues and projects lean into complex issues and look for ways to go beyond good enough in monitoring triage and follow-through and implementations.
- Curiosity Asks why and what if when something breaks or doesnt behave as expected. You thoughtfully strive to understand support requests to deliver deeper value beyond the surface level. You dig into logs and data learn from subject-matter experts and use each new scenario to broaden your understanding of Drips platform and clients.
Living these values is a key part of success in this role and in the Production organization more broadly.
Compensation & Career Path
This role sits within Drips Software Technical Support job family and is part of a defined growth path based on experience scope and impact.
About Drips
Drips is the founder of Conversations as a Service and helps organizations orchestrate large-scale 1:1 conversations at critical moments in the customer journey enabling more personalized and effective outreach across channels. By combining technology thoughtful design and data-driven insights Drips supports clients in driving engagement conversions and long-term customer relationships.
As part of the Production organization this role is central to ensuring that Drips systems are reliable accurate and ready to support those conversations at scale.
Equal Opportunity
Drips is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation age disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences who are excited about the role and our mission.