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Role Overview:
The Field Customer Support Engineer (FCSE) is a seasoned Enterprise Support professional who delivers both remote and on‑site post‑sales technical assistance on F5 solutions to customers and partners that have purchased eligible field support services. FCSEs handle multiple active cases of diverse technical scope, analyzing customer network environments and customer‑specific data to identify key factors, develop plans of action, and implement workarounds, restorations, or full resolutions—always aiming to maximize customer satisfaction. Operating within an ISO‑certified Quality Management System and defined procedures, FCSEs exercise solid judgment to select the best methods and techniques for timely, effective outcomes.
FCSEs receive limited day‑to‑day direction and general guidance on new projects or assignments. Work hours follow scheduled shifts aligned with forecasted customer activity as well as planned maintenance windows and outages. They demonstrate attention to detail and strong proficiency with troubleshooting tools, facilities, and equipment, and they build strong working relationships internally (peers, Escalation Engineers, Managers, and related F5 teams) and externally (customers and partners). FCSEs communicate clearly via phone, email, virtual meetings, and in person during on‑site engagements, taking full ownership of issues through to resolution to deliver high customer satisfaction. When required, FCSEs may also perform post‑sales installation of F5 devices in customer production environments.
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**What You’ll Do: **
- Demonstrates good judgement to select the best methods and techniques to provide a diverse scope of technical support (Level 1 to Level 3) to troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software issues on F5 product and services, based on data analysis of a complex set of customer specific factors
- Proactively and effectively communicates status, plan-of-action, and resolution of issues based on an ISO Quality Management System defined set of procedures
- Provides F5 customers and partners with consistently high-quality support experience
- Participates in on-going training with F5 products and related technologies
- Maintains high schedule adherence (work hours and on-phone time)
- Effectively manages case escalations to tier 3 (Engineering Services) while maintaining customer communication, with limited assistance/mentoring from senior support personnel or management
- Manages multiple routine cases and priorities based upon customer and business needs
- Performs additional projects as required
- Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and promptly reporting violations of the code or other company policies
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science related areas, or equivalent level of experience. 2nd Tier Academic Degree (Bachelors BA/BS, Honors, Graduate Certificate or equivalent) preferred.
- 5 years’ experience in a professional technical support role or equivalent experience, working with relevant technologies
- F5 Certification to 201 level certification is expected to be achieved in their core module area of expertise. Level 301 certification is a plus but not expected.
- CKA, CKS, CKAD, ACP, AWS ACA/ACP, Azure SAE, GCIH, CISSP or mid to high level container/cloud administration/security certification is a plus but not expected.
- Hands-on technical experience preferred with internetworking/data center operations including WAN operations (e.g. DNS, Open SSL, Cryptography, virtualization, etc), Network Protocols, TCP/IP, OSI Model, UNIX or Linux (e.g. RedHat) operating systems, VMware or equivalent hypervisors and network hardware preferred. Potential for exposure to Network Security (e.g. Web Application Security, AAA, VPN, DDoS, Malware, Application Firewalls, etc)
- Excellent customer service skills together with experience supporting corporate customers and service providers in production environments.
- Able to work under limited or little instructions on routine work.
- Evidence of building strong internal/external relationships within a team environment.
- Experience with a main Customer Relationship Management system.
- Analytical thinker with strong attention to detail
- Be able to read, write and speak English, including technical concepts and terminology.
- Should be able to effectively relay technical information to customers of varying skill levels, including senior technical customer levels.
What You Should Know:
- Duties may be performed in an office environment while sitting at a desk, computer table, or in a data center environment in a server cage.
- Duties require the ability to use a computer, communicate over the telephone via headset, and read printed material.
- Duties may require occasionally lift boxes up to 50 pounds
- This role may be required to work outside of core business hours, including early morning, late evening, overnight, weekends, and/or holidays as needed
- Travel may be required (10-20%)
What You’ll Get:
- Hybrid working mode
- Career growth and development opportunities
- Recognitions and Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program
- Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and cool perks
- Culture of Giving Back
- Dynamic Diversity & Inclusion Interest Groups
Apply if you believe your own unique capabilities can contribute to the success of this role and our organization!
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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.
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It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.