Product Support Specialist – Oncology Software & IT Solutions (CloudOps /DevOps)
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We are looking for an experienced DevOps or CloudOps specialist for 2nd Level Product Support of our Saas and Cloud Products. The Global Service Delivery & Support team is supporting Varian’s Oncology Software & IT Solutions. For this additional position we need a DevOps / CloudOps Specialist to focus on our new products with in-depth knowledge in Cloud systems implemented in Microsoft Azure Platform, Kubernetes, Saas, Virtualization, Hyperconverge. Experience with DevOps and Agile processes is important. This position will be co-located with our engineering to better prepare for challenges related to new technologies and new releases.
Specific Responsibilities
- Subject Matter Expertise on assigned product line(s) and general IT concepts and technologies (Varian Cloud, Cloud native and associated products).
- Escalated technical support for Cloud products and associated onsite products to internal and external customers that include Clinical & Technical Helpdesk Representatives, Field Service Engineers, Installation Engineers, Customer IT personnel, and Clinicians. Diagnosis, troubleshooting, and repair of complex software and hardware systems that are used in a diverse array of Oncology healthcare environments, where standard procedures have failed to isolate and fix the problem.
Other Duties:
- Participation in activities supporting incident management and issue escalation in support of field and customer stakeholders; this may include defusing volatile situations in an effort to restore customer confidence and satisfaction. A high degree of professionalism and good communications skills are required in this role.
- Collection of technical data and information relevant to the service / installation process in order to identify and document improvements in the serviceability of software & hardware products.
- Acting as technical liaison for installation & field service teams, with engineering and manufacturing; reports design, reliability, & maintenance problems in software products to engineering teams for purposes of regulatory compliance and mitigation in future versions, in support of continuous improvement process.
- Communicate at a high technical level with internal Varian and external customer stakeholders on conference calls as well as in person at customer sites and Varian offices.
- Documentation of all support activities in Varian’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System.
Desired Qualifications
- Graduate of Technical Institute or University in Information Technology or related fields or equivalent education.
- Bachelor or Master in Computer Science / Information Technology / Management Information Systems is preferred.
- Minimum 6 years in the field of Information Technology.
- Preferred/favorable industry certifications and experience include but are not limited to vendors such as: Microsoft, VMWare, Citrix, Dell-EMC, Palo Alto Networks, and Cisco.
Skills / Knowledge:
- In-depth understanding of software as a service (SaaS) / Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) implemented in a Cloud Computing Platform.
- In-depth experience with the Microsoft database platform MSSQL server, hands-on experience with TSQL, SQL queries and stored procedures.
- In-depth experience with Windows Client-Server Architecture.
- In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP Networking and underlying technologies.
- In-depth understanding of hardware/application virtualization technology.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft technologies, including but not limited to: Windows Operating Systems (Emphasis on Windows 7 /10, Windows Server 2012/2016), Active Directory, MSSQL Server, Azure.
- Strong skills in System performance troubleshooting.
- Experience in customer support / incident management / troubleshooting in a Healthcare IT context.
- Familiarity with Agile Software development practices.
- Familiarity with ITIL Framework concepts.
- Fluency in English, written and verbal and an additional European language is an asset.
- Proficient in utilizing business tools such as: E-mail, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Embody a "Whatever it takes" attitude toward Customer Satisfaction and Delight.
- Estimated up to 25% Travel.
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