Advanced Support Engineer I

Delinea; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare insurance

Bonus program

Pension/retirement matching

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Time off plans

Paid company holidays

Job summary

Delinea is seeking an Advanced Support Engineer – I to join our Global Technical Support team. This role balances technical troubleshooting, escalated customer management, and solving complex issues across Delinea products, reporting to a Support Manager. On‑call rotation is involved to support production issues.

The candidate will mentor peers and contribute to continuous improvement, with opportunities to grow while maintaining customer trust and delivering high‑quality resolutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise-level customer support or technical support roles.
• Excellent case management and prioritization skills.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls).
• Solid understanding of Windows, Linux, and Unix operating systems.
• Familiarity with code debugging concepts and techniques.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for escalated customer cases with strong technical and case management.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve advanced issues across Delinea products/platforms.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to identify root causes and provide timely solutions.
• Repair and maintain customer trust in challenging situations with professionalism and empathy.
• Document findings, solutions, and best practices to improve knowledge sharing.

Skills

Customer support

Case management

Troubleshooting

Networking knowledge

Linux/Unix/Windows

Code debugging

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

About Delinea

Delinea is a pioneer in securing human and machine identities through intelligent, centralized authorization, empowering organizations to seamlessly govern their interactions across the modern enterprise. Leveraging AI-powered intelligence, Delinea’s leading cloud-native Identity Security Platform applies context throughout the entire identity lifecycle – across cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, SaaS applications, and AI. It is the only platform that enables you to discover all identities – including workforce, IT administrator, developers, and machines – assign appropriate access levels, detect irregularities, and respond to threats in real-time. With deployment in weeks, not months, 90% fewer resources to manage than the nearest competitor, and a 99.995% uptime, Delinea delivers robust security and operational efficiency without compromise. Learn more about Delinea on Delinea.com, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.

Join our passionate, global team at Delinea and help us make the world a safer and more secure place. Our success is driven by world-class product leadership, outstanding engineers, and strategic investment from TPG. We value diversity, innovation, and a culture of respect and fairness. If you're ready to push boundaries and challenge the status quo in security, we want to hear from you.

Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Advanced Support Engineer – I to join our Global Technical Support team. This role requires a balance of technical expertise, escalated customer management, and problem‑solving abilities across Delinea products/Platforms. The ideal candidate will excel at managing complex support cases, rebuilding customer trust in challenging situations, and driving resolutions that ensure customer success. The position reports directly into a Support Manager for our Advanced Support Team.

On-Call Rotation

This role includes participation in a shared on‑call rotation, which may require availability outside standard business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to support production issues and escalations. On‑call responsibilities are distributed across the team on a rotating basis.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary point of contact for escalated customer cases, delivering outstanding technical and case management.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve advanced technical issues related to Delinea software product(s).
• Collaborate with peers, engineering and product teams to identify root causes and provide timely, high‑quality solutions.
• Repair and maintain customer trust by managing sensitive or escalated situations with professionalism and empathy.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the product’s features and use cases, including how they interact with operating system(s) to aid in debugging and troubleshooting.
• Document escalated case findings, solutions, and best practices to improve knowledge sharing and prevent recurring issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by providing feedback to product and engineering teams based on customer insights.
• Thrives in a culture of continuous learning; comes in with openness and excitement to grow, and understands that evolving technical knowledge is key to long‑term success.
• Mentor and coach Technical Support Engineers and contribute to a culture of excellence within the global support team.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience in enterprise-level customer support, technical support, and/or advanced troubleshooting roles for software solutions.
• Exceptional customer and case management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple cases effectively.
• Strong ability to work with difficult or frustrated customers while maintaining professionalism and rebuilding trust.
• Knowledge of networking protocols and troubleshooting (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, etc.).
• Solid understanding of the product’s operating system (Linux/Unix/Windows, depending on environment).
• Working knowledge of software code debugging principles and techniques to analyze, troubleshoot, and understand product code functionality.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem‑solving skills, and attention to detail.

We’d Love To See

• Bachelor’s and/or advanced degree in Computer Science or similar discipline preferred (or equivalent work experience)
• Strong knowledge of various Cloud architectures, AWS, Azure, O365, Google Cloud etc
• Strong understanding of Object‑Oriented principles, the .NET Framework, relational databases
• Familiarity with a variety of scripting or coding languages (C#, C++, Angular, PowerShell, Python, Bash, SQL) is a plus.
• Do we want to add familiarity with our products in this? Experience being the Administrator of a Delinea product would be a plus.

Why work at Delinea?

• We're passionate problem‑solvers helping the world's largest organizations protect what matters most: their human and machine identities.
• We invest in people who are smart, self‑motivated, and collaborative.
• What we offer in return is meaningful work, a culture of innovation and great career progression.

At Delinea, our core values are STRONG and guide our behaviors and success:

• Spirited - We bring energy and passion to everything we do
• Trust - We act with integrity and deliver on our commitments
• Respect - We listen, value different perspectives, and work as one team
• Ownership - We take initiative and follow through
• Nimble - We adapt quickly in a fast‑changing environment
• Global - We embrace diverse people and ideas to drive better outcomes

We believe weaving these core values into our day-to-day actions, and our process for hiring, evaluating, and promoting employees, helps us cultivate a work environment that embraces collaboration and camaraderie.

We take care of our employees. We offer competitive salaries, a meaningful bonus program, and excellent benefits, including healthcare insurance, as well as pension/retirement matching, comprehensive life insurance, an employee assistance program, time off plans, and paid company holidays.

Delinea is an Equal Opportunity and **Affirmative Action** employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Upon conditional offer of employment, candidates are required to complete comprehensive criminal background check, verification of education, and verification of employment, per employment policy. In addition, all publicly posted social media sites may be reviewed.