Support Engineer with Security Clearance - Herndon, VA, United States - ManTech International

Description

Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future Are you passionate about the security of our nation? Join ManTech and help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement
We encourage our team members to share and grow their skills and expertise while creating robust and state-of-the-art solutions
ManTech is looking for a driven and customer focused Support Engineer in Herndon, VA
As a Support Engineer on our program, you will be part of an elite team of Software Developers, Data Engineers, and System Engineers who are developing and deploying unprecedented capabilities for the Intelligence Community
If you're interested in directly changing the way new technology is used to protect our country, come join us Our ideal candidate understands the importance of putting the customer first and focuses on the quality of the customer's experience by ensuring their technical queries are resolved in a timely and satisfactory manner
We consider our Support Engineers an essential part of managing the entire Software Development Lifecycle

Responsibilities include, but are not li mited to:

• Assist customers (end users) with application installations, resolving queries via our desktop support solutions, and escalating serious issues to the software development team.
• Provide customers with software support via written or verbal communications, including chat function, emails, and calls.
• Help users understand the application workflow and what user roles can perform various functions at various stages.
• Troubleshoot software issues by asking customers targeted questions, provide customers with step-by-step guidance to resolve their issues and follow up on technical queries to provide prompt feedback and resolutions while also obtaining the details of their query so our developers can adapt and learn from the exchange with the customer.
• Prioritize customer queries and escalating more complex issues to the appropriate Product Manager to assign Tier 2/Tier 3 support.
• Document potential bugs and monitoring performance metrics.
• Relay application functionality feedback from customers to Software Developers and Data Engineers.
• Compile software instruction manuals and useful software support resources.
• Participate in the change management process, including reviewing Change Requests and assisting the Software Development Manager, Branch Chief and Program Management in the assessment of security impact, customer experience, level of effort for developers and lead time to deliver any proposed changes.
• Monitor system recovery processes to ensure security features and functions are properly restored and functioning correctly following an outage.
• Work with project teams responsible for engineering and packaging releases to integrate within the customers production software environment

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience providing technology support to customers in a fast-paced setting
• Experience supporting end users
• Experience using different database tools to store and retrieve information and documents

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, information technology, or similar technical field of study
• Experience with JIRA
• Experience with Confluence
• Experience in Software Development
• Experience with security efforts related to modern Windows, Linux, UNIX, Cisco, SQL or Oracle databases, and virtualized systems
• Experience creating and updating various forms of training materials
• Experience implementing testing strategies and documenting results

Clearance Requirement:

Active/Current TS/SCI with polygraph Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% SKN.7.23 For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license.

The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law
ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone
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