Technical Support Technical Lead

Tenable

Tenable

IT, Customer Service

Maryland, USA · Colombia · Columbia, MO, USA

USD 97k-129k / year + Equity

Posted 6+ months ago

Who is Tenable?

Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. 44,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 45 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!

What makes Tenable such a great place to work?

Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!

Your Role:

As a Technical Support Technical Lead, you will represent our Support organization in key areas such as product knowledge, review of technical training and enablement material, and development of critical field service notifications. Technical Leads will participate in all lifecycle discussions and meetings to make sure that our customers’ needs are met and that our support organization is prepared to support products as they are released as well as ensuring the product is designed for maintainability. You will also provide mentoring to the broader support engineer population and serve as an escalation point within Support, diagnosing the most complex problems, recommending workarounds, and answering the most complex questions on the function and usage of the product. You will convey customer feedback to product development staff and the Product Management team. Responsible for resource planning and allocation, managing customer expectations and project deliverables, and providing cross-functional escalation and communication.

Your Opportunity:

  • Triage Technical Support escalations from Tier I & II, related to complex technical product issues
  • Research and investigate escalated tickets and resolve as many issues as possible without escalating outside of Technical Support
  • Interface with Technical Support Engineers and Dev contacts in the areas of system configurations/setup, product functionality, software defect fixes, and enhancements
  • Lead cross-functional teams to execute issue reviews between the Technical Leads, Escalation Engineers, PM, and Dev teams. Collectively, you will prioritize and facilitate the resolution of product issues while communicating to the stakeholders and/or department on the progress of each issue
  • Maintain expert-level knowledge of Tenable’s products and security best practices
  • Create and publish knowledge articles for reuse by customers and Tenable employees
  • When needed, the ability to function effectively as a Point of Contact (POC) in escalated cases working directly with customers at all levels of their organization, and coordinating internal efforts to address customer issues
  • Contribute to cross-department Product/Support Sync presentations, representing the product that you champion
  • Attend cross-region/timezone Product meetings, representing the product that you champion
  • This position is US-based only

What You'll Need:

  • Able to work in a hybrid/on-site capacity at our headquarters in Columbia MD
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information systems (or equivalent experience)
  • 7+ Years Customer Support Experience for Security/Vulnerability or Similar Solutions
  • Expert-level knowledge of Tenable’s products and security best-practices
  • Advanced experience with Splunk and Cloud Technologies
  • An understanding of Authentication and PKI infrastructures/technologies
  • An understanding of various networking devices
  • An understanding of Firewalls and packet-level inspection troubleshooting
  • Strong analytical and technical skills
  • Occasional availability to work weekends and/or Holidays for escalated cases/accounts
  • Availability to work weekends and/or Holidays for on-call rotation
  • May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time

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This is the base pay range for this position. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, location and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Employees are also eligible for variable compensation in addition to base pay (commission for sales roles, bonus for non-sales roles), depending on company and individual performance. Tenable also offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits which include: medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; 401(k) retirement savings with company match; an employee stock purchase plan; an employee referral program; flexible spending accounts; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); education assistance; parental leave; paid time off (PTO); company-paid holidays; health and wellness events; and community programs.

US Pay Ranges
$97,000$129,000 USD

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