Remote Technical Support Engineer (Storage & SAN)

DataDirect Networks

Wheat Ridge (CO)

Hybrid

USD 65,000 - 85,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Highly Competitive Vacation Plans

Paid Holidays

Bonus Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision

Paid Leave Programs

Anniversary and Recognition Awards

Job summary

DataDirect Networks is seeking a Technical Support Engineer - L1 for remote work to deliver first-level technical support across Tintri storage solutions. You will own cases from intake to resolution, troubleshoot across hardware, software, networking, and storage, and collaborate with engineering and escalation teams globally.

The role requires Linux familiarity, SAN/NAS know-how, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

Two to three years of enterprise-level technical support experience or an equivalent technical degree and practical experience.
Basic familiarity with Linux commands and system troubleshooting.
Working understanding of SAN and NAS storage, Unix and Windows operating systems, CPU and memory architecture, disks, and RAID systems.
Ability to troubleshoot across applications, operating systems, network switching, and storage components.
Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking and troubleshooting.
Familiarity with virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper‑V, or Platform9.
Exposure to technologies such as VMware, Microsoft products, NFS, ZFS, Citrix, Cisco, UCS, or Kubernetes is preferred.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a global, highly collaborative, customer‑facing support environment.
Comfortable operating in a highly collaborative team environment, working closely with peer engineers, senior Technical Support Engineers, escalation teams, and engineering.

Responsibilities

Take ownership of assigned support cases and act with a customer-first mindset.
Troubleshoot and resolve common hardware, software, interoperability, configuration, and performance issues affecting storage systems and solutions.
Gather and analyze logs, diagnostic data, error messages, system information, and environmental details to identify likely causes and recommended next steps.
Use knowledge bases, scripts, internal tools, product documentation, and established support procedures to deliver timely and effective solutions.
Communicate technical findings, action plans, status updates, and recommendations clearly to customers and internal teams.
Maintain complete and accurate case histories, including symptoms, troubleshooting performed, current status, customer impact, and next actions.
Escalate complex or out-of-scope issues to senior Technical Support Engineers, escalation engineers, or engineering teams with sufficient technical background for efficient handoff.
Create and improve knowledge-base articles and reusable troubleshooting content.
Monitor assigned service calls, meet follow-up commitments, and provide regular status updates until resolution or formal handoff.
Support a 24x7x365 operation, including shift work, weekends, and holidays as required.