Senior Tech Support Engineer - Kubernetes & Enterprise

WebHosting; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid health premiums

401(k) with 100% match up to 4%

Professional Development reimbursement

Generous PTO and sabbatical milestones

Remote office setup stipend

Internet reimbursement

Gym membership reimbursement

Wellable subscription

Job summary

Vultr is seeking a Senior Technical Support Engineer to join our Technical Support team and serve as the senior technical resource for Vultr’s strategic and VIP customers. You will own the most complex issues across Kubernetes, GPU infrastructure, and the wider enterprise stack, driving resolution and root cause analysis.

This role requires senior Linux systems expertise, strong customer-facing skills, and the ability to train peers while expanding depth in assigned technical domains across the

Qualifications

• Senior Linux system administration experience.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across enterprise stacks.
• Strong communication with strategic/VIP customers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Respond to complex customer inquiries and provide technical guidance.
• Directly engage with strategic customers via email, Slack, Zoom, and video conference.
• Develop deep expertise in Kubernetes, GPU infrastructure, virtualization, or enterprise networking.
• Train engineers in advanced Linux troubleshooting and in architectures of strategic accounts.
• Author and maintain advanced troubleshooting docs, runbooks, and knowledge base content.
• Support Customer Success Managers by providing technical inputs for quarterly reviews.
• Identify recurring issues and drive incident resolution with engineering and account teams.
• Act as the escalation point for strategic and VIP accounts and own incidents through root cause analysis.
• Coordinate with system administration, engineering, and data center teams to resolve platform-level problems.
• Provide 24/7 coverage during peak activity and participate in shift-based on-call rotations.

Skills

Linux System Admin

Kubernetes

GPU infrastructure

Virtualization

Enterprise networking

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Customer facing

Job description

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.

Vultr Cares

100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.

401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting

Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year

11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan

Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year

$500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year

Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month

Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month

Company paid Wellable subscription

Join Vultr

Vultr is seeking a Senior Technical Support Engineer to join our Technical Support team and serve as the senior technical resource for Vultr’s strategic and VIP customers. In this role, you will act as the final technical escalation point for these accounts, taking ownership of the most complex issues across Kubernetes, GPU infrastructure, and the wider enterprise stack, and driving them through resolution and root cause analysis. The ideal candidate combines senior Linux System Administer technical skill with customer facing Technical Support experience, willing to troubleshoot the most complex issues directly with our most demanding customers.

This is a highly visible role in a high-growth technology company, which will require a candidate that is technically driven, detail-oriented, and customer obsessed with strong communication skills. Outside of active escalations, you will focus on building the capability of the wider support organization writing advanced troubleshooting documentation, training Technical Support Engineers in advanced Linux and in the architectures of our strategic accounts, and developing depth in an assigned technical domain that you share with the rest of the Senior Technical Support Engineer team.

Key Responsibilities

Respond to customer inquiries and provide technical guidance regarding Vultr products and services, including complex or escalated issues.

Directly engage with strategic customers via email, Slack, Zoom, Google Meet, and other channels.

Develop and maintain deep expertise in an assigned technical domain – such as Kubernetes, GPU infrastructure, distributed storage, virtualization, or enterprise networking – and transfer that expertise to fellow Senior Technical Support Engineers so the team carries redundant depth.

Train Technical Support Engineers in advanced Linux troubleshooting and in the architectures of Vultr’s strategic and VIP accounts.

Author and maintain advanced troubleshooting documentation, runbooks, and knowledge base content.

Support Customer Success Managers by preparing the technical inputs for quarterly business reviews, and attend QBRs to present and discuss that analysis.

Identify recurring issues and incident patterns across strategic accounts, and feed those insights to engineering and account teams to reduce repeat impact.

Serve as the terminal technical escalation point within Technical Support for strategic and VIP accounts, taking ownership of complex issues escalated by Technical Support Engineers, driving them to resolution.

Own the technical resolution of incidents affecting strategic and VIP customers, remaining owner through root cause analysis and preventative recommendation.

Troubleshoot complex, non-routine issues across the enterprise stack – Kubernetes, GPU infrastructure, virtualization, storage, and networking.

Act as named technical lead for an assigned subset of strategic and VIP accounts, maintaining working knowledge of each customer’s environment and issue history to accelerate diagnosis, while sharing responsibility with the team for the full portfolio.

Engage directly with strategic customers via tickets, email, Slack, and video conference, and participate in retrospectives and live troubleshooting sessions.

Coordinate with system administration, engineering, networking, and data center teams to resolve platform-level problems and outages.

Provide coverage aligned to peak strategic and VIP activity across EMEA and US business hours, and serve as an out-of-hours callout resource on a rotating basis for incidents the on-shift team cannot resolve.

Participate in a 24/7 team-based operations environment, including scheduled shift coverage as determined by business needs.

Compensation

$90,000 – $110,000

Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws.

Inclusion & Privacy

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Vultr will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws and will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted.

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