Support Engineer Manager
San Francisco, California
Hybrid
Direct Hire
$175k - $225k
Support Engineer Manager Job Description
My client is seeking a leader with 6+ years of experience in building and scaling fast-growing technical support teams, managing both proactive (monitoring/alerting) and reactive (customer tickets) support. Responsibilities include troubleshooting network issues (logs, packet captures, firmware, performance), configuring firewalls, VPNs, and VLANs, and conducting root cause analysis. The role also involves leading a global support team, participating in hands-on technical troubleshooting, and developing a strategy for scaling support operations Required Skills & Experience
Tech Breakdown
Troubleshooting (Network)
Wired, Wireless, Firewalls
Hex Grafana
Routing and Switching
TCP/IP, UDP, RADIUS, DNS, DHCP, LDAP
Daily Responsibilities
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- 6 years of experience in building and scaling fast growing technical support teams
- Demonstrated experience across full networking stack (wired, wireless, firewalls)
- Network monitoring, configuration management, and proactive optimization
- one/some of the following certifications: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), and/or Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
- Deep expertise in enterprise routing and switching
- Proficiency in network troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Troubleshooting through: Logs, Packet Captures, and Debuggin
- Tools (Hex, Grafana).
- Assist with advanced configuration (e.g., Firewall rules, S2S VPN, advanced VLAN setups).
- Work on firmware issues
- Troubleshooting (e.g., SSH into switches/firewalls, understand packet exchanges, STP troubleshooting).
- Investigate performance issues (e.g., latency, packet loss, network congestion).
- Work with customers on root cause analysis (RCA) for persistent issues.
Lead and scale a global support team across multiple time zones (currently US Pacific and India)
Manage both proactive support (monitoring/alerting systems) and reactive support (customer tickets, configuration requests)
Directly participate in technical troubleshooting while also providing strategic leadership ("player-coach" role)
Develop vision for scaling to a global support organization
Tech Breakdown
Troubleshooting (Network)
Wired, Wireless, Firewalls
Hex Grafana
Routing and Switching
TCP/IP, UDP, RADIUS, DNS, DHCP, LDAP
Daily Responsibilities
- 100% Hands On
- Competitive Salary
- Medical Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Sick Time Leave
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