WillHire
Technical Support Engineer - Platform Technologies
WillHire, Santa Clara, California, us, 95053
It all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today — ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI‑enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500®. Our intelligent cloud‑based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.
Benefit options available through Magnit Global, depending on contract factors and upon meeting requirements.
What you get to do in this role:
The Technical Support Engineer will be responsible for managing and resolving the most challenging issues for the ServiceNow Platform. This includes being the first last point of escalation within the technical support department and mentoring working with other junior team members in the various technologies.
The successful candidate will be able to quickly gain an understanding of the ServiceNow platform. This is a customer‑facing role and therefore it requires strong interpersonal skills in addition to strong technical skills. The Technical Support Engineer must be able and willing to work outside of normal business hours (evening/weekend shifts, holidays) as needed.
Work Persona (Flexible) Required in office twice a week. Wednesdays and Thursdays are currently prominent but may change.
In order to be successful in this role, we need someone who has:
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot difficult technical issues
Working knowledge of the components in a web applications stack
Experience writing or debugging Object Oriented code (Java preferred, other relevant technologies ok)
Experience in one (or more) scripting languages: JavaScript, Python, Perl, Unix Shell, Windows Shell
Experience with relational databases (e.g. MySQL, Oracle)
Experience administering: Linux/Unix OR Microsoft Server
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Works well in a team environment
Strong personal commitment to quality and customer service
Ability to understand and communicate complex technical systems
Proven ability to maintain a professional demeanor when handling complex user issues
Desired Skills
A fundamental understanding of ITSM, ITIL, or CMDB
Deep understanding of JavaScript.
Advanced MySQL or Oracle experience
Experience diagnosing performance degradation
Understanding of remote administration via SSH, SNMP, WMI, Powershell.
Education
The ideal candidate is a college graduate with a Computer Science degree or equivalent and has had a developer or database administrator role for more than 2 years. Strong interpersonal communication skills are essential.
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.
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Benefit options available through Magnit Global, depending on contract factors and upon meeting requirements.
What you get to do in this role:
The Technical Support Engineer will be responsible for managing and resolving the most challenging issues for the ServiceNow Platform. This includes being the first last point of escalation within the technical support department and mentoring working with other junior team members in the various technologies.
The successful candidate will be able to quickly gain an understanding of the ServiceNow platform. This is a customer‑facing role and therefore it requires strong interpersonal skills in addition to strong technical skills. The Technical Support Engineer must be able and willing to work outside of normal business hours (evening/weekend shifts, holidays) as needed.
Work Persona (Flexible) Required in office twice a week. Wednesdays and Thursdays are currently prominent but may change.
In order to be successful in this role, we need someone who has:
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot difficult technical issues
Working knowledge of the components in a web applications stack
Experience writing or debugging Object Oriented code (Java preferred, other relevant technologies ok)
Experience in one (or more) scripting languages: JavaScript, Python, Perl, Unix Shell, Windows Shell
Experience with relational databases (e.g. MySQL, Oracle)
Experience administering: Linux/Unix OR Microsoft Server
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Works well in a team environment
Strong personal commitment to quality and customer service
Ability to understand and communicate complex technical systems
Proven ability to maintain a professional demeanor when handling complex user issues
Desired Skills
A fundamental understanding of ITSM, ITIL, or CMDB
Deep understanding of JavaScript.
Advanced MySQL or Oracle experience
Experience diagnosing performance degradation
Understanding of remote administration via SSH, SNMP, WMI, Powershell.
Education
The ideal candidate is a college graduate with a Computer Science degree or equivalent and has had a developer or database administrator role for more than 2 years. Strong interpersonal communication skills are essential.
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.
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