Preferred Qualifications
As a member of the Exalogic EEST (Engineered Systems Enterprise Support Team), your focus is to troubleshoot highly complex technical issues related to the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Machine and within areas like Linux OS, Virtualization. The Engineer should have good hands on experience on Oracle Exalogic (Physical and Virtual), Enterprise Manager Ops Center (EMOC), OTD, Oracle Sun ZFS Server, Linux OS/OVM and/or Virtualization platforms. The selected candidates are expected to work in partnership with customers, other support engineers and developers to deliver a superior ownership experience to the customer. The candidate will be widely regarded as a subject matter expert in their current role and will demonstrate the ability to resolve complex problems or identify acceptable workarounds. He/she should be able to perform their assigned duties with a great degree of independence requiring minimal direction. The Engineer is expected to be a key member of the technical problem solving as well as problem avoidance team, routinely sought-after to address extremely complex, critical customer issues.
Job Requirements:
This position is for customer support of Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud products. The team's primary responsibility is to diagnose, debug and resolve customer reported issues on Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud products, working in partnership with customers, other support teams and developers. The team members continually exercise and grow diverse skills, as they deliver the highest quality support possible to customers.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Works directly with customers to resolve the problems in their environments.
Participates in weekend rotation and shifts.
Respond to customer requests quickly and document corrective action.
Participates in product/platform testing (such as PSU testing in lab).
Drives improvements in product quality.
Serves as Situation Manager on highly sensitive Customer issues.
Consults with Management in directing resolution of critical Customer situations.
Achieves knowledge transfer through development and delivery of training, knowledge sessions, mentoring etc.
Creation/Review of Knowledge Articles.
Contribute significantly towards the My Oracle Support Exalogic/WebLogic/Linux OS/Java Communities.
Analyzes work load, determines best practices and implements changes to improve productivity.
Proactively contribute to increasing the team efficiency by sharing knowledge, providing feedback about best practices, writing tools / utilities.
Detailed Description and Job Requirements
As a member of the Support organization, your focus is to deliver post-sales support and solutions to the Oracle customer base while serving as an advocate for customer needs. This involves resolving post-sales non-technical customer inquiries via phone and electronic means, as well as, technical questions regarding the use of and troubleshooting for our Electronic Support Services. A primary point of contact for customers, you are responsible for facilitating customer relationships with Support and providing advice and assistance to internal Oracle employees on diverse customer situations and escalated issues.
As a Principal Technical Support Engineer, you will be the technical interface to customers, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Value-Added Resellers (VARs) for resolution of problems related to the installation, recommended maintenance and use of Oracle products. Have an understanding of all Oracle products in their competencies and in-depth knowledge of several products and/or platforms. Also, you should be highly experienced in multiple platforms and be able to complete assigned duties with minimal direction from management. In this position, you need to have:
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Self driven & result oriented, Confident & decisive, Enthusiasm and Flexibility.
Strong Problem solving/analytical skills & technical troubleshooting skills
Strong customer support & client relation skills, Customer focused.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate the resolution of escalated issues
Ability to manage escalated technical situations & develop action plans
Effective communication (verbal and written).
Ability to facilitate issues with Development and Support
Focus on relationships, Influencing/negotiating.
Strong willingness to learn new things and share them with others.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Job duties are varied and complex utilizing independent judgment. May have project lead role. 4 years experience with Core products or five years experience with Applications products and have a technical degree i.e., BS Computer Science/Management Information Systems/Science/ Engineering/Math/Physics/Chemistry with a 3.0 GPA OR (for Applications) proven professional/ technical experience, i.e., demonstrating an understanding of Applications at a functional and technical level (preferably Oracle)
As a member of the Support organization, your focus is to deliver post-sales support and solutions to the Oracle customer base while serving as an advocate for customer needs. This involves resolving post-sales non-technical customer inquiries via phone and electronic means, as well as, technical questions regarding the use of and troubleshooting for our Electronic Support Services. A primary point of contact for customers, you are responsible for facilitating customer relationships with Support and providing advice and assistance to internal Oracle employees on diverse customer situations and escalated issues.
As a Principal Support Engineer, you will offer strategic technical support to assure the highest level of customer satisfaction. A primary focus is to create/utilize automated technology and instrumentation to diagnose, document, and resolve/avoid customer issues. You are expected to be an expert member of the technical problem solving/problem avoidance team, routinely sought after to address extremely complex, critical customer issues. Services may be frequently provided by on-site customer visits.
Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. 7 years experience with Core products or eight years experience with Applications products, BS Computer Science/Management Information Systems/Science/ Engineering/Math/Physics/Chemistry with 3.0 GPA OR (for Applications) proven professional/ technical experience, i.e., demonstrating an understanding of Applications at a functional and technical level (preferably Oracle).
Colorado Pay Range: From %2436.69 to %2464.20 per hour
From %2476,309 to %24133,544 per annum
Eligible for equity
Oracle offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Flexible paid time off (unlimited or accrued vacation and sick leave)
9. Paid parental leave
10. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
11. Adoption assistance
12. Financial planning and group legal
13. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
Oracle is an Affirmative Action-Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veterans status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Redwood City, CA
Oracle Corporation develops, manufactures, markets, sells, hosts, and supports application, platform, and infrastructure solutions for information technology (IT) environments worldwide. The company provides services in three layers of the cloud: Software as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Infrastructure as a Service. It offers human capital and talent management, enterprise resource planning, customer experience and relationship management, procurement, supply chain and project portfolio management, business analytics and enterprise performance management, and industry-specific application software, as well as financial management and governance, and risk and compliance applications.
The company also licenses its Oracle Database for storage, retrieval, and manipulation of data; and Oracle Fusion Middleware software to build, deploy, secure, access, extend, and integrate business applications, as well as automate business processes. In addition, it provides development tools, identity management, and business analytics software solutions for mobile computing development to address the development needs of businesses; Java, a software development language; and big data solutions. Further, the company provides Oracle Engineered Systems, servers, storage, industry-specific hardware, and hardware support products, as well as operating systems, virtualization, management, and other hardware-related software.
Additionally, it provides consulting services, including IT strategy alignment, enterprise architecture planning and design, initial software implementation and application development and integration, security assessments, and ongoing software enhancements and upgrade services; and customer support and education services. It serves businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and resellers. Oracle Corporation has a partnership agreement with Microsoft Corp. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.