Technical Support

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Level 1 Technical Support Agent to join our customer support team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing initial support for our open-banking software plugin, which is utilized by multiple banking clients. This role is pivotal in ensuring a seamless customer experience by efficiently managing, triaging, and resolving support tickets. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, a logical mindset, and a passion for technology. Over time, this individual will have the opportunity to advance and handle more complex Level 2 support issues.

Key Responsibilities

    •    Frontline Support: Serve as the first point of contact for all inbound customer support requests via our ticketing system, email, and phone.

    •    Ticket Triage: Perform initial analysis and categorization of support tickets based on predefined criteria.

    •    Initial Troubleshooting: Address and resolve basic customer inquiries and issues, guiding users through step-by-step solutions.

    •    Information Gathering: Skillfully assess incoming tickets to determine if additional context, such as screenshots, logs, or detailed descriptions of the issue, is required from the customer.

    •    Escalation Management: For technical issues requiring deeper investigation, ensure all prerequisites (e.g., reproducibility steps, error logs, screenshots) are thoroughly documented before escalating the ticket to Level 2 or Level 3 support teams.

    •    Communication: Maintain clear, professional, and timely communication with customers, keeping them informed of their ticket's status.

    •    Platform Administration: Perform routine administrative tasks on a web platform and a learning management system, following detailed instructions from vendors.

    •    Knowledge Growth: Actively learn the functionality of our open-banking software to progressively handle more complex (Level 2) support tickets.

    •    Documentation: Contribute to our knowledge base by documenting common issues and their resolutions.

Qualifications and Skills

    •    Proven experience in a customer support, call center, or technical support role, preferably within a software or technology company.

    •    Exceptional command of the English language (both written and verbal).

    •    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.

    •    Ability to assess and triage issues logically and efficiently.

    •    Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.

    •    A self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

    •    Experience in using helpdesk/ticketing software (e.g., Zendesk, Jira Service Management, Freshdesk).

    •    Ability to follow detailed instructions for administrative tasks.

    •    A strong desire to learn and grow into a more advanced technical support role.

 

Preferred Qualifications

    •    Experience in the FinTech or banking software industry.

    •    Basic understanding of APIs, open banking concepts, or financial software.

    •    Familiarity with troubleshooting common web application and software issues.