Technical Support Engineer

Cohesity; Bangalore Rural; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohesity is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (or technical support engineer) to join our local support centre. You will work with customers to resolve technical issues, troubleshoot using diagnostics tools, and collaborate with engineering and account management teams to deliver the best experience.

The role emphasizes deep technical expertise, strong communication, and customer service excellence. Ideal candidates have 3–12 years in storage, networking, and virtualization, with solid Linux

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux in production environments and administration of Linux systems.
• Ability to analyze and articulate complex issues to customers clearly.
• Understanding of storage concepts including virtualization and data protection.
• Familiarity with virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware) and related storage protocols.
• Experience with remote file access protocols (NFS/SMB).
• Experience leveraging AI tools to streamline workflows and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely resolutions to technical issues for Cohesity customers.
• Troubleshoot using available tools and investigate incidents.
• Document customer interactions, investigations, and resolutions.
• Collaborate with engineering and account management teams to resolve problems.
• Exercise judgment in selecting methods to obtain solutions.
• Deliver an optimal customer experience and manage workloads effectively.
• Help develop comprehensive self-service knowledge and articles.

Skills

Linux administration

System debugging

Networking basics

Storage concepts

VMware / virtualization

NFS / SMB

AI-assisted workflows

Job description

Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 13,600 enterprise customers, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500, rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, the company’s solutions secure and protect data on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Backed by NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cisco, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Cohesity is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices around the globe.

We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design , and our culture.

Want to join the leader in AI-powered data security?

Site Reliability Engineer (or technical support engineer) is a senior technical support role within the Cohesity support organization. The position is based in our local support centre, where you will have the opportunity to work with other talented engineers to ensure that Cohesity customers receive the highest level of support possible. We are looking for passionate people who possess deep technical expertise as well as excellent communication and customer service skills to join our team!

How You’ll Spend Your Time Here

• Work with Cohesity customers to provide a timely resolution to technical issues that they may encounter
• Use available tools to investigate and troubleshoot technical issues
• Record customer interactions, including investigation, troubleshooting, and the resolution of issues
• Work closely with Cohesity engineering and account management teams
• Demonstrate considerable judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
• Provide the best experience possible for Cohesity customers
• Manage workload to ensure that all customer issues are resolved in a timely manner
• Assist in the development of comprehensive and reusable self-service solutions for future incidents
• Develop knowledge base article.
• Mentor other engineers.

WE’D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING

• 3-12 years of experience working in a storage, networking and virtualization environment
• Strong understanding of Linux and administration experience across all working components
• Ability to analyze system diagnostics and clearly articulate the issue for the customer
• Good understanding of Linux debugging utilities, with an emphasis on systemtap, tcpdump ftrace, strace, wireshark, gdb, and crash
• Experience with remote file access protocols, including NFS, SMB (CIFS)
• Solid experience with storage-related concepts, including virtualization and data protection (e.g. VMware, CommVault, Symantec, EMC, NetApp).
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools to streamline workflows, enhance productivity, and support high-quality decision-making.

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In-Office Expectations

Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.

We strongly prefer candidates who are currently located in or near the designated job location. Candidates outside the area should apply only if they are committed to relocating prior to their start date and have the legal right to work in the job location.